The Body Lexicon

I do quite like this poem. I like the structure alot and the way you have singled out certain lines.

I really love the opening to the poem aswell:

It came like joy-
untethered, sudden.

It's a very strong first stanza and it makes me smile

Although, that said i'm still not entirely sure if i understand what this poem is about. I'm just a bit confused.


Sorry I couldn't give a better crit.

I love reading, and rereading your poetry. It always takes me a few minutes to really pick up the actions, pick up the meanings. But with your poetry I think the meanings are picked up depending on the general interpretation of the poem. It just depends on how you understand it.

I loved how the lines felt so brief, or how some stanzas were just one or two lines, but the whole poem had an elegant length to it.

I really hate how your poetry can be taken in so many different views, for me at least. I'm never sure if I understood it or not. I just hope that I do. Either way, you evoke emotions. So, your poetry succeeds and you fill me with envy. Bravo, Mon Ami.

This was really nice. It flowed beautifully and the lines were well plotted out. I also like the meanings of your poems. And I too reread your poems over and over again but only because I love them so much. It's like when I read your poems I get a great combination of simplicity meets meaning and they both blend so well.

*It came like joy—
untethered, sudden.

An escaped toy
from a nearby garden,*

These were my favorite lines. Again, so simple and yet so meaningful. Great work!

-Rieda