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Re: Life is Like Playdough
"Life is like a box of chocolates." "Life is like a roller coaster." Look, life can be like anything. My friend and I once played a game where we related ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: she cared when no one else did.....
This came off as awfully tell-y and not show-y. Instead of saying, "Kara is jealous," or something, give me some actions or thoughts that show me she's jealous. The reader ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: Sweet Emptiness
I second Clau. This sounds like a Hallmark card and that is not a good thing. It was well-written and well-structured, yes, but it failed to bring me in. I ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: One from the vaults
I have absolutely no idea what to make of this. You described it as "abstract poetry" and that seems to be an accurate description. Though I couldn't take much away ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: Left/Grasshopper Drive
I'll second the other two with a HURRAH, LOVELY IMAGERY. I could practically feel the sun on the back of my neck. It made me think of when I used ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: Undefinition
This entire poem is sexual reference. Instead of explaining your poem in a response, try putting it actually in the poem. I have no idea how this is about sex. ...
Feb 4, 2007 -
Re: Gone...
I really liked the rhyme here. It was very un-forced and enjoyable. I say take out the ellipses, first of all. Putting them in either makes the piece sound drifty ...
Feb 3, 2007 -
Re: The Soldier's Essentials (title pending)
*eye twitches* I'm amazed I got through this. All the tabs and spaces...unnh, I couldn't handle it. These mostly seemed to be rambling phrases that didn't really...go anywhere. Some of ...
Feb 3, 2007 -
Re: Untitled
Haha, very enjoyable. The rhythm is catchy! I loved that beginning, just adored it. Will the wall, To fell a fool, And miss the catch For the school The rhythm ...
Feb 1, 2007 -
Re: How Can You Love Him?
Actually, I wrote this poem about my sister. I have never really hated anyone until now. My sister's boyfriend had two daughters with two different mothers while he was still ...
Feb 1, 2007 -
Re: Lonely Bride
Intriguing. I liked that this wasn't one of those "I love you, but you don't love me *list of emotions*" poems. That said, some parts were cliche and trite. I ...
Feb 1, 2007 -
Re: heart brake
First of all, title: "Heart Brake "? Do you mean "Heart Break" or is it meant to show that your heart was physically stopped? I make the same spelling error ...
Feb 1, 2007 -
Re: Atom
Hmm. No, chemistry does not equal astronomy. While this was well-constructed and unique, I felt that it was cluttered up with too many scientific references to flow as nicely as ...
Feb 1, 2007 -
Re: waves are lions
Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling take two seconds, and the poem's lack of them is highly distracting to the reader. Try getting those in next time. It's a cute idea, but ...
Jan 31, 2007 -
Re: poem
Do all those things that bonafide says if you want to keep this poem; her suggestions were excellent. You certainly had capitalization and punctuation mistakes, but those are easily fixed ...
Jan 30, 2007
