Monday, January 13, 2003

When A Woman Loves A Man Comments

Rating: 4.6

When she says Margarita she means Daiquiri.
When she says quixotic she means mercurial.
And when she says, "I'll never speak to you again,"
she means, "Put your arms around me from behind
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Sylvia Frances Chan 17 April 2023

THREE: When a woman loves a man........loveliest title, an extra-ordinary theme, Top Marks for this special poem, I have enjoyed remendously. TFS

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Sylvia Frances Chan 17 April 2023

TWO: this collection of poetry represents the grit of New Yorkers, and also represents that even after great tragedy like the World Trade Center attack, the lives of tough people go on and there is still living left to do.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 17 April 2023

ONE: it is impossible to simply categorize Lehman as just a love poet because he is also a life poet. Considering that this work was produced and influenced by the tensions of post-9/11 New York,

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Chinedu Dike 16 March 2023

A beautiful creation written with conviction

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Theos Duncan 14 March 2023

Couldn't stop reading it and wish it didn't end

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Rajnish Manga 05 August 2016

Lovely poem. Tells so much about the psychology of a man and a woman in love. Thanks, David.

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Bernard Snyder 05 August 2016

What an amazing poem. This had my imagination going in a hundred different directions. Awesome!

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 August 2016

A nice tune! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Barry Middleton 05 August 2016

A delightful poem filled with wisdom on the mysterious relationships of lovers.

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Alem Hailu G/kristos 05 August 2016

Yes most of the time is like this.Thank you for sharing!

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Anil Kumar Panda 05 August 2016

Nice! ! Superb! ! How love plays its game. Like to read again and again.

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Anil Kumar Panda 05 August 2016

Superb! ! How love plays its game. Like to read again and again.

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Arindom Borah 05 August 2016

Exquisite. Haven't experienced such beauty in poetry for a long time now.

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Soumita Sarkar 19 January 2015

Dear David...I want this poem never to stop......so justifies the bond the attitude..the wish...and there is no limit...Thanks.Soumita

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Geetha Jayakumar 14 August 2014

A Fantastic poem. My favourite poem, I am reading it again. Beautiful way you have captured the woman loving a man..Thanks for sharing.

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Hardik Vaidya 13 August 2014

One can smell the city in this work of David Lehman. Not only is the Poem comfortable draped in the glitter and chaos of life, she catwalks with élan wearing a pair of red stilettos.

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Leslie Philibert 13 August 2014

a great write from, I assume, an established poet

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Michelle Claus 13 August 2014

Splendid nuance. This poem puts into words the action of two spiral galaxies that intertwine with forceful attraction and eventually separate. Such is the rhythm to which Man and Woman are also subject, it seems.

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Douglas Scotney 13 August 2013

there's Grand Irony in this one

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Neela Nath Das 13 August 2013

My favorite poem.The truth is told so smoothly.Just can say- - FABULOUS!

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