Lies About Love Poem by David Herbert Lawrence
Lies About Love
We are a liars, because
the truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow,
whereas letters are fixed,
and we live by the letter of truth.
The love I feel for my friend, this year,
is different from the love I felt last year.
If it were not so, it would be a lie.
Yet we reiterate love! love! love!
as if it were a coin with a fixed value
instead of a flower that dies, and opens a different bud.
I particularly like that you discuss how the meaning to a term changes, although the technical term for what is being expressed never changes. Beautifully done.
It's a very realistic view of love. No idealization...simple, straight-forward truth told. Superb.
A beautiful and a very expressive poem on love! As if it were a coin with a fixed value is very nice and catchy phrase. As if it were a coin with a fixed value and without any expectations! Appreciations and thanks many for delivering this poem!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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I think this is a great poem, deep and truthful and beautifully written.10 +