(This poem explores the male point of view)
The autumn flowers were easing away
as were his desires
He sat by the lake
when she came
late by two hours
She started the quarrel, as always,
before he could utter a word
for she had already planned it
She now had her sight on
another man with an overtly big purse
and better prospects
He knew her thoughts
from her eyes
and looked on scornfully
as she uttered the last words
and walked away
She had won
and he had lost,
but so had that concept called love
witch is the term that explains such creatures.
You got the point. I might have said opportunistic..Thank you so much, Sharmishtha:)
i dont like people who dump their lovers for such reasons.
Beautifully scripted scenario, with rejection the ultimate sacrifice, but doubt love ever really existed – except in the mind of the poet.
an interesting interpretaion, Ken. Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on the poem
Haha reminds me of my 13th (and final) wedding anniversary
oh..that’s really sad…
Written with great skill 😀
Thank you, Land of Fun..Thanks for stopping by once again:)
I enjoyed that…
Thank you so much:)
you very clearly and cleanly projected the thought and motive behind… well done!
Thank you so much, Soumya..It is a different kind of write-up for me:)
Not so sure that she won… she has a long way to go.
she has won the argument for now..had the last word:) but lost in life, depending on how you view it..
I cannot blame the woman, except that she may not have supported her man’s efforts to succeed enough. The trouble with the wallet as the part of the man that is most attractive is that suddenly it can empty in today’s world, and there doesn’t seem to be anything else. Its hard to blame the woman though. I don’t at all. At least she made a decision. Better than regretting not making it, then blaming her husband subconsciously, and its all downhill from there.
You seem to have a very strong opinion on this..practical perhaps..Thank you so much!
Yes…I got carried away there! The poem set me off!
always look forward to your indepth views. It may be different from the expected in this write-up, but very happy to have it. A practical view point. and thank you always for taking the time:)
wow….melancholy…You just never know what started all this
usually write from a woman’s viewpoint..but for a change, wanted to try the male viewpoint with a specific topic of materialism and its importance..Thank you so much, David, for visiting once again and the comment.
Well…It just seemed so unchangeable…all planned…loved it
It is more like a story poem, as you’d say 🙂 Thank you so much, David
it was really wonderful way to define love but not true love perhaps…
not true love on her part..and thank you so much for stopping by.
It was not a concept of love at all… for me hehehe 🙂
It is certainly not..but he only understood it when he looked at her and heard her words..:)