My felix, my fortune

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Whilst taking part
of this journey
we conquer places
where awry actions
untie our laces;

“Cradling up to that fierce stream
pulling us down asunder.
Misperceiving rocks for lifeguards,
obtaining memories regarding scars.”

We assault against
those who untied.
Discharging furies,
delivering more
augmented injuries;

“Surrendering to the water’s force
knowing power will bring us safety.
Delivering answers to the unknown
after our inner fidelity has grown.”

Through words
I rely on these actions
achieving history
yet skipping the present.

Because of my fortune
I never experienced
this spoken segment.
Last edited by Chandni on Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I should not keep on, I'll just creep on creepin'on.




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Overall I enjoyed this and felt that it was well written. For the first stanza, I'd suggest saying "in this journey" instead of "of". Maybe try "partaking in this journey" instead. I'm sorry, but I have absolutely no reason for this!
The first stanza is very good, and I like the laces metaphor.
I don't understand the signifigance of the quotation marks, so I'd eitehr clarify this, or scrap them, preferably the latter.
I think that the second stanza is a little too wordy. If it were to stay, I'd omit the word "down", and change "misperceiving" to something shorter and more straight forward. I'd also change "regarding" to "of" as this line is too long and flowery.
The next stanza was fine, as were the next three. I wouldn't capitalise the "f" in "fortune", unless you were to omit "my" as otherwise there is no need to personify it.
It was a good write, and an enjoyable read, which just needs a bit of extra polish.
"Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise."
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I liked it!

Par the norm, I can only grasp and slightly clutch at the meaning ^_~ But in any case, it was beautifully written, and I could also visualize and imagine things, which is grand, because I don't always get that from your poetry.

Again, par the norm, I'm not sure what else to say. You rhyme in some places, so I'm not sure you have a scheme, exactly. I like the rhymes, and they don't stand out so much that it's annoying, so I'm almost half tempted not to complain about that. In any case: if you're going to rhyme, rhyme throughout. But--ah--I think you survive. So you are allowed to ignore the tip. ^_^
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I really like this poem. The description was really good and the ending was great. I have nothing to...critique actually. lol. It was awesome though. I liked the meaning of it all.

Keep it up!
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