Good work. I find the quote to be the beginning, or ending, of a love poem. was the intention? Was it derived from a previous writing? Regardless of the genre I feel that it is very powerful. Thanks for sharing.

Good work. I find the quote very evocative in that there is much more presence to it beyond the overt theme it is proposing. What aids in creating the underlying substance is the the line "waiting helplessly to be collected and loved anew" because it conjures the idea that love is not a definite, or guaranteed, state of mind, feeling, or ideal, in one's personal life but as the metaphor states it as random as coming across a treasure in the sand. Profound, thanks for sharing.

There are several versions of this quote that all revolve around the similar theme, typically 'love' is replaced with marriage, but all seem to try to explain what it is. The peculiar one I'm familiar is "Marriage is accepting one's flaws." Regardless of the term used, each deviation takes on a presence of their own. Thanks for sharing.

Good work. The quote is very profound and enlightening to one's character. However, presenting the quote in three separate lines hinders the flow of it since the reader will naturally take a brief pause as the eyes relocate to the next line. It is a much better read if it were continuous. Also, always proof reading your writing since there is a grammatical error in the first line. Thanks for sharing.

Good work. I find the quote to be universal in that it can be applied to a wide range of situations. For every approval there will always be opposition. The use of rebuke is very powerful and a great selection of a verb to portray disapproval. It is sharp and very direct. Thanks for sharing.

Good work. The lone criticism is that it is not a quote, it is a very engaging poem.

Good work. Unfortunately I don't have a first hand account in light that I'm not dead, nor would know where to begin to finding what a death entails, but I fully agree with what the quote is conveying, as well as the statement that is written in the preface. My assumption's that when one passes away they are stripped of empathy, of feeling, and is able to be truly tolerable of all. I also sensed a hint of black humor in that one must be tolerable of being enclosed in a casket and buried. I wa...

Good work. I sense a hint of pessimism in the quote in that it is conveying that society is a force that controls those who are not free to think for themselves. I fully agree with this ideal because social convention is very much instilled on the American culture (I use American because I live in the States and is the only culture I've known since a child) and it makes it easier for one to succumb to it if one is dead behind the eyes. They simply go with what they are told because their mind...

Good work. The quote is universal and mirrors the cliche saying of 'Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.' Thanks for sharing.

Good work. Regardless if the written text's from a book or as a stand alone piece it is very powerful. Unfortunately, and I fully respect your position on the quote, it easily carries the stigma that is breeding on our world today. It is much more potent if one were to associate it with politics/government. With peace comes hostility. Thanks for sharing.