When Love Dies Poem by Adeline Foster

When Love Dies

Rating: 4.9


~ When Love Dies


Love died and yet
The bittersweet lived on
And little knew that pride was left
Now that the love was gone.

And so it grew and filled the house
With barbs and thorns and tares,
Till peace and hope and faith and trust
Withdrew their gentle wares.

Monday, November 10, 2008
Topic(s) of this poem: poem
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Amrit Rathi 22 June 2010

Great poem.... little knew that pride was left-EGO which fills the house with barbs and thorns....EGO remains till peace, hope and trust return.Well written! Thanks

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Olivia Jackson 23 June 2010

I love this! My favorite line is 'With barbs and thorns and tares, Till peace and hope and faith and trust Withdrew their gentle wares' I would also like to invite you to read and comment my poetry.

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Louie -Love & Peace- Levy 13 August 2010

We share; Still I will love you still when my heart you cannot fill Autumn leaves, leaves of love Blossoms, fragrant flowers, Pure heart-white Dove Wintry winds...eerie sounds... Clouds drifting, sunless sky Trees as my heart, barren of leaves Summer awaits, love sleeps Shine bright sun! Cloudless sky Awaken! 'Spring' of love Awaken our hearts to blossom Leaves, as our spirits re-birth Blossoms' immortal fragrance Breath of life, my heart to fill 'I will love you, still' for Gloria L. © 1990 Louie Levy

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Romeo Della Valle 19 September 2010

Excellent write! Very poignant and insightful! Keep it up! Great talent you got, my friend! 10+++, Love and Peace, ...

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Brad Losinglife 25 September 2010

Wow! Incredible poetry! Loved it, keep it up!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 02 March 2019

The bittersweet lived on and love died giving a thought provoking thrill. But still love grows with love, trust and peace. This is very well realized by many people. This is an excellent poem very well penned...10

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Edward Kofi Louis 07 September 2016

Now that the love was gone! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Davy Lungu 03 December 2013

a really beautiful poem

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Bri Edwards 18 January 2013

i have an idea of what bittersweet means (especially after reading online definitions) , but i wish Adeline would tell me what she is referring to exactly. what are the sweet AND the bitter thoughts, feelings, objects, experiences or whatever that were left after the love was gone for the speaker. and if there truly was something sweet after love was gone, why did it seem that the bitter prevailed? any takers on the above question? personally i don't care much for love poems. i also see that one commenter doesn't like when other poets ask him to read poems and give reviews. at the risk of bothering him or anybody else (i don't mind the risk; what could he do to hurt me anyway? ? ?) i am now leaving the titles of four poems i have on poemhunter which deal with love. I Don't Care Much For Love Poems Soft Are You Really Better Without Me? Don't lose Heart After Losing A Love i've had four wives and at least two girlfriends whom i loved.....at least for a while. 3 divorces later i may know something about love and losing it.....maybe. my 5th anniversary with fourth wife is fast approaching.

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Mark Normand 17 August 2012

Yes this is so true and some can't understand that when love dies it goes away never to return again.Only sorrow and regret remain.Very good poem and so true.

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Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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