The Rejecting Path

The Rejecting Path

A Poem by Yuan
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Written at age 16.

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   A thousand li into a journey for love,
endless crimson blood silk threads embroidered us;
Soar like swallows where immortals do above,
dust settled with dust, earth mingles with earth,
  a soulmateless heart forever had searched.

  If fruitful findings reward with you now,
As calligraphy written each our vow,
Together shall we stay?
when told love is but-
Loyalty, Oarless, Vital,
      Eternal,

   where words of honor they never fade?

    

     Be that suspicions and doubts would but bound,
if love could be worn as soft petals, never thorns for crowns.

© 2012 Yuan


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Great use of words in this poem. Open the door to many questions in this short poem. Love is hard to maintain. A wise person is always positive. Keep the negative away to protect their love. A powerful poem. Made me think. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

Posted 12 Years Ago


Oarless in this sense is use as a metaphor for how unpredictable a love life between two people is, it cannot be steer as two people on a boat would be oarless and they will just have to let the current take them to where it would.

Posted 13 Years Ago


i followed Laury, and found myself much impressed

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

beautiful use of the word Li aand the sensitivity in this piece make it standout in its demuer nature...much appreciated..may I ask which definition of Oarless were you using.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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Yuan
Yuan

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