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"My love is as a fever longing still, For that which longer nurseth the disease; Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill, The uncertain sickly appetite to please." - William Shakespeare

John William Waterhouse - Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May [1908]

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A Sam Scott poem:
5th November 2023
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Sonnet 147

You said you were cured
What sickness doth ail you?
I thought we were friends
So what wall did you break through?

We chat so infrequently
Your condition is hidden
Like you locked away feelings 
Like a wild horse unridden

You said you were cured
If it's true I'm all for it
I just wanted the best
If it hurts don't ignore it

I wonder if somewhere 
I neglected to say this
As we journeyed so briefly
As a friend was I remiss?

You said you were cured
Of this thing unrecounted 
Of this heaviest burden
From your shoulders, unmounted

I pray for you; healing
And love and a wholeness
I'm sorry it's late
I'm regretful for slowness

I pray for you; respite 
And a peace unrelenting 
That the kindness of others
Overwhelms while presenting

You said you were cured
I don't want to believe it
If the medicine's love
There's still time to receive it

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Christina Bowring November 7, 2023 at 2:46 PM What a beautiful, touching poem Sam. Your thoughts and feelings are so poetically well conveyed here with many heartfelt lines. The last stanza, in particular, really stands out and touches the reader. ‘If the medicine’s love, there’s still time to receive it’. Powerful! So enjoyed it Thought provoking. Blessings to you Sam :):) Sam Scott November 8, 2023 at 1:21 AM Christina - you are very kind with your comments and appraisal :) It's so nice that you say you found it touching and yet powerful. I couldn't ask for more.. thank you :):)

Ink Empress November 5, 2023 at 6:33 AM How heartfelt and sincere is this poem, you’ve expressed so well here. Sometimes its hard to believe when energy says otherwise or something tells us that what they say contradicts the truth! Love how you’ve especially written “ Your condition is hidden Like you locked away feelings Like a wild horse unridden“ only few special souls can see beyond and hear whats unsaid! Brilliant . Pleasure reading Sam Scott November 5, 2023 at 8:21 AM Thank you Ink :) Always appreciate your comments and thankyou for reading my poems :))