Forlorn Love - a Red Rose Dead

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Author's Note: "Forlorn Love - A Red Rose Dead" is a special lyric poem I conceived, developed, wrote, and completed on December 12, 2018. It's the type of lyric poem that speaks to the emotions and concepts of love and lost love from the standpoint of both a symbolic and a real meaning, and how they impact the shared passion and the array of emotions that bring two people together as they seek to find and experience real love. (This lyric poem will appear in my second book of poetry, a poetry anthology, which I plan to have published and released to the general reading public by the end of this calendar year.) Enjoy the poem!! (Gary Bateman - October 4, 2020)

Thematic Categories: Allegory, Beauty, Desire, Emotions, Image, Lost Love, and Love.

Forlorn Love – A Red Rose Dead Love oft finds its symbolic meaning in the beauty and grandeur of the red rose. This symbolic meaning reflects as well the true meaning of love shared by two. The magic and real passion of love itself forms the chemistry that bonds two lovers. The wondrous nature of love fires emotions as it touches the depth of the human soul replete. The innate beauty of a red rose is an image that compels star-crossed lovers so smitten by love. Alas, when a romantic love over time becomes a forlorn love, its red rose image withers and dies. Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved December 12, 2018 (Lyric)

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 3/15/2021 7:33:00 AM

Allo Gary. This is such a lovely work of love and rose analogy. Best wishes in your endeavors. :) Linda

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/4/2020 10:54:00 AM

- "The magic and real passion of love itself forms the chemistry that bonds two lovers "is a wonderful poetic description, Gary ... and I love how you use the rose through the poem :) - A wonderful poem :) - Take care ... love to you and Ingrid :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gary Bateman
Date: 10/4/2020 11:02:00 AM

Hello Dear Anne-Lise!! Best Greetings to you from Ingrid and me!! Many thanks for your comments here on this particular lyric poem. (I am working very hard presently to finish the review of my second book manuscript so I can get it to my publisher very soon. I will let you know once it is finally published!!) Ingrid and I hope all is well by you!! Cheers and Best, Gary