First poem in years
The yearn is deep and ever wide
To have you near and by my side
I long for the day that may never be
A hope now lost and mere a dream
To turn back those hands of time
To love, to be, to make you mine
Oh wretched heart spare thou me
Loose these thoughts and set me free
This love a thousand words might say
But this love shall die with me one day
I'm a fool at best for my mistakes
Not pursuing you and your embrace
Time should be the healer set free
But time itself now mocketh me
This trouble my heart, please let me be
Loose these thoughts and set me free
Review 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/tjurrr/comment/i1mjaux/
Review 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/tjnxl7/comment/i1mjjh2/
Posted Mar 22, 2022, 5:00 AM UTC · edited
My favorite part is definitely
This love a thousand words might say But this love shall die with me one day
You keep really good rhythm throughout the poem. Rhymes are hard to maintain, and I notice you use the same one twice: "Loose these thoughts and set me free". It's a great line for emphasis and that seems to be the theme of the poem, but feel free to explore more rhymes as well for variety. Congrats on the first poem in a while!
Thank you. The same line was at the end of stanza 2 and 4 but Reddit kept combining them and wouldn't let me have an extra blank space between them.