Eagle

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I've learned to fly like an eagle,
In this vast nothingnes,
Fly a million days,
In light and shade,
Until I need more oxygen.

I've flown across the major seas
And swallowed the ocean whole,
And if you come and fly with me,
You'll see as I see.

I see the rolling valleys
And each pebble in the rivers,
I see the sandy beaches
And each leaf on the trees,
I am an eagle,
Free as can be.

I am an eagle,
I fly so high,
My wingspan takes up,
All of the sky,
If you want to see the world,
Follow me into a whirl.

I'm an eagle,
Strong and flawless,
Making my presence known,
With every height,
Anyone's ever known.

Come fly with me,
Come fly to my home,
High above a place,
That's never been shown.

Come be free,
Come be an eagle,
In this vast nothingness,
You can,
Fly a million days,
In light and in shade.
I Know I Can Wish Upon A Star But My Past Is My Past, And That Includes Last Night And Yesterday.




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I liked this poem, but I noticed a lot of structural stuff you might want to look at. I feel like there should be a rhyme scheme. It feels like there almost is sometimes, but it just never happens, and I think it would be good for this piece. You repeated a lot, but not enough for it to be purposeful... if that makes sense. You would start two lines with the same word, then another two with a diffrent one. It just seemed off. I liked the imagrey you used though, and the metaphor and similie. Over all it was a nice piece, but not fantastic in my book.
Good job!
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And if you come and fly with me,
You'll see as I see.

You'll see as I see felt off to me. It didn't fit with the stanza.
And each leaf on the trees,

I think you could do better on this line. One suggestion that came to mind is saying "on every tree", but just my opinion.
My wingspan takes up,
All of the sky,

No comma needed after up.
All of the sky,
If you want to see the world,

I think a period after sky would fit better.
Follow me into a whirl.
Kind of weirdly worded...
You can,
Fly a million days,

No comma after can.

Ok, so my overall review. Great job! I loved this poem and you did a good job describing the eagle and making me wish I could fly. Seriously, I've half a mind to grab an umbrella and jump off my roof. :D Anyway, keep writing, I really liked this.
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Hey WriteWriter,

Few corrections :

I've learned to fly like an eagle,
In this vast nothingnes,
nothingness

I've flown across the major seas comma
And swallowed the ocean whole period
If you come and fly with me,

I think if you said 'come to fly' it would sound better, but thats just me.

All of the skyperiod
If you want to see the worldNo comma needed


You need help with your grammar, but you have a cool poem here. Really work on the grammar. You don't need that many commas! Good job!

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I'm not sure if you intended it to rhyme or not. If you did intend for it to rhyme, you should go back and clean up your rhyming scheme. Also, you shouldn't use the same word for the end of two lines in the same stanza. That's kinda like cheating, if you meant to be rhyming. If you didn't, you should change the words that you do rhyme. The only spelling error I saw was in the first stanza, you spelled nothingness as nothingnes. Other than that, cudos on spelling. I like the poem a lot, and feel like you exibited the mood of it well. I felt that it kind of lacked a certain... something. The theme of flying like a bird, especially an eagle, is kind of an old theme. I just feel like you could use something a little original to spice it up. That's just me though, I might be missing something. It wouldn't be the first time I misjudged a poem. Good job though, great imagery.
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