Friday, January 3, 2003

The Kiss Comments

Rating: 3.6

I hoped that he would love me,
And he has kissed my mouth,
But I am like a stricken bird
That cannot reach the south.
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Sara Teasdale
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Koffi B Sossou 06 September 2024

Maybe you are his first kiss, and you should help him improve since you have kissed like thousand time before.

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Koffi B Sossou 06 September 2024

Loving should be an ideal that both partners would work hand in hand to attend instead of having a predefined mindset and the influence of the media.

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Koffi B Sossou 06 September 2024

This poem depicts the sad reality of nowadays. I think love is sweet when it is a surprise. But when you have your own picture about how you should be loved and how your partner should be, expect to be disappointed and unhappy.

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Sylvaonyema Uba 21 April 2018

...he has kissed my mouth. An octave stanza Structured in two quatrains. SylvaOnyemaUba

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Doran Ellis 03 June 2017

love this a nice poem

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Terry Craddock 17 September 2015

Reality cannot always attain the beauty of dreams aspired to.

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Terence Craddock 17 September 2023

I wrote the poem 'Dreams Aspiring Surpass Reality', inspired by the poem 'The Kiss' by Sara Teasdale' and dedicated to Sara Teasdale.

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Kim Barney 17 September 2015

Of all the comments below, David Wood said it best. Pretty much what I was going to say. Thanks, David.

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Akachukwu Lekwauwa 17 September 2015

this poem is so moving

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Kinyua Karanja 17 September 2015

Sometimes we tend to be so optimistic and set our expectations so higher in love and relationships, this is dangerous when face the real thing. Nice poem.

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Seema Jayaraman 17 September 2015

A very honest writing...rarely seen

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David Wood 17 September 2015

This is truly delightful and sums up our expectations when they fall short of reality.

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