This Years Love.

by bronteag

Published June 4, 2013

E - Everyone

In Poetry

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All I ever wanted
Everything I've imagined 

Its a song
Its a guy
Its a past and yet an awakening future 

Every touch, every kiss, every word brings me blissful peace 
that will forever be cherished 

Making my butterfly flutter into the morning's magnificent sky
thinking of the enchantment between you and I

Its a spell 
Its a memory 
Its this years love
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knivesandpens
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knivesandpens wrote a review Review · Jun 19, 2013

I think that this poem was....nice. The thing about stanza lines and stuff...nah. I liked it. It helped tell the story behind the poem very nicely. A lot of people can probably relate to something like this and that is what makes a poem what it is. At least, that is what I'm looking for when I write. If my audience can't connect, then I failed. But you didn't. You made this poem great using imagery and the entire idea was amazing. Nice work.

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TheSybarite
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TheSybarite wrote a review Review · Jun 6, 2013

I think the poem is pretty good..the idea behind it is good, as is the imagery. However, it would like it to be a little more consistent, like same number of lines in each stanza. But that apart, you have done a great work. The words emote, which, I feel, is a quality of every good poem. So, good job!

Andrea2676Marie wrote a review Review · Jun 5, 2013

Alright! I like it! There's plenty of emotion packed in here, and a lot of originality. It sounds like you put a lot of thought into this. I encourage you to continue writing, and please expand more! I look forward to reading more. As always, good luck to you and your writing! Keep up the good work!

bubblybubbles101331 commented Comment · Jun 5, 2013

this brough a tear to my eye. keep writing

bubblybubbles101331 commented Comment · Jun 5, 2013

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rishabh
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rishabh wrote a review Review · Jun 5, 2013

attempt is nice but poem is half written. it is not that effective poem. increase the lenght and add some more literary imagination into it. u r a good poet but if u r writing short poems than write at least full length. right now, wat u hv written is lookin as if it is a half poem, albeit it is complete but still not effectively written.

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Delaine
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Delaine wrote a review Review · Jun 5, 2013

In the shadow of caeai's review, I shall offer my humble suggestions.
I like the fact that this is a short poem. Love need not be espoused like some convoluted mathematical proof: we all know it and feel it. The flow of your poem seems to dance with the love you describe.
However, the two middle stanza's through me for a loop. The first is an rhyme-less couplet, and the second is a rhymed couplet. Was this by accident or by design? It might just be me, but symmetry does well for a poem.
Speaking of symmetry, your stanza's are unbalanced. Again, this might be just me, but I feel like you're missing a couplet at the end.

That's about it. For more, see caeai. Thank you for the poem.

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caeai
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caeai wrote a review Review · Jun 5, 2013

-Apostrophes[*](starlinks)
-Very vague[*](princess{Elinor Brynn(she can't have Sleeping Beauty as a profile picture and not be called princess!)*pouts in corner*)})
-Punctuation[ ]...<It's not checked! I get to do something to help!*victory dance*

^(Didja like my checklist? Made it myself! :-D)
Okay. *Deep breath* Down to business.
You don't have any punctuation (not even at the very end of the stanzas{for shame!}). Add more. I've ranted about how punctuation can entirely change the meaning of a line. And a line can change the meaning of a poem. So, remember, punctuation is important!
I almost feel that you'd have more emphasis and pizzazz if you don't use a compound word and use the words 'It is' where you have 'It's.' Just a suggestion, though.
-Capitalization[ ](...it's a ghost town...town...)
Only slight problem here. Any time you start a new line, capitalize. Pressing enter is like typing a period.
-Form[ ](I think we can safely assume that Caeai(AKA, moi!) will cover this by now.)
You don't have a set number of lines per stanza, so I think you should break up your longer lines into two(Or even three!) shorter lines.
EXAMPLE TIME!
Its a past and yet an awakening future
I would break it up like:
It's a past,
And yet...(Yes, ellipses are an accepted punctuation!)
It's(I hope you don't mind me adding a word!) an awakening future(Period, exclamation point. I don't know what you want the reader to take from this. Want them to take excitement? Or just a gentle transition into the next stanza?)
Don't forget that you have italicizing, underlining, and bolding as tools. (I certainly didn't forget!*Blushes*)
-Favorite thing[*](starshine)[ ](For shame, princess!)[*](Link{bigmacloves is not as awesome a name as Link. Feel honored!}) [ ](Oops! I knew I forgot something!)
I really liked the line "Making my butterfly flutter into the morning's magnificent sky"
It makes me feel good.

Hope I helped!
~Turtle.

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bigmacloves
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bigmacloves wrote a review Review · Jun 4, 2013

This was an outstanding poem. I loved how it was short yet ,well, sweet. I also loved the words you used such as "memory". I also enjoyed how you made each line flow into the next as if it was a line of waves. So to sum it all up this was an outstanding piece.

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Elinor
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Elinor wrote a review Review · Jun 4, 2013

Hello,

This poem really doesn't do much for me right now. You don't go into that much descriptive detail and it's not really about anything substantive. I'm sorry I don't have more advice or better advice, but there are a lot of poems about love and if you want this to be a successful piece, you need to have more than what exists right now.

It's so bare that it could be plastered onto anything and apply. To make this stand out, to make it memorable, you need to write about more than just love. You need to make it your own. I'm not even sure what you're describing, and it's very generic and broad. As the author, you have to paint a picture for the reader so that they understand your purpose and the world that you are trying to create.

Best of luck. I'm sorry I don't have more to say, but work on making it more descriptive, more personal, because now it doesn't feel like such. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions.

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WindSailor
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WindSailor wrote a review Review · Jun 4, 2013

Hello, I really liked the imagery you used in this poem, it really brought it to life. Also, I enjoyed the way you began and end it, it really connected and brought it to a conclusion. Though, there were a few mistakes, but the overall state of the poem was good. The person below me pretty much nailed the ones I saw. In summary, it was a good poem, just a needs a few tweaks, and it could be a great work of poetry. Keep writing! :) -Hsarver

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starlinks
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starlinks wrote a review Review · Jun 4, 2013

A couple of things:
1. I imagine that you are trying to say "it is" instead of "its"? So try using "it's" instead of "its". (Confusing, I know.) Also, it's "this year's" instead of "this years"
2. I like how you have refrains of "it is a..." Perhaps you could also end with "it is a..." in the last line?
3. I like the adjectives and the word choices, good job.



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