The Art Of Love - Ovid

[Every Lover’s On Active Service]:

           This poem intrigued me because it made me think about what love was like back in times of war. Love would’ve had to be so much stronger; it was the only thing soldiers had to look forward to. I thought it was cute their lovers became such inspiration for them to deal with cold winds, storms, and being in the night evading enemies. It connected love and war by saying “Love, like war, is a toss-up. The defeated can recover, while some you might think invincible collapse; so if you’ve got love written off as an easy option you’d better think twice. Love call for guts and initiative.” (pg. 295) That statement is amazing and so extremely true. When you lose in the game called love you feel like you want to die, but you eventually recover with time. Love is hard, that’s why so many couples end in divorce but like Ovid mentions earlier in the poem, it is worth it because nothing inspires you more.

[A Second Batch of Verses by That Naughty Provincial Poet]:

          This batch of verses was amazing because it was ironically true. Men all the time think that by showing off their muscles, nice things, or money that they will win a girls heart when in reality soft words are that is needed. “Soft words remove harsh door-chains. There’s magic in poetry, its power can pull down the bloody moon, turn back the sun, make serpents burst asunder or rivers flow upstream.” (pg. 295) I loved these verses because it talks about how cold and shut down women can be with all their emotions and self-confidence issues but how simple it is to break down their walls with warm words and true emotion.