I feel like a Bird

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Last edited by Searria H. on Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.




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You're crazy, girl. Oh, you're embarrassing me. :oops: I don't know you! :wink:

First line needs to be separated, as it's the title.

Then, your meter goes like this, in your one-stanza-bonanza :roll: : 10, 9, 11, 10, 10. Not exactly uniform or organized. As I witnessed you writing this within a grand total of four minutes, I know you weren't thinking about punctuation!

I really think it's okay to have punctuation in poetry. Don't be afraid to use it. Probably you could put commas between lines, but I don't think you have to. Observe all that is red:

I feel like a bird <--Make your space here. Formatting it in the middle doesn't work
I feel like a bird, lightheaded and dumb <--might want a comma at the end
I feel like a mouse obsessed with crumbs <--Since you described the bird with a comma, you might want to do the same with the mouse...Not sure if you can, though
I feel like a pig rolling 'round in the mud
I feel like rose, a bee is my bud <--Thankfully you didn't put its complementary line...Although it feels like we need another line to bring us back to the first.
I feel like a bird, lightheaded and dumb <--I don't think this works.


By having the first line and last line the same, you're implying that everything in between has something to do with you feeling like a bird, lightheaded and dumb. But you're just being silly. They aren't related at all. So there's not even really a unifying statement. Unless you forgot about repeating the last and just called it: "I feel like a..."

So there you go.

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I agree with J.Haux on all her critques. This is very reptitive poem and the lines don't really connect very well (Like Haux said). Try adding more depth to it, just a little, since this is a short poem.

This needs alot of work, but keep writing!!
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Meh. I didn't like it.

First of all, yes, it is good to use punctuation, but that's a personal choice. Second, why do you feel like a bird, mouse, etc.? Give examples. You need to expand a lot on this poem. Third, don't repeat "I feel like a bird" so much unless the whole poem has to do with that.

Keep writing. :-)
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It was.... age expected. That is usually one of the things I look for.... well, tis not age expected, it's sort of down though...
It was a bit awkward and had no flow... and no reason, like innerbeauty said. Why? WHY? WHY?! If you don't know WHY then find something else to question!




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For the love of God!... As no one here actually want to help you i`ll try to work something out of this poem.

I feel like a bird - So free and lightheaded,
I feel like a bird - A dream that makes me dumb.
I feel like a mouse - So fearing,so numb.
(Ok ... leaving the pig in his peace!)
I feel like a rose - So loved and so loving.
I feel like myself.
I saw a bird coming.

Ok i kept the idea and made the rhymes...Changed it a little. ( I`m not that good at making poems)
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I not a person who knows much about poetry, but your poem wasn't the type I expected from you, no offence but I'm disappointed. :(

Well, the repetition made it much worse. I'll try to change it. And your title doesn't match to your poem either.

I feel like a bird
I feel like a bird, lightheaded and dumb
I feel like a mouse obsessed with crumbs
I feel like a pig rolling 'round in the mud
I feel like rose, a bee is my bud
I feel like a bird, lightheaded and dumb

"I feel like a bird - floating in the sky,
I feel like a bird - flying through clouds,
I feel like a mouse - squeaking at the cat, (I couldn't think of any)
I feel like rose - sweetly scenting the air
I feel myself - in a world of dreams

I don't know if this will be good. But I did my best.

Good luck. :wink:
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:shock: very....awkward.....I LOVE IT! It is so weird that it's funny and people love funny!
except for themeanie critics that are acting like it's a really BIG thing because it's not.
:D nice job!




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