Wolves of the midnight

by LeonineLisbeth

Published February 4, 2015

E - Everyone

In Poetry

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They stood there still

Under the moonlight,

They glistened

Awaiting the call

The time came

They sang to the moon

Singing in harmony,

To the heavens above

The Wolves of the midnight sun,

Howling in symphony

Like a funeral,

They mourned and grieved

The Wolves under the moonlight,

They sang to their ancestors

Pleading and desiring,

Wishing for loved ones they lost

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theironnovelist wrote a review Review · Feb 22, 2015

hello there! iron.novelist here to review your piece on behalf of the Firebolts!

If I have one general suggestion, it would be to change your wording in places.
There seem to be a few cliche phrases, for example:
'under the moonlight' (twice), repeating words like 'moon' and 'sing/singing/sang' often
'to the heavens above'

These are all fine phrases, but you can make them personal, more meaningful, and original by changing the way you say it, while still saying the same thing.
Take this:
'howling in symphony'
and alter it to something more like:
'mournful voices the crooning of strings, a chorus'

This adds more description and makes it more appealing to your audience as well.

Interesting topic, you're coming from a great place. Keep writing and practicing! There's always room for improvement and additions/removals.

~iron.n
I revise not as a judge, but as a fellow writer eligible for judgment on the same level.

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Augustus
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Augustus wrote a review Review · Feb 6, 2015

This poem is good!
you have imagined the things so differently from the way they are really supposed to be.
I like the thing that the 'beasts' that are conventionally thought to be cruel and are used to symbolize the 'bad' are supposed as pleading and desiring in your poem.
The scene is presented quite beautifully. Overall the poem is good. But there's a thing that is looking odd here in the line:
"They mourned and grieved"
because both the words convey the same meaning.
Good luck and Good bye!

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Augustus
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Augustus commented Comment · Feb 6, 2015

don't mind thats computer's fault

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Satira
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Satira wrote a review Review · Feb 6, 2015

Hello! Sorry it took so long to get a review!

Okay, so I think you presumed a lot of things here. That is not necessarily bad, because you are a poet, and you presume a lot of things for the sake of imagination ALL THE TIME, and that isn't bad.

Have you ever heard wolves howl? It's beautiful. It isn't sad. Or...Maybe it is. But you know what, it isn't grieving. How do YOU know they're grieving? How do you know they're grieving for the 'loved ones they loved'? It's your poetical opinion, so it's okay if that's your viewpoint.
But what I need to see is a little bit to back that up. Or at least, you have to assert that you're speculating about the wolves' grief, and not just saying GUYS. GUYS. THE WOLVES ARE SAD BECAUSE OF ALL THE DEAD WOLVES. Either you have to assert that it's your personal opinion that the wolves are mourning, or you have to give some backup as to why you say, definitively, that the wolves are totally and definitely mourning. Otherwise, it doesn't sound as strong a poem.

onto hard facts:
Wolves just like to howl. They howl at everything. They really love it. It's sort of a bonding exercise for the pack. Everyone gets to participate. It's sweet, really. Not sad. (since it appears sad, I'll let you go on this one. And the image is too beautiful to let go of it.)
Fur does not glisten, especially when the wolf in question never had a formal shampooing /deworming in its life.

'mourned' and 'grieved' are virtually the same. in the same line, it sounds redundant.

why are 'Wolves' capitalized? As long as you give a valid reason why this is, it isn't a problem. Poetry is a weird, weird thing when it comes to capitalization.

that's about it for me. Sorry i was so hard on you, and I'm very sorry i spent my entire fifth grade carr

Thanks so much for the review. I understand what you mean. I actually am practicing on touch typing and sometimes I just instinctively press the caps lock button. Oopsies! ;P But thank you for the advice! I'll keep it in mind for future use! :D



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