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| Poetry Poems, Haiku & Tanka etc. |
07-31-2007, 04:33 PM
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THE WELL
removed
Last edited by apple : 08-21-2007 at 02:38 PM.
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07-31-2007, 05:56 PM
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Overall, I enjoyed this poem. I'll do a thorough critique later but on first impressions, I enjoyed it. The theme and tone emanated in a visual and evocative fashion, so much so that I "felt" and connected with the poem, which is a big plus.
Like I said, there are a few things I'd alter, but I'll proceed with that tomorrow morning.
Good.
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07-31-2007, 07:57 PM
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I enjoyed this too
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07-31-2007, 09:41 PM
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full of detailed images, very visual poem, good work
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four weightless poplars
planted in vertigo'
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07-31-2007, 10:22 PM
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I liked this one also apple. Well done.
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08-01-2007, 05:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by apple
Dark escaped light.
Shadows caught in bleak armies
leaped edge to sky This caught my eye. I don't understand it's use? I understand the imagery, add a word between Leaped and Edge.
and pinned pieces of the sun Get rid of "And"
against the distant hills.Good Imagery.
It was here,
where tribes deserted long ago,
dipped into the earth’s soul,
the moon forgot to shine
across the gape. Gape is an annoying and depressing word I think, replace with a more vivid image that captures the essence of the previous lines.
A coyote fell through,
broke its bones and sank midway
in muddy stench.
Four days, five nights howled
inside a hole,
to last,
below a star’s eye. Nice.
Magic worms
from a moments pocket
appeared , to weave
and eat the soft parts,
gather phosphorescence,
then blink out.
Shadow railed downward.
Soft flutter, the crow
with its eye cocked, pulled seed
from the ragweed,
while skull and claw moored
against the heart
of an irresponsible moon.
They were just the few things that irritated me but there not major. Still good work. Keep writing.
Triq
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08-01-2007, 03:51 PM
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Thank you for reading my poem and for your comments. I'm glad you liked it. Triq, I think I may change the word "gape" to "tear". It might work.
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08-01-2007, 04:32 PM
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Across the "Tear", is a tear a physical landscape because an actual tear or ( Tearing a piece of paper) ways of it wouldn't work?
Triq
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08-01-2007, 05:28 PM
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I'm thinking of it as a tear (something torn) a crevice, a hole in the land. A place where something can fall metaphorically, physically as well as poetically.
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08-15-2007, 08:50 PM
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great use of images, apple and your delivery was right on the mark...very nice work!
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08-16-2007, 08:27 AM
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from MAGIC i Lost the plot on that one but I really liked:
Four days, five nights howled
inside a hole,
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