Craving Love

Anuruk Suriyaarachchi 2003 (Sri Lanka)



Locked is the fruitful land by the firing sword.
Is Havilah the land where my grandeur stands?
It's neither bdellium nor onyx stones have
Made up my shining rib bright in pure gold

Under the shade by the river Pishon we shall be
Tasting Nelli fruit from the tree that was at the center
O darling, let's stop playing hide and seek
I'm very tired of chasing, chasing after you

I ain't the false grandma sleeping for you.
I ain't the monster under the bed to gobble
Never made a hutch to keep you tied in
It's your tender lover dreaming about you

Drank all the wine, and no more in the chalice
It's top of the world but only for a one-night stand
Please, be the healing pill to cure me sooner
Please say not 'NO' to my craving romance

About this poem

This is a poem about a male lover who craves for the love of the woman that he has fallen in love with. He expresses the hard nature of life, what his treasure is apart from what costs most with aid of the story of Adam and Eva(Genesis 2-3). 'Nelli' here, represents the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. He also states that he's not a sort of an abuser or anyone who's a cripple denoting that he's not the False Grandma mentioned in both 'False Grandma'(Italian Folk Story) and 'Little Red Riding Hood and so on.  

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on September 03, 2022

Submitted by anuruk.suriyaarachchi on October 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

46 sec read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXB BXXB XXAX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 734
Words 147
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Discuss the poem Craving Love with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Craving Love" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/142588/craving-love>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    20
    hours
    42
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "Ozymandias"?
    A Rudyard Kipling
    B Rainer Maria Rilke
    C William Wordsworth
    D Percy Bysshe Shelley