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Hi Ryanke07! I loved this.

ryanke07 wrote:There is something to be said
for those times when the sky
seems as crisp as the huckleberry pie
she made for you when you were young.


It took a moment for me to get used to the fact that you weren't talking about yourself, as a narrator, but rather about me, the reader. I might consider changing changing the poem to the first person, but that's just an idea.

ryanke07 wrote:And when you stretch to touch that crusty blue,
and upon contact, you break through
to a time of richer textures and tastes,
there is something to be said.


I recommend cutting one of those 'and's that begin the first and second lines of this second stanza. It just sounds sort of repetitious and not well thought out. Maybe you could change the second "and" to "but."

ryanke07 wrote:It is this:
Chew. Slow. Ly.


I love this part, but I might change it just a little ...

Chew
slow
ly.


... or something of the sort. You really don't need the "it is this," because it's sort of self-explanatory. I feel like the "Chew slowly" would look better this way, but it's definitely up to you.

Overall, great work! This poem was sweet as hucklberry pie. :smt003 Keep writing, and I'd like to see more of your work!

- Abigail




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I really liked this piece- it's really simple, but you definitely had a unique way of handling your poem. Personally, I really liked the italics, use of repetition, and the way you addressed the reader, talking about us rather than writing it in first person. I also liked the "It is this." However, the way you wrote "Chew Slowly" really bothered me. I would also recommend changing it something like
"Chew Slow-ly" or put "ly" in another line. Something like that- I'm not sure, and the decision isn't mine.

Anywho- great piece. Really unique. Refreshing. :)
Great imagery.

Nice write.

-Coral-



Stories don't end because you stopped paying attention.
— SJ Whitby