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Re: That's all
This was fine, you got your ideas across though not necessarily in the most succint way, but generally you dealt with the topic well. The main problem I had with ...
Apr 11, 2008 -
Re: She Hides Behind Her Smile
Like niteowl said, it was repetitive and vague. I found the repetition didn't do anything for the poem, because it didn't take on any new meaning as the poem progressed. ...
Apr 11, 2008 -
Re: The day that had not a morning.
While the structure isn't the reason it's not poetry, I think you would do better to reconsider it. Think about linebreaks instead of a paragraph, because at the moment the ...
Apr 11, 2008 -
Re: The Crow
I quite liked this. Your tone is good and the subject is simple but elegant. I too didn't think the last stanza quite belonged. It may have been the word ...
Mar 21, 2008 -
Re: One soul to go down
Not too bad. I like your subject matter. It's an interesting idea, but I do think it could be played out in a more captivating way. I didn't feel like ...
Mar 18, 2008 -
Re: Every Step of the Way
Hmm. I think you tacked a tough, worn-out subject well. For the most part it was fresh, which is sometimes the most you can hope for when writing about such ...
Mar 18, 2008 -
Re: Grace:
Quite nice. You have a nice voice going on and some great images. and her hands are curved like a cup That, for instance, was really effective. I thought the ...
Mar 18, 2008 -
Re: The Kiss
Hm..I liked a lot of the imagery you used here, but I wasn't too sure about the premise and much of it seemed overwritten to me, too vague. If you're ...
Mar 12, 2008 -
Re: I want him back
You have a strong sense of voice that comes through this poem, but I think that what stops it from reaching full potential is the rhythm of the poem and ...
Mar 10, 2008 -
Re: Kaleidoscope
Not too bad. I like the general metaphor of life & realisation as a kaleidoscope, but as Leja pointed out, a lot of your other ideas were just too predictable. ...
Mar 10, 2008 -
Re: Society
Firstly, I think, as PenguinAttack pointed out, you let yourself down with much of your rhyming scheme. The most obvious example of course is: Gaze upon the sheep of Earth ...
Mar 9, 2008 -
Re: Anniversary
I quite like this. You have a strong voice and the content here really capitalises on this. For the most part the subject was interesting, and uniquely written. You still ...
Mar 8, 2008 -
Re: Fame and Fortune
Good, I enjoyed this! Your rhyme was natural and the flow was good. Also the subject was entertaining and dealt with in an original way. The only flaws I could ...
Mar 2, 2008 -
Re: Dew and Dog
In parts your rhyming lets you down. For instance A place where scarlet, violet, yellow meet To please their source, the rising sun they mirror. The syntax is really distorted ...
Mar 2, 2008 -
Re: Daybreak Save Me
Hm, not too bad. I like your idea, but I do think you need to make it tighter. The rhyming at the moment seems forced in some parts. I am ...
Mar 2, 2008
