But what was there to say? Only that there were tears. Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. Only that a hard honey-colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it. Only that they held each other close, long after it was over. Only that what they shared that night was not happiness, but hideous grief. Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much. . Arundhati Roy
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But what was there to say?Only that there were tears. Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. Only that a hard honey-colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it.

Only that they held each other close, long after it was over. Only that what they shared that night was not happiness, but hideous grief.Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved.

And how. And how much. "But what was there to say?Only that there were tears.

Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. Only that a hard honey-colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it.

Only that they held each other close, long after it was over. Only that what they shared that night was not happiness, but hideous grief."(Poet) is an example of an emotionally charged poem about love, with its heavy dose of sadness and deep sense of loss described in this quote from one poet's word to another poet's word as well as describing how two lovers lost each other. The full impact of the image would be far greater if one looked up the meaning of this quote in context, but since we are writing our own stories, we will use this quote as an example to show the power of emotion in storytelling and storytelling is storytelling with emotion!

Source: The God Of Small Things

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