Love poetry Edit 2.0 leah S., erthona,mercedes, none

[tectak]

I find that bereaved, and bereft are pretty much exactly the same... The anaphora is totally acceptable in this position, but I must ask, is it worth saying the same word in two different ways, or do you think something else would appease in this intrusion of common thought? It comes down to the yield of readers that sway one way or another... That is sort of a revelation, and I doubt there is getting around it no matter what words you write...

Hi stan,
Pretty much exactly...this worries me . That one can be bereft after bereavement is undoubtably true...and in that sense it is a fair catch. I only ask for acceptance of the anaphora because one can be bereft due to loss of many kinds...desertion, geographical seperation, mental illness, forced seperation (imprisonment, kidnap, parental override etc), none if which involve bereavement and ALL of which are topics of the lovelorn writer. "alone" stands alone...never had someone, cannot lose someone. Subtle, huh? I rest my case
Best,
tectak