The Truest Love - Sonnet 2

By Delphoid-Q

I behold your visage from afar
And stand as if by spells enchanted;
Nothing may your heavenly beauty mar
Nor may my eye from thine splendour be supplanted.

I envisage us reforged as one
So much in love, so much at peace;
Celebrating love below the cerise sun -
Joined until our lives shall cease.

But you share my obsessive visions not
And stare me down with eyes of liquid fire;
Your gaze degrades my love to but a staining spot
And I melt beneath the pressure of your ire.

Throughout this verse one thought pervades my mind:
The truest love is of the unrequited kind.

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Published on Wednesday, April 23, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "The Truest Love - Sonnet 2"

A former member wrote: One-of-a-kind in my opinion, this piece captured me, I will read more of them
A former member wrote: Oh wow, how romantic and unique and beautiful.
A former member wrote: shakespearean yet existential. I can identify.nice. by the way, the girl from 7 haikus was one of unrequitted love, we broke up a month later.hehe thanks for the comments
On Sunday, May 23, 2004, aXe FactoR (333) wrote:

beautiful. u write like a song and it seems so splendid. :)
On Thursday, November 20, 2003, Delilah (113) wrote:

Oh my...beautiful indeed...I'll have to check out some of your other work because this caught me and pulled me in... ~Delilah~
On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, Loneal (86) wrote:

... ah, yes ... you've captured the feeling perfectly that I can recognize it's familiar touch ... very precisely done! ... ~L
On Sunday, July 27, 2003, Blinded_Tiger (518) wrote:

Your style is realy something. I enjoyed it alot. When i read this one, i actualy feel the eyes of liquid fire staring at me. Judging me. Great write.
On Saturday, May 17, 2003, hate_doll (263) wrote:

so beautiful, it has left me speechless. Such a sense of vulnerablility cloaked in a facade of strength...I love it...(!)
On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, DoctorAsh (371) wrote:

You and TropS share such a knowledgable feel in your works .. Relentless wisdom passed through the tips of a stupid pencil, heres a pancake, wonderful write
On Friday, May 9, 2003, KittyStryker (710) wrote:

Yes... love unreturned is painful... but what poetry you make of it! Out of the mud, a beautiful bloom...
A former member wrote: I can so feel this poem..great writing
On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, IceDragoness (193) wrote:

its sad how people can fall in love without it being returned, this is probably the story of my life.. ~Dawn
On Monday, May 5, 2003, TropicalSnowstorm (1580) wrote:

Great piece! I love rhyming pieces when they are done in the traditional way - this very successfully was. Ciao, T/S
On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, Sky Singer (153) wrote:

indeed.. the ending was unexpected. which made it all the more wonderful and as Kefka called it: heartfelt. great work
A former member wrote: the ending was totally unexpected. i have felt the same exact way. beautiful write.
On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, Aurora_Light (472) wrote:

cool i agree love is sometimes one sidedbut then so is everything else great poem