Love's Paradox (Collab with Michael D Nalley)

by Italian Stallion   Feb 22, 2009


Selcouth love concealed,
garishly as can be.
Soon to be revealed,
with a hearts jubilee.

My soul exalted,
humbly a lover mourns.
Pain is not halted,
by a crown of thorns.

Garnished to perfection,
what a sight to see.
Shining with reflection
holding out the key

to the gates of paradise,
restoring to the Eve.
A new saving sacrifice,
free from sin we believe.

Explanations of zyzygy,
destiny or chance
it's all too dreamy
for everlasting romance.

Fiction and fact
it's not far apart,
in the abstract
of a poets heart.

© Copyright 2009 By: Italian Stallion and Michael D Nalley

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Collaboration with Michael D Nalley

Michael D Nalley: http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/author.html?id=43986
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  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Joe
    what a beautiful job on your collab.....these are hard to pull off and the 2 of you did it so wonderfully. Your words meshed so beautiful togeter. The flow and the imagery are awesome.

    "Fiction and fact
    it's not far apart,
    in the abstract
    of a poets heart."

    Love the ending.
    Excellent job to you both!
    ~Clapping~
    Take Care
    Cindy

  • 15 years ago

    by Rolo

    Very brief, yet beautiful. I love the flow and rhyming. It was done with ease and yet each stanza is filled with so much meaning. It is a very sweet message...yet I was able to find the bitterness of it all. I really enjoyed reading this and I feel I can take something new away from it each time I read it. Nice. 5/5.

    -Rolo

  • 15 years ago

    by Beautiful Chaos

    My soul exalted,
    humbly a lover mourns.
    Pain is not halted,
    by a crown of thorns.

    ^This was my favorite stanza.

    You have both done an excellent job with this piece, it was a very enjoyable read. I also thought the ending was a nice touch. Great job.

  • 15 years ago

    by debbylyn

    A beautiful combination of talents.....flows well and has great rhythm and rhyme....

    "Fiction and fact
    it's not far apart,
    in the abstract
    of a poets heart."

    ^ Love this ending...beautiful! Congrats To you both on a lovely piece.

  • 15 years ago

    by 0BrokenBella0

    OMG! I love this poem. It was very well written. And absolutly amazing. It flows naturally, and beautifully. I hope that one day I can accomplish this. It's as if I could hear you telling me the words. I could feel it. I know that kind of sounds cheesy, but who cares? You two did an amazing job. This is, by far, one of the best poems I have ever read. Great job, guys! But I do have to know. What does zyzygy mean?

    =5/5=
    Amazing!
    ~Bella<3