ice floats -- mizz's napowrimo thread

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I.


This seesaw childhood
that delicately balanced on
the rock that he was
is tipping over
and I don’t know what to grapple.
Colours blur, and voices pitch higher
as I descend, my bottom sinking.
Someone please sit on the other side
propel me up.
For what is a seesaw
That never totters?
I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that.
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Hi, Mizz. I thought this poem was nice, but I think it might be stronger if you took off the last two lines. It's a nice idea, and the only think I might like would be if you could add more texture to the poem. Well, what kind of colors blurred, and was the rock smooth or rough?

Let me know if you have any questions.

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Thanks for the feedback Hannah! The question at the end didn't really work out I see. And I agree about the poem needing more texture.
I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that.
--Ellen DeGeneres



The grand in the hotel rings with broken tunes; the guests frown; the concierge winces. But the blue-hatted boy is happy and braver than they.
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