Friday, January 3, 2003

If You Only Knew Comments

Rating: 3.6

Far from me and like the stars, the sea and all the trappings of poetic myth,
Far from me but here all the same without your knowing,
Far from me and even more silent because I imagine you endlessly.
Far from me, my lovely mirage and eternal dream, you cannot know.
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Robert Desnos
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Sylvia Frances Chan 16 November 2024

Today Again chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day, the more often read, the more beautiful this poem becomes, the more interesting points come up, unendlessly beautifully worded!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 16 November 2024

B) This poem explores themes such as unrequited love, longing, and the power of imagination. Still very touching! TFS.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 16 November 2024

A) Last comment I have given 5 Stars for the choice of Poem Hunter and Team as The Classic Poem Of The day.

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Chinedu Dike 29 December 2022

A thoughtful creation, very heartfelt

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MAHTAB BANGALEE 29 December 2022

if you know how much I love you; the you won't leave me alone pathetic view!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 09 June 2021

A well crafted poem. Very touching with great images.

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MAHTAB BANGALEE 09 June 2021

Let you know where my love is alive for you for thousands of years from thousands of miles; let you know where my waiting killes me in every moment but my love keeps me alive to be yours only

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 June 2021

Congratulations being chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day. True very sad poem full of melancholy

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 June 2021

Far from me at the moment when the stills are singing, at the moment when the silent and loud sea curls up on its white pillows.5 Stars for this entertaninig but very sad poem

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Dr Antony Theodore 10 June 2020

If you only knew how the world has yielded to me. And you, beautiful unyielding woman, how you too are my prisoner. O you, far-from-me, who I yield to. If you only knew... a very fine poem. tony

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Charity Nduhiu 19 August 2015

If only I knew. Great write

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Sossi Khachadourian 15 December 2014

Far from me, If you only knew. If you only knew how I love you and, though you do not love me, how happy I am, how strong and proud I am, with your image in my mind, to leave the universe. How happy I am to die for it.

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John Richter 15 December 2014

far from me in the magnificent noise of oyster shells crushed by a night owl passing a restaurant at first light. Presumably speaking to a woman he desires but who does not return that emotion, he is speaking about or referring to her as this owl? As most modern poetry fails to affect me, so does this. I'm sure there are many who adore word art for its phonetic assonance alone, but to me it is nothing more than a canvass filled with beautiful colors that fail to form any recognizable object. I could probably get a better thrill by looking into a box of crayons, which are at least arranged in order of color....

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 15 December 2014

Beautiful amazing a great write thanks for share

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Tim Stensloff 15 December 2012

So great to see Desnos getting a Poem of the Day slot!

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