Cool Withdrawal From Love

Cool withdrawal from love

Do not think that I love you less
Than when at your mercy I lay
But to forestall the sad distress
Of forlorn love, I keep away.

Pipe dreaming for everything
Which I have known to be your traits
Your image to my fancy bring
And  makes my age-old wounds to spate

But I do swear, and never must,
Your self-dispelled man, trouble you
In case I break, you may distrust
The oath I took to love you, too.

I have withdrawn myself from love
To make both of us safe, my dove.

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September 25, 2014
Form: Sonnet (tetrameter)
Dr.Ram Mehta
Eighth Place Win
Contest: Structured Verse by Giorgio V.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 10/3/2014 6:13:00 PM
I'm coming back to read this one, once again. It was nice to see your poem on the winner's list, Dr. Ram. Congratulations to you!
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Date: 9/30/2014 11:54:00 AM
Beautifully penned Dr Mehta many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 9/30/2014 10:15:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Dr. Ram. So sad, yet profound and well written. Sandra
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Date: 9/30/2014 7:39:00 AM
Dropping back with my congratulations on your win Dr. Mehta.
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Date: 9/30/2014 7:18:00 AM
Congrats on this sonnet that feels a little sad. The emotion in the words touches one. Well done
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Date: 9/26/2014 2:50:00 PM
So honest...good luck with the contest.
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Date: 9/26/2014 7:30:00 AM
Dr. Ram A sadly passionate write that shows if you care about someone, sometimes you have to let them go to protect them from hurt. Thank you for the nice comment on my Two's Of Love poem
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Date: 9/26/2014 12:14:00 AM
I think it is better to walk away from love than to continue in a relationship that will end in heartbreak.... A very well written sonnet, Dr. Ram. Good luck in Giorgio's contest!
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Date: 9/25/2014 6:39:00 PM
Withdrawal warm and beautiful! thank you again for your nice comment to my last poem, appreciated
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Date: 9/25/2014 5:02:00 PM
very beautifully penned ram excellent piece
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Date: 9/25/2014 11:50:00 AM
Very nice entry Ram. Light & Love
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Date: 9/25/2014 11:44:00 AM
Cool withdrawal, hot Sonnet though, Dr. Ram! An exceptionally well-constructed verse with profound overtones that capture the imagination! Good luck, Dr. Ram!
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Date: 9/25/2014 11:27:00 AM
Wow an amazing one Dr Ram! I hv no clue as to what to write till now! Good luck in contest!
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Date: 9/25/2014 10:09:00 AM
Ahh!! This one has such a romantic feel to it..Great contest entry..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 9/25/2014 7:42:00 AM
Very beautiful Dr. Mehta. I love the last two lines so much.
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