Eileen Manassian Poet Sonnet

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Forbidden Love

she sat beside the window looking out
a world now blurred by burden of her tears
by sorrow sated, yet she had no doubt
that morn would bring to life her secret fears

upon her lap lay all his letters bound
the multitude of dreams that he had shared
his picture slipped from fingers to the ground
along with all the hopes that he had bared

she pressed to heaving chest the latest one
in which he pledged his love undying true
He hoped with rose her heart he'd finally won
it was a symbol of his passion's hue

all this she pondered as she sat and sighed
for love forbidden had to be denied

Jade Celeste

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Paul Callus March 25, 2015 at 6:05 PM Yes, Eileen, forbidden love has to be denied; if not, complications would arise and hearts could easily be hurt and broken, irreparably. Such love usually gets relegated to the lands of fantasy, where escapism finds fertile soil. Hugs // paul

Maurice Yvonne March 25, 2015 at 8:09 AM Wow! Your poetry just soars! A Fav!

Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2015 at 8:29 AM I have no regrets, I have been blessed to know love in all it's intricacies and it prepared me for a lasting love. Eileen Manassian March 24, 2015 at 8:32 AM Yes, I know that...and that's why I'm so happy for you. You got what you wanted...lasting and true love. You didn't compromise on that, and you were rewarded. Wishing you all the best. :)

Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2015 at 7:09 AM This moves me at a deepened level. I have felt this longing and she chose another. It was not a forbidden love but a love triangle none the less. My heart had been consumed by her but I could not abide a non exclusive love. I made an ultimatum and was not the victor. Eileen Manassian March 24, 2015 at 8:22 AM Richard...your post has moved me. She is a fool to let someone of your caliber of faith and integrity go. Her loss, Mary's gain. It doesn't make the pain easier....I know. Unrequited love is hard to bear. In a relationship there must be nurture and care. If there is reciprocal love, forbidden love would not be so alluring. You are the victor. You stood for and demanded her whole heart. You made a clean break. I'm glad in your situation....it was something you could follow through on. Sending hugs.

David Meade March 23, 2015 at 8:43 PM Ah yes, how we can be tempted to see a forbidden love -- the sweetness, newness, sensual abandonment . . . but alas crossing that boundary is a slippery slope! You captures this tension perfectly in your words LO. 7 Eileen Manassian March 23, 2015 at 11:53 PM Thanks, David. Yes, "the forbidden is always sweeter." As the saying goes. So many films and movies and books on this theme. There is an allure. Yes...it is a slippery slope. Thanks for reading my writes. Look forward to writing something with you. Hugs