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The River And The Sea
#TheUnrequitedLove

Note:- Earlier I couldn't mention the symbolism of my poem. Here, the narrator compares himself/herself to a river. We all know that no matter how much a river flourishes own its own, no matter how sweet its water is, no matter how much it tries, a river loses itself and mixes into the sea in the end, so the poem connects this phenomenon with unrequited love.

I.
The shore seems quiet tonight.
Tonight, there is a lack of the light which the moon emanates.
Tonight all that can be heard is the resonant voice of the thunder.
There is dissonance in the music of the waves.

II.
To form a conclusion is what the wise will do.
The skies above will bring a storm tonight.
Drops of rain shall pour down on the sea.
While the shore shall witness the fury of the sea upon being disturbed by the clouds.

III.
My train of thoughts runs swiftly.
While the rain pours down gently, no one holds it, it is free.
But do you believe? Even though it may seem like a thought of nowhere.
That somewhere, mixed among the bleary sway of the trees, the sigh of the wind and the...