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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: My -Unknown- Friend?

    This seems very apathetic. By the end, there should be some kind of emotional conclusion about why it's important that the second person won't look back at the first person ...

    Jul 4, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: War

    At first glance, this appears to be a collection of sentence fragment, especially since there are often words missing in them. If you'd like me to go through this more ...

    Jul 4, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: What to write?

    I really like the idea of this poem, the whole "How do you write a whole poem? BAM! There it is!" ^_^ To that extent, this poem works very well. ...

    Jun 28, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Boxes

    Aloha, Kalliope! Yay NaPo poems! Right now, it seems a little disjointed, given the linebreaks. here's a suggestion for rearranging: Last night I slammed the door behind me. Now it ...

    Jun 27, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: To the Cliffs

    This reminded me a lot of Poe's Anabell Lee ^_^ It had the same kind of sad inevitability to it, and inverted repetition and rhythm. It was cool. I was ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Poem For Hot Days

    First, as to your questions ^_^ Yes, holey is a word, meaning that something is full of holes, as you said. Though, even if it wasn't a word, you used ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Missa Nautica (For Cal's Contest)

    I love reading what you write, Sam. Enough said ^_^ Part One: I like how we're just thrown right into the story and it's so chock-full of images. It's very ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Short Story » Fantasy, General Re: The Lunar Cast

    It has been a dreadful night. The images floated back into her mind. The Lunar Cast brought the joy of harvest. But along with it, The Night Creature. No man ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Lies (rewritten)

    Ciao, OE! I'd forgotten that I'd commented already, lol. But I think you've changed it since then? You have a few different images: lies slip, truth tastes, lies pile, there's ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Orange Peel and Apple Pips

    I really like the first two lines; they just fit together so well. Additionally, this just became my favourite example of a rhyming poem ^_^ We're living on remains of ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Arisen

    Hi Nolan; welcome to YWS! This poem covers a rather tricky subject. Because of the subject matter, I've bumped the rating to PG-13. Now, let's look at a few things ...

    Jun 26, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Intuition Part 1

    Melody Lowe took a bite from her chocolate bar, looked out of her car window and, to her dismay, saw very little. There were a few scraggly trees, several shrubs ...

    Jun 7, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Hive Mind, Own Will

    First of all, 3-Damentional, thank you for properly rating this ^_^ Yes, it's especially crass, but you're also right; given the ending, it works with the poem. And that is ...

    Jun 7, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: nothing behind those eyes

    Quick mod note: I upped the rating from PG-13 to R for heavy instances of swearing. Welcome to YWS, mercipourlevenin!This is very much poetry (just to confirm since you already ...

    Jun 4, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Alike

    Hello again; you asked about how someone can be put in the middle of a poem, so here I am ^_^ Don't act like me, I promise I won’t act ...

    May 29, 2008


In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her.
— Kate Chopin, The Awakening