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Re: The Life not Lived
Hi, This flows nicely. I love; "you can pull the blanket tighter, but this is the kind of cold that doesn’t really go away." I'd change; "looking outside, you feel ...
Dec 6, 2009 -
Re: A Sound of the Wind
Hi, Welcome to YWS!I hope you like it here. I really enjoyed this. It's a lovely idea, and it's laid out very well and moves nicely from beginning to end.You ...
Dec 5, 2009 -
Re: Vulnerable
Hi Kat, Welcome to Yws! I hope you like it here. This was to the point, which was good. The first thing I noticed about this was the font-I felt ...
Nov 27, 2009 -
Re: You.
Hi, Welcome to YWS! I hope you like it here. This progresses nicely. There is a clear beginning, middle and end, and the rhythm is consistent and effective. Rather than ...
Nov 27, 2009 -
Re: Happiness
Hi Ash, First I'm going to talk about what you have here, and then I'm going to make suggestions for a possible rewrite. I think this flows nicely, and I ...
Nov 27, 2009 -
Re: Wonders
Hi, Welcome to YWS! I hope you're enjoying it. :) Personally I think that the philosophical nature of this makes it read more like a journal entry than a poem-which ...
Nov 26, 2009 -
Re: A Love Between Distances
Hi, Welcome to YWS! This is an interesting piece and I like your use of rhyming couplets. I'd add more punctuation. It can help if you read your poems aloud ...
Nov 26, 2009 -
Re: Curse the Devil, Says the Fool
Hi, This flows nicely and is interesting. It reminds me of "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" (which is a great book!). I'd cut the repetition because I think that the ...
Nov 26, 2009 -
Re: Her Happiness
Hi Kat, Welcome to Yws! First I'm going to look at what you have here and then I'll go on to tips for a possible rewrite. The first thing that ...
Nov 26, 2009 -
Re: Birthing Complications
Yay! Ahem. Hi Kit.I enjoyed this, as usual, nice and fresh. The beginning is great, very interesting, really drew me in. I'd suggest a question mark after "hole", or else ...
Oct 24, 2009 -
Re: This Old World of Ours...
Hi, I think you have an interesting idea here. I'm really interested in your mention of the kestrel and the rabbit. I'd make that the poem instead of what follows, ...
Oct 20, 2009 -
Re: Sonnet- Life.
Hi, I really enjoyed this. You manage the form really well. I love the imagery of the leaf falling. I think you're right that the last line of the first ...
Oct 20, 2009 -
Re: i can't be who im not
Hi, I'm Jas. Welcome to YWS! I love the bubble image, it's vivid and works very effectively. I'd change the title to; "I Can't Be Who I'm Not", or to ...
Oct 15, 2009 -
Re: Calling All Heroes
Hi, I'm Jas and I'll be your reviewer this evening. I'm going to do this in two sections; the first will address what you have here, and the second will ...
Oct 13, 2009 -
Re: Lemongrass
Hi Penguin, I really like this, Your imagery is vivid and interesting and I love how "cooling" and "decay" work together. I love; "and I wonder why she doesn’t fit." ...
Oct 2, 2009
