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Re: Depression
Hi, The tones here are great, they really complement the piece. "And be ashamed of this daughter of mine" is great. I'd add more specific imagery to the third stanza ...
Jun 30, 2010 -
Re: Taps
Hi, I loved loved loved this! It is haunting and beautiful, your imagery is great, I love the alliteration and it flows perfectly. I especially loved the first three and ...
Jun 30, 2010 -
Re: Raindrop Race
Hi, I love the final stanza. The imagery is great and it flows very nicely, and I enjoyed your alliteration in the second stanza. I'd cut "silently" from the first ...
Jun 30, 2010 -
Re: Remembering You
Hi, I like your use of couplets here, it makes this very easy to read. I'd cut vague statements like "cold and full of hate"-instead, describe it in detail. What ...
Jun 29, 2010 -
Re: A dream for you.
Hi, I really like the idea behind this, and the layout works very nicely. I love the first two lines of stanzas two and three. I kept expecting this to ...
Jun 28, 2010 -
Re: Fifth Avenue
Hi, You express yourself beautifully. I absolutely adored "The weather; cruel and pretty". "Wind lifted and twisted its path" is really great. I'd change the last line of this stanza ...
Jun 23, 2010 -
Re: Shift
Hi, This has a great energy to it, and I really love; "Fresh cut grass is all around, spectacular greens. Can you smell it, too? Oh, how I want to ...
Jun 23, 2010 -
Re: Cryptic state
Hi, The first two lines are really great. They drew me in and flow very well. I'd change; "I watched the rattle tap lighly on the ground (should be "lightly") ...
Jun 23, 2010 -
Re: Thoughts
Hi, This is really lovely. It flows nicely and the pattern works well. I loved; "I think about the things, bad things that go wrong. But I refuse to dream ...
Jun 21, 2010 -
Re: Confused
Hi, This flows really nicely but I think you're being restricted by the rhyme, for example; "It all flows like ribbons and bows. But there’s a catch in the seam; ...
Jun 21, 2010 -
Re: Tears at the Breakfast Table
Hi, I really enjoyed this. "He had not tasted anything like, the rough, dry toast" and "His broken heart as messy as the scrambled eggs before him" are brilliant lines. ...
Jun 20, 2010 -
Re: Rather now then never.
Hi, Welcome to YWS! I hope you like it here. This flows nicely, and the repetition of the "er" sound at the end is very effective, suggesting that it is ...
Jun 19, 2010 -
Re: Die To Forget
Hi, Welcome to YWS! I hope you like it here. The first two lines really drew me in. The emotion comes across very powerfully. I'd change the second two as ...
Jun 18, 2010 -
Re: light up
Hi, This was nice and uplifting. I think the repetition of "up" helped build the whole motivational tone up. I'd say "There are" at the beginning as it sounds more ...
Jun 18, 2010 -
Re: We
Hi, I love the rhythm of this piece. The form is great and the tone works well here. I'd take another look at stanzas four, six and seven as the ...
Jun 17, 2010
