love and relationships
By Abbas Zaher
Introduction and analysis of
Poems (Part A)
Warmth of connection, elegance and beauty, passion, support and sacrifice. These are all vital elements needed for love. This anthology of poems is about the theme loving relationships. These poems allow the reader to explore the ways in which each relationship has a different overall emotion. From the thrill and passion described in “Electric Love” by Denis Glover to the overwhelming care and nurturing in “Bridge over troubled water” by Paul Simon. Readers gain an enhanced perspective of how strong bonds between one another are dominated by an overall different love.
This is demonstrated in the poem ‘Tidal Wave’ by Stacy Lynn Stiles. This poem shows a mothers affectionate care and love towards raising her daughter and that she is proud of the girl that she has become. A measure of the mothers’ compassion towards her daughter is exemplified in the quote “While I held you close to me singing your favourite rhyme … Lips pressed upon sweet innocence your cries I did console”. This blend of peaceful, passionate imagery and rich metaphor conveys the degree of love the mother feels for her child. The ‘Lips pressed upon sweet innocence your cries I did console’ evokes a sense of the mothers care and affection that no one could break between them. Similarly “These crashing violent riptides will soon turn a peaceful wave. Knowing the life I gave you, is the life in me which you did save” reveals how gratified and thankful she is. The exquisite connotative language ‘crashing violent riptides will soon turn a peaceful wave’ demonstrates that all the hard work the mother put in is over, ‘Knowing the life I gave you, is the life in me which you did save’ shows that it has all paid off. Overall the mother has a sublime amount of love for her child and is devoted and extremely proud of her daughter.
The poem “Tonight the phone” by Lisa Freinkel is a valued poem because it clearly
Introduction and analysis of
Poems (Part A)
Warmth of connection, elegance and beauty, passion, support and sacrifice. These are all vital elements needed for love. This anthology of poems is about the theme loving relationships. These poems allow the reader to explore the ways in which each relationship has a different overall emotion. From the thrill and passion described in “Electric Love” by Denis Glover to the overwhelming care and nurturing in “Bridge over troubled water” by Paul Simon. Readers gain an enhanced perspective of how strong bonds between one another are dominated by an overall different love.
This is demonstrated in the poem ‘Tidal Wave’ by Stacy Lynn Stiles. This poem shows a mothers affectionate care and love towards raising her daughter and that she is proud of the girl that she has become. A measure of the mothers’ compassion towards her daughter is exemplified in the quote “While I held you close to me singing your favourite rhyme … Lips pressed upon sweet innocence your cries I did console”. This blend of peaceful, passionate imagery and rich metaphor conveys the degree of love the mother feels for her child. The ‘Lips pressed upon sweet innocence your cries I did console’ evokes a sense of the mothers care and affection that no one could break between them. Similarly “These crashing violent riptides will soon turn a peaceful wave. Knowing the life I gave you, is the life in me which you did save” reveals how gratified and thankful she is. The exquisite connotative language ‘crashing violent riptides will soon turn a peaceful wave’ demonstrates that all the hard work the mother put in is over, ‘Knowing the life I gave you, is the life in me which you did save’ shows that it has all paid off. Overall the mother has a sublime amount of love for her child and is devoted and extremely proud of her daughter.
The poem “Tonight the phone” by Lisa Freinkel is a valued poem because it clearly