Sonnet: Love And The Gentle Poem by Dante Alighieri

Sonnet: Love And The Gentle

Rating: 2.9


Love and the gentle heart are one same thing,
Even as the wise man in his ditty saith.
Each, of itself, would be such life in death
As rational soul bereft of reasoning.
'Tis Nature makes them when she loves: a king
Love is, whose palace where he sojourneth
Is call'd the Heart; there draws he quiet breath
At first, with brief or longer slumbering.
Then beauty seen in virtuous womankind
Will make the eyes desire, and through the heart
Send the desiring of the eyes again;
Where often it abides so long enshrined
That Love at length out of his sleep will start.
And women feel the same for worthy men.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Andrew Blakemore 02 November 2019

A well formed poem, nice work

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M Asim Nehal 02 November 2018

Awesome poem..... Send the desiring of the eyes again; Where often it abides so long enshrined That Love at length out of his sleep will start. And women feel the same for worthy men.

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Manonton Dalan 09 January 2016

different way of creativity.... i am still trying to fully understand what was written, , , it's deeper than heart.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 09 January 2016

The role of heart in love is exquisitely narrated in this mind blowing sonnet. Thanks for sharing.10 points.

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