A Tribute to the Lost

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The lights pulse in purples and blues
As the speakers shake with sound
And bodies mingle " moving to the rhythm
Of their stories " feet no longer on the ground

With their hands in the air and worries lifted,
They dance away the final hours of night
Glass shards scatter across the floor,
A reminder of the ongoing fight

At last, their souls flutter into the dark
Carried into the wind with broken wings
Leaving nothing behind but the shattered dreams
Of those who once were the city’s kings
Last edited by livelifegreater on Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.




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I really enjoyed this. It was short, yes, but it was still beautiful. Keep up the good work. ^^
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Hi!

Sorry to nag, but I think it might have been a good idea to do a review first before you post your work!

Anyways, I really loved the creative ideas, and it actually flowed really well.

The lights pulse in purples and blues
As the speakers shake with sound


I especially loved the description here! It really lets the reader see!

I don't really understand why you put parentheses here:

And bodies mingle " moving to the rhythm
Of their stories " feet no longer on the ground


It doesn't make sense to me, at least. Although it was beautiful, I didn't understand the last stanza or what happened in the second one either. There is no explanation. Perhaps that was on purpose, but I'm not sure.

Otherwise, I enjoyed it and you should keep writing poetry (and do a couple reviews too!)

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This was pretty great. Your last lines were strong and stuck in just the right way. Good closing lines always seem to do the job in carrying the direction of your poem. So for this I appreciate your work. :) But there is some need for improvement. Some of this was a tad choppy sounding. Not entirely, but something was a tad off with the flow. Maybe you could try rereading and see where the problem is? You can do it. :) Good luck!
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Hello there. I am here for the review. So lets straight away get down to the review.

The lights pulse in purples and blues
As the speakers shake with sound shake with sound? Does not sound quite good. Rewording it could help. Try out your imagery skills here.
And bodies mingle " moving to the rhythm And bodies unite. This sounds a bit better.
Of their stories " feet no longer on the ground

With their hands in the air and worries lifted, Work on this. Try finding a better word.
They dance away the final hours of night
Glass shards scatter across the floor,
A reminder of the ongoing fight Now this is drastic!!

At last, their souls flutter into the dark At last, their souls flutter into darkness
Carried into the wind with broken wings carried by the wind with broken wings. Wind and winds sound similar so it reads a bit awkward.
Leaving nothing behind but the shattered dreams
Of those who once were the city’s kings city's kings? Was this done just for rhyming wings with kings?


It was a good piece but it could use some editing. I could not understand some parts but i think its just because i am a bit sleepy. xD But all in all it was a nice poem. And yes, one more thing. You need not CAPITALIZE all the first words of a line and also keep the punctuations in mind.
Keep writing. :)
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