Love comes in many shades

[Biggus]

Love comes in many shades
Ranged as on a colour chart
From “like” to “can’t live without”
Some love knows only sunlight
Others inhabit the dark places
Some are shallow and superficial
Others deep and intensive
Love can simply be physical
Or a mere infatuation
It can be companionable, platonic
Or purely spiritual
Love is both simple and complex.
Often at the same time
It can be of the moment
Or woven through the fabric of your life
It can be merely a veneer
Or layered in strata
But the simple truth is that love
Is the glue that holds the universe together

[NisreenS]

Dear Biggus,I feel that the language of this piece is obviously direct as if it were an essay on love . One can find statements describing different kinds and degrees of love. Although there are many good metaphors, the way they are presented make them less effective. you can concentrate on one kind of love_ the one that live in darkness for example_I think that would give you a better chance to develop an effective poem even if short. I don't know if my opinion is right or not. I wish yuo good luck.

[Hawkman]

As a reflection on the nature of love I find this quite effective, its simplicity is its charm -
Thanks

H

[Biggus]

Thanks both