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Re: April Showers
Love it, especially the final two lines. I like how you get close to cliche and then subvert it. My only quibble is: "You're only happy when we're fighting," which ...
Apr 16, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Sixteen Sustenance You wake when I do, even though you do not need to be up yet and last night is still spinning round in our heads and you've ...
Apr 16, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Fifteen Process *submitting*
Apr 15, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Fourteen Scarf Making Knitknit. No purl. Growing rainbow frills, unicorn tail, flying up as you smile, then make it dance before me. "Look!" And I oooooh and you tell ...
Apr 12, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Thirteen Cherry Blossoms Murmur something. Barely started, powered into mankai at the mercy of erratic rain, blown, snowing pink - helpless candy-floss, no stick. You should be white, resigned ...
Apr 11, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Twelve Blue Poppy Unhybrid you, just yourself, yourself, painting my irises - my eyes are still green green green like a witch's, like spiked leaves which frame you and ...
Apr 10, 2011 -
Re: April Showers
Hey Kit, I enjoyed this, especially the last stanza. It flows nicely, and the imagery works well. I especially enjoyed: "There's other smells like cinnomon melting into toast. You're in ...
Apr 10, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Thanks Kit. Poem Eleven Incy Wincy And down. One seven-legged spider lying upside-down in the corner with the clutter of notebooks and disks, old mouse-pads and pens which build up ...
Apr 9, 2011 -
Re: April Showers
This is odd and twisted and I really enjoyed it. Interesting imagery, good flow. I'd change "and a vacant stare on her calcified face" because it's too formal for the ...
Apr 7, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Ten Orchids Orchid One : Dead, petalless leafless, one barren branch with a few brittle twigs, colour lost, pot generic. Orchid Two : Turned to mulch in thick spring ...
Apr 7, 2011 -
Re: biros in a half-shell
April Sixth This flows perfectly and your imagery and language are beautiful as always. I especially enjoyed the change of tone in the last two lines and: "then you may ...
Apr 6, 2011 -
Re: nine lives & the lottery of dreams
6.5 I really enjoyed this, especially "skyblue eyes" and the last two lines. I'm unsure about "at the sun" - I think it's a little unclear. Maybe "to the sun"? ...
Apr 6, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Nine Lanterns Your embrace ensures I do not splinter when the fist comes down on my jigsaw form, when each day is tinged with silver winter, when I reside ...
Apr 6, 2011 -
Re: Jasmine's Attempts to Coax Poetry Back to Her
Poem Eight Tanaga When When the stars are all sleeping, and each grey cloud weeping, no rewards fit for reaping, remember - love is keeping.
Apr 6, 2011 -
Re: nine lives & the lottery of dreams
Hi, I enjoyed this. It flows nicely and I thought "through the tattered tapestry of yesterday's storm". I'd change "child's innocence" because it's a little predictable, and if I'm being ...
Apr 5, 2011
