Jun 252010
“Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.” ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American Author & Poet
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I’ll take my bitter
In the form of bitter herbs
Soothe me, treat me;
My distress, curb.
Chamomile, arugula, wormwood, mint.
Each a cure,
Sublimely sent.
In a drink, yes, I think
Bitter can be grand.
Salty gin, tonic, lime~
Never bland.
I’ll take my bitter with a little dash of sweet.
Combined with love and honey, a real treat.
Grapefruit, lemon, sour grape, wine.
Divine
But I won’t take your bitter, spewed and splattered all about.
If you so choose to live,
Then you
I’ll live without.
And love from a distance.
13 Responses to “Bitter Love”
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Very clever.
And bitterness, oh bitterness. Some people relish their self-made role as an “outsider” because it justifies all their bitterness and jealousy.
“Some people relish their self-made role as an ‘outsider’ because it justifies all their bitterness and jealousy.” Wise and concise, V. If they only knew that releasing the venom would free them to be happy.
Thanks for a great post and interesting comments. I found this post while looking for some song lyrics. Thanks for sharing this article.
“then you i live without”……i can relate to the poem….it’s beautiful
This is a lovely treat — I enjoyed reading and got to smile in the end :)
well capture of bitter love.
smiles.
Thanks for the fun.
That’s such an interesting angle. I happen to like my beer very bitter. Thanks for the poem, Kim.
Me? Bass Ale… divine! And Dirty Guera, the local brewery’s blond ale. NICE! Of course, truth be told, I AM a red wine kinda gal most of the time. And then there’s White Star champagne… Oh! Is it time for an intervention?
I loved this! Such a fine piece. Top notch. My Fav lines:
But I won’t take your bitter, spewed and splattered all about.
If you so choose to live,
Then you
I’ll live without.
And love from a distance.
Maybe you could add a final line: with large alimony check, at least from my POV :)
Great job,
Henry
Powerful words, well written
Bitter sweet poem. Better alone than linked with bitterness is so true. Good poem.
Iris
Thank you, Iris. Haven’t seen you here before. Happy you came by. I will check out your work as well.
I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for sharing.