thanks for the review of my haiku and the kind words. haiku can be like caviar, or vegemite: its not for everyone, but everyone knows its out there (kinda sorta).
Thanks for the review and comments, yeah i tried to add you on myspace cos i didn't get your request but the bloody thing is playing up as usual.
Anyway I'll look at some of your work in next few days.. all the best for new year..
My biggest concern with that poem was sounding campy after it was all said and done so I intentionally explored images that were raw and rugged in themselves like the desert or the canyons rather then gardens and lakes sides. I would have choked on the poem if it did not toy with the line between pleasure and pain. The love I speak of was not so much romantic but the love I feel for my family and such (although the second stanza is about romantic love). I did try to find a better word then love to desribe the emotion but English being English. And I thought about leaving it a mystery but I am not sure afterall.
Anyway, thanks for a great review, Ilove honesty, I will return the favor soon.