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Grapple with love!

Looking through eyes
that shimmer like crystal.
Dancing through nights
under the moon.
You call to your love
your fire like a pistol.
She follows you home
to passionately swoon.
Engaged in embrace
you follow her gestures.
Grappling boldly
you offer her proof.
Finally succumbing
love ends with the rapture.
Resulting in paradox
that all ends too soon.

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The poem, "Grapple with Love!" appears to follow a narrative structure, detailing a romantic encounter from beginning to end. The use of vivid imagery, such as "eyes that shimmer like crystal" and "fire like a pistol", effectively conveys the intensity of the emotions involved.

However, the poem could benefit from a more consistent rhythm and rhyme scheme. The first two stanzas have a clear ABAB pattern, but this is not maintained throughout the poem. Consistency in rhythm and rhyme can enhance the musicality of the poem and make it more engaging to the reader.

The poem also uses abstract language in some instances, such as "grappling boldly" and "love ends with the rapture". While these phrases create a sense of drama, they could be more effective if they were grounded in concrete, sensory details. This would allow the reader to better understand and connect with the emotions being expressed.

The final line, "that all ends too soon", introduces a new idea - the fleeting nature of the experience. This is a compelling concept, but it could be developed further. Expanding on this idea could provide a more satisfying conclusion and deepen the overall meaning of the poem.

In conclusion, while the poem effectively uses vivid imagery to convey intense emotions, it could be improved by maintaining a consistent rhythm and rhyme scheme, grounding abstract language in concrete details, and further developing the concept introduced in the final line.

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In this line, do you mean (You, instead of your?) my favorite lines are the last two! they make a person sit back and think! good stuff!

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The paradox bit,lost me.

Explain? What was the intent there?

Koki

I didn't really understand your comment about the word you if you could explain that would be helpful but thank you for the comment you're very kind.

Life is not tragedy although sometimes painful. Experience yields its bittersweet fruit!

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I can't really explain why I used the word paradox look at the word and see how it fits.

Life is not tragedy although sometimes painful. Experience yields its bittersweet fruit!

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Thank you for commenting I hope that it makes sense to you.

Life is not tragedy although sometimes painful. Experience yields its bittersweet fruit!

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My intent was to say that love is real, but it dosen't make much sense.

Life is not tragedy although sometimes painful. Experience yields its bittersweet fruit!

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