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Re: On saying good-bye
In poetry, line breaks usually occur in the middle of a sentence, not at the end. For example, check out this poem by Lewis Carol, titled A Boat Beneath A ...
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Re: Report A Site Bug
Time: 3:47pm PST Browser:Chrome YWS Theme: Default Location on site: Everywhere, so far. Bug: The navigation bar up there with My YWS, Community, Read/Write, etc. is clear. The words themselves ...
Jan 8, 2010 -
Re: Shared World Anthology Project
Not something I'd be able to commit to right at the moment, but it's definitely an interesting idea. I'll probably be able to check it out later when I don't ...
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Re: Removed #8
^^ Apologies. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am far too literal for poetry to even begin to penetrate my skull. I am trying to expand ...
Jan 8, 2010 -
Re: Removed #8
XD That would be some very horrible cotton candy then, I would imagine. Let me amend my previous metaphor. Snow then. Appropriate since it's regarding a rather cold topic and ...
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Re: A maiden's woe
Reminds me of these really old fairy tales I'm reading. They're the Grimm's versions of them, which makes them as close to the original as you're apt to get. Both ...
Jan 8, 2010 -
Re: What is my avatar?
No, really. What is it? Any ideas? Aet asked me this the other night an I had no answer for him. I think it's some kind of dancing person, but ...
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Re: Hiding The Cracks
Interesting. A common topic, but an interesting metaphor. One that could be made all the better with a little strengthening. You lay down the foundation (so to speak) of the ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: Thanks Snoink (more review stars)
So when Snoink gets to the limit again, for the next set of starts, I vote that you should need more than 100 reviews to level up. 200-500 would be ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: Four Roses
Aw, cute! I remember a long, long time ago hearing about the roses, and I think yellow meant something too, but for the life of me, I can't remember. It's ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: The White One
Good structure, good concept, but a little too jumpy for me. You gor from one area of the jungle to the other before we even have time to look around, ...
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Re: Mastering an Art
Yikes, rhyming. Rhyming isn't a bad thing, far from it. It does pose some challenges, however. Once you settle on a rhyme scheme, you often feel the need to stick ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: A Change
Poems and death go as far back as religion, where, before written language was a common form of communication, people told stories in poem-format to make it easier to remember. ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: ode to an alienated lover
Interesting poem. Actually reminds me of someone else's summer love. It actually matched emotion for emotion pretty well. Except, their's ended happily and is still going on, I think. So ...
Jan 7, 2010 -
Re: deleted
Nice poem. Good imagery. Particularly like the line, "The slither of a belly on the moss" because of how clearly it conveys the image you are trying to describe. It ...
Jan 7, 2010
