Love and Hate

Once upon a shiny star, 
Hate discovered love’s beauty
Though it was from afar,
He knew it was his duty

But blind young love could not see 	
Old hate for what he was	
He did take it all with glee 
Help for love there never was 

Out of this hell then began, 
What we know as modern man! 



-written in 1989 with syllable count updated, possibly my first, some lost in time -
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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De Burca Avatar
July 19, 2016 at 6:31 PM
Congrats on your win, a very good poem.
James Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 11:54 PM
Thank you for your kind words Seosamh
Merryman Avatar
July 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Congrats on your win, James! Blessings!
James Avatar
July 19, 2016 at 1:52 PM
Thank you very much Kim
Devnath  Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 2:36 PM
A nice poem on personification. Seems like a social philosophy. Congrats on your win my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
James Avatar
July 17, 2016 at 11:50 AM
Thank you very much "BL"
A  Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 1:26 AM
James, Lovely win. WUV **SKAT**
James Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 2:59 AM
Thank you "Skat"
A   Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 1:05 AM
James, Congratulations on your win. Stop by and enjoy my blog "The Perils of Getting Old" if you'd like. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
James Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 3:01 AM
Thank you very much Linda its because of your contest i'm looking though my old stuff again, nice flash back!!
Murray Avatar
July 13, 2016 at 3:11 PM
Your first poem?? A fine example of a modern man poet James.
James Avatar
July 14, 2016 at 1:33 AM
I was in school anyway... so looong ago!
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