i am looking for a poem that ends "...and the dog of my heart did not bark."
it was a man talking about how he met a lot of women, and the alarm in his heart always went off; but when he met the right one he didn't even see it coming. please email me if you know anything about it!!!! prplehairpunk@aol.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/2022 02:56PM by StephenFryer.

Maybe this one?



Love Without Love
by: Luis Llorens Torres

I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams,
I never once dreamed of you.
I looked down paths that traveled from afar,
but it was never you I expected.
Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul
in quick, lofty flight,
and how beautiful you seem way up there, far
from my always idiot heart.
Love me that way, flying o'er everything.
And, like the bird on its branches, land in my arms
only to rest,
then fly off again.
Be not like the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire.
When you climb up my mansion,
enter so lightly, that as you enter
the dog of my heart will not bark.


found at [www.students.juniata.edu]
with no info about the author

LUIS LLORENS TORRES
(1876-1944)

Luis Lloréns Torres was born in Collores in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico on May 14, 1876. A multi-talented gentleman, Luis studied in Spain and became a lawyer by profession but also dwelled into politics and drama as a writer. His work is nationalistic and is known as "criollismo," because it tells of customs and traditions of the island. Lloréns Torres founded La Revista de las Antillas, a literary publication in 1913. His books include Al Pie de la Alhambra, Sonetos Sinfónicos, Voces de la Campana Mayor and Alturas de America. His "décimas" are works not only of art but of love. Lloréns died in San Juan on June 16, 1944.



Stephen

And apparently a Sherlock Holmes fan--

Inspector Gregory: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?
Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime."
Inspector Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the nighttime."
Holmes: "That was the curious incident."
--Silver Blaze (Arthur Conan Doyle)

pam

>the dog of my heart will not bark.

Gak. Worst metaphor I have seen lately. Prolly loses something in the translation.

I need to know the theme for "Love without Love"
and what does this line mean... "Be not the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire." ?? Please reply back asap if u know any of it...thx

Maggie, the theme is subject to interpretation, but one possible way of reading it might call the subject: "Unexpected love."


>Be not like the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire.

The line above probably speaks to the prospective lover and asks her to go slowly and not overwhelm the narrator with passion.

In other words the author is saying "let's get to know each other first".


Les

>Be not like the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire.

could it be possible she speaks of the ones who burn her in the process of telling her they love her? the trials and tribulations of love?

I agree with Code Red - more 'Love without Risk' ,in fact. The narrator only wants the good, easy bits.

Sir Elton has something to say ...

I Want Love
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

I want love, but it's impossible
A man like me, so irresponsible
A man like me is dead in places
Other men feel liberated

I can't love, shot full of holes
Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don't feel nothing, just old scars
Toughening up around my heart

But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
I want a love, that don't mean a thing
That's the love I want, I want love

I want love on my own terms
After everything I've ever learned
Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh man I've seen so much traffic

So bring it on, I've been bruised
Don't give me love that's clean and smooth
I'm ready for the rougher stuff
No sweet romance, I've had enough

Be not like the romantic ones who, in love, set me on fire.

I think what Torres means by this line is that her previous lovers have left her leaving a fire burning within her heart. She is telling this person that if his love for her is true he will not do as the rest have. If he is unlike the others his love for her is true and is not just a "romantic one"