LOVE
Nothing kills like love
It cures like a blossom
pills
Falcate tool of the Niger
Love is powerful
The presidency of Loyalty
The ecstasy of wisdom
The container of mercy
And the fanatic of power
Love is good but can kill
Love is jealous but
zealous in mind
It is the blessing of Joy
The memory of Kings
The sparrow of morning
star
And the gentle breeze of
evening blues
I feel the presence of its
kind gestures
In the pleasant Island of
mercy
Love is cool
Love is bloom
It is now
And never later
It can last
When honest is plain
But disastrous
When dishonesty is jack
I feel your presence
Oh! Love!
It is now
And not later
Written
by: Onyia Emeka Harford
DESCRIPTION: This is four
lines ballad known as quatrain; the poem titled love is an expression of descriptive
qualities that qualifies this wonderful emotion. The mood of the poet is an
attribute that brings out the colors of the poem.
From line 5-8 the poet describes love as the quality that commands
faithfulness and obedient from the victims. And also sees it as the centre of
happiness and the delight of knowledge. He also sees love as a vessel of
passion and compassion that makes people go crazy with power when self control
is not exercised.
From line 9-12 the poet personified the dangerous nature of
this quality, that though it is good, sometimes it can kill out of ignorant. The
poet also said that love is jealous by nature even as it is zealous in mind to
express itself. The poet also said that this wonderful nature is a gift from
God and the Nature of God who sent his only begotten son to die for our sins,
love can die for others to live. It can give rather than taking; this is why it
is a quality of every King. There is no powerful King that existed without
love. Even Jesus Christ King of kings has this nature in him.
From line 13-16 The
poet also uses the sparrow being a bird found in a cool environment as the descriptive
quality of love symbolizing it as the early morning star in the heaven which is
very visible, beautiful and cool in looks. It also said that love is cool and
calm, identifying it as the gentle breeze that comes in the evening hours when
in the west African Zone like Nigeria towards 17.00 to 18.00 GTM. The poet said that he feels the presence
of its kind waves, describing its waves as coming from pleasant Island filled
with mercy and truth.
From line 17-20 still on the description the poet sees love as a cool
atmosphere and environment surrounded with flowers where one can exercise it
with passion and non stress.
From line 21-24 According to the poet love can endure when the victims
are honest to each other but cannot endure when dishonest set in. this is very disastrous
in many cases which lead to divorce for relationships.
From line 25-28 the poet expressed
his feeling of love in his atmosphere
WRITER/PUBLISHER: ONYIA EMEKA HARFORD
CONTACT: +2348186388641
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