Dating Death Comments

Hi Ms Nicholls, Yeah, death is the only truth. There is very famous song in Hindi, which reads like this: Life is the unfaithful lover; she will discard you one day. But death is the true lover. She will take you with her! Nice poem. Thanks for sharing. Do keep writing. Wish you long more fruitful and poetic life and all the health. May His benevolence be with you to find the lasting love!

A very wise choice for Poem of the Day. A courageous poem, with some wonderful lines. I pray that you will be granted the time to find a lasting love. You deserve much for this brave and beautiful poem. I shall read your other poems tomorrow and that's a promise. Tom Billsborough

Sorrows! ! Dying slowly. Thanks for sharing.

A very thoughtful commentary on the nature of life where nothing can be taken for granted. But what to do, what to do? When there is so much of living left to live? A lasting love may still be found? A delusion

Truly deserves the honour of the day...

I can relate personally. You capture many of the feelings of the terminally ill. The doctors tell me I have one to five years and I have already used up one. Like the person in the poem I face it alone. Though I was married twice and had other relationships, true love passed me over. I have given up delusions of finding love. If your poem id fictional, you have done an amazing job. If it is a true depiction of your circumstances, you have my utmost empathy.

An excellent piece of work. I feel a deep understanding of your work. Thank You

Heartiest Congratulations on Poem of the Day. Birth and death, two definite destinations; Opposite though are their own celebrations.

I am very honoured to have administrators of Poemhunter.com select my humble little poem, Dating Death as a member poem of the day on 9th April 16. And I am deeply grateful for the wonderful comments that I have received from others who have read it! Thank you everyone for making me feel that poetry writing can feel like a special gift we can give to both ourselves and others. May we keep the fire of enthusiasm for poetry burning for much longer!

congratulations, Briony! your poem is a very good one and surely worthy to be poem-of-the-day

I agree with Kim. Finely written. Congrats

Extremely well written, Briony. Congratulations for having it selected as poem of the day!

Poem of the day, very nice congratulation Briony!

Death is part of us. Nice work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

A lovely poem well penned. Perpetual travelling but not arriving is the fate of all lepers in love. Nice job. Thanks for sharing and keep it up.

I rarely rate a poem a 10...This is an exception. Truly brilliant. The concept of chasing loves ghost while also chasing time seems complicated but you stated it perfectly and beautifully! ! !

Whoa! I don't know if this is written in truth or a fabrication of how it really is what some go through. I guess it really doesn't matter. You've beautifully described the situation from both sides. The side of the one who is terminally I'll and how hard and scary it probably is for the person who knows his time with her will be so painfully short lived. Have added to my favorites list just so I can savor gain this beautifully worded poem.