Friday, January 3, 2003

Romance Comments

Rating: 3.7

To clasp you now and feel your head close-pressed,
Scented and warm against my beating breast;

To whisper soft and quivering your name,
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Claude McKay
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Savita Tyagi 05 April 2025

The sweet melody of love! Even with all is deceptions and cruel realities it holds a special place in every heart, however momentary! Great poem!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 April 2024

The poet yearns for intimate connection, describing moments of closeness, whispered names, and burning passion. Despite knowing that their love may not be eternal, the sweetness of the moment is captured in the poem's melodious verses.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 05 April 2024

the theme is around desire, longing, and the complexities of human relationships. Set against the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, the poem celebrates African American culture and sensuality.

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Chinedu Dike 12 December 2022

A masterful creation from a literary giant.

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Chinedu Dike 04 February 2022

Awesome poem.

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V. Harindhar Reddy 07 April 2020

Amazing when verse and romance went together in an amazing fete

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Konab Ghumman 10 April 2019

so beautiful and expressive in its essence that I'm unable to choose a line or even lines! The most enchanting story told that will always be unforgettable.

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tom p 03 January 2019

what does the night must shed her drew mean

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Savita Tyagi 15 September 2014

To put away reality even for few moments makes those moments so romantic. Lovely poem.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 15 September 2014

Awesome write Poem is completed

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Oduro Bright Amoh 15 September 2014

Aww. Reality written wonderfully well

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Liliana ~el 15 September 2013

So true; slightly heartbreaking.

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Anita Sehgal 16 September 2012

very romantic... wish it were true..

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Reyvrex Questor Reyes 16 September 2012

You are good in erogenous stimulation with words. Nice job.

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Ruby Honeytip 15 September 2012

Sigh.......this is so beautiful......I hope to one day write prose of the same quality. Feel free to pop by and let me know how I'm going with my humble contributions: -)

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