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 | The Bridegroom  [E] My bridegrooms love for me  |
| (4.5)  A WDC Angel Army Review:The opening to this poem was so robotic, to the point and unfeeling. It felt like this was a woman who acts like a mail-order bride. "I am a bride. My bridegroom waits for me." These are statements that speak matter of factly and are important to the overall concept and theme of this poem. The reason there is no feeling in the depictions might give a reader doubt. If I had to wonder, it could go in two different ways: either this is an arranged marriage that is a part of this person's custom (or even mail order bride, who knows?), or it could be that this person doesn't feel complete until they give themselves over to someone like slavery, sorry to say. One other thing, being described as romance, inspirational and spiritual, it takes on a satirical vibe. Though, I do not believe that is what was intended. You just look at the simplicity of the depictions and about how this man who lacks description is going to be a provider. This poem describes things related to security and money which may equal happiness for a person who has been raised into a culture that would value this arrangement. We think of relationships as having a courtship with romance, and butterfly moments that leads to ultimate 'how do he pop the question?' type scenario to begin the fairytale. This is down to earth, and way more practical, yet still deserving of appreciation by readers who understand these fantasies cannot deliver on the intrinsic nature of marriage. And yet, she 'burns with desire' for him and he for her. Their's is not some made up fairytale but this intense joy to be starting a life together. Very organic and real. I would not knock this poem on its style or approach to poetic beauty, but for yielding something old world, and rarely valued anymore as love. For what it's worth. Sometimes, you have to appreciate the content and not the way it's constructed. Brian    My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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