THE GAME OF LOVE

 There are no playing fields,

It isn’t a board game.

But who plays the game of Love

Will never be the same.

 

There is no dice to throw,

No cards to set apart.

All alone you make your moves,

With just a helpless heart.

 

Quite often you will laugh,

More often you will cry,

At times you want to dance,

At times you want to die.

 

We won each other’s love,

We ruled each other’s heart.

Two souls wanting to be one

Were bound to stay apart.

 

The time has come to leave,

Now isn’t it a shame,

Even though I won your Love,

I somehow lost the Game....

Author's Note

From my book: A VAGABOND HEART

Reviews

[Vatsal Rohilla (account..]

Wow! Such a beautiful melancholy. Nice comparison. Souls become one, but destinies couldn't. Lovely ending. "Even though I won your love, I somehow lost the Game..."
Simply extraordinary. These kind of poems suit my taste- the rhymed ones I mean; not that I dislike those which are not rhymed.
The path of love is difficult and the destination is often never reached. Keep writing.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you Vatsal for your very kind review. There are at times circumstances beyond your control that make you lose in love.

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Wow! Love this! Great flow and rhymes! Every stanza just kept getting better and better in meaning! Great write!

[Shabeeh Haider]

Cyprian, thank you for your very kind review

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

You're most welcome!

[barleygirl]

Excellent description of how love can go for most of us (the unlucky ones). Your rhyme & rhythm work well thru-out & your descriptions, tho general, are spot-on. I always prefer more specific details, which makes a piece of writing come alive with originality. But your general statements of how love goes are so spot-on, most people can relate to this.

[Shabeeh Haider]

The intention was to write a poem that people could relate to, but to be honest the poem usually gets"born" without much effort from my part. Before I am aware of what I really want to say, the poem gets written. I will try to be more specific in details but I am pleased you like my humble effort.

[barleygirl]

I know the feeling, about being handed a message that seems to come from another realm.

[James]

And that my friend is the nature of love. Once we give ourselves, it is forever, even if it doesn't last, the feelings are always there. Nice rhyme and rhythm all the way through. I enjoyed it.

[Shabeeh Haider]

James, thank you for your very valuable words. This is indeed the nature of love.

[yourstruly]

There's so much of truth reflected in this poem and very relatable feelings!
Great work!

[Shabeeh Haider]

I am glad you can relate to this poem and thank you for taking the time to read and comment

[Lydia Shutter]

I enjoyed this write even though it had a sad ending. We never know if we are going to win in the game of love and the rules are quite ambiguous. Still, we all want to play the game. Great rhyming in this one, Shabeeh. Lydi**

[Shabeeh Haider]

I am glad you enjoyed this poem. You are so right, even though the rules are so ambiguous we all want to play the game. It is very late when we realize that it is not a game after all.

[Happy hours]

beautiful poem with a great flow...
nicely penned :)

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you Happy Hours for your kind words.

[Sheila Kline]

It is impressive that you take the theme of love being a game, and following it through to the last verse; a board game with no dice, no cards but yet a challenge between two people who were in love and now have drifted apart since one could not be stronger than the other, or have the end say in matters so the relationship became one that was "no more". Regret is expressed as there must have been many happy moments spent as a couple. The vagabond heart had to be set free.
Excellent rhyme, and meter!

[Shabeeh Haider]

Thank you Sheila for your very kind words. There is always regret when a relation cannot be continued due to circumstances beyond the control of mortal men. And yes, The Vagabond heart has to be set free.

[Flower]

Wow, the poetic prose in this excellent! The heartache and woe and really be felt through the screen. Really enjoyed this x

[Shabeeh Haider]

Golnaz, thank you for taking the time to read and review my poem

[hania azhar]

Wow. This is absolutely amazing. This is perfect kind of poetry. Keep up the hardwork.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Hania, Thank you for such lovely and encouraging words.

[hania azhar]

You are welcome. :)

[Woody]

absolutely beauttiful! I don't know much about poetry but, to me, this sounds just perfect. the wording, the rhythm, the rhyme. so simple and so romantic. love this a lot Haider.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Woody, I am glad you enjoyed this poem. Thank you