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LandEscapes | 2020 Edition | Poetry

Editor’s Choice Award

Love Is Not All It Is, Not Meat Nor Drink

by John Roach

What is this hate that fills our hearts before Love?

To carry our pain and burdens till the end it Is;

And till the end of days, of what we act and what is Not-

Where to go when friends have long passed and void of All?

What is this love that eludes us, left to wander through It?

To say and think and wait and bleed, our lives this Is;

Our war with all our battle scars, to surrender soon or Not-

We hunger for more in friends and lovers, but not for Meat-

And crave for new adventures to make haste and not for Nor;

To live again till the end of days – in fountains of youth, we Drink.</p.

About the Author

John Roach is originally from Kennewick, Washington and has been writing poetry since the age of 15. He enjoys traveling, playing guitar, photography, and indie music. He has plans to travel internationally and learn everything about culture in Japan, the UK, France, the Philippines, and Australia. His life long goal is to write and publish a book in the fiction genre.

Editor’s Choice

“Love Is Not All It Is, Not Meat Nor Drink” is a poem that caught my eye from the moment I read it. It is beautifully written, filled with solemn imagery that flowed through the poem lyrically! The title is incredibly creative and, by having the title of the poem being the ends of each line, I believe that it added a raw, emotional meaning to the poem.

-LandEscapes Poetry Editor
Courtney Yoon

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