Perfect Days

by dogs

Published March 28, 2011

In Imagery poetry

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Snoink
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Snoink commented Comment · Nov 19, 2011

Locked. Plagiarized.

Poetry is from Maggie Stiefvater's "Linger."

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dogs
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dogs commented Comment · Mar 31, 2011

REMASTERED! with few grammatical and punctuation corrections. Please tell me all if you like this way or the first way better. thanks!

Folded in my arms you are a butterfly in reverse,
Giving up your wings to deliver my curse
Your letting go of me.

Your letting go to
Sail to an island unknown,
Failing to find your way back home
Leagues beneath away from me.

All these perfect days, made of glass
Put on a shelf where they can cast
Perfect shadows that stretch and grow
On the perfect days down below.




TuckEr EllsworTh :smt032

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silentwords
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silentwords commented Comment · Mar 30, 2011

Actually, yeah it doesn't make a huge difference so I would just leave it however you like :)

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dogs commented Comment · Mar 30, 2011

Ok here are the corrections you suggested. I dont think i like it any better but do tell me what you guys think

Folded in my arms you are a butterfly in reverse
Giving up your wings to deliver my curse
Your letting go of me.

Your letting to
Sail to an island unknown
Failing to find your way back home
Leagues beneath away from me.

All these perfect days, made of glass
Put on a shelf where they can cast
Perfect shadows that stretch and grow
On the perfect days down below.



TuckEr EllsworTh :smt032

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dogs
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dogs commented Comment · Mar 28, 2011

Ok thanks for the suggestion! I'll figure something out









TuckEr EllsworTh :smt032

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silentwords
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silentwords wrote a review Review · Mar 28, 2011

This is a really well-written poem! I really enjoyed it. The flow was good except it was sort of interupted at these two parts:

Your letting go of
Me.

Leagues beneath away from
Me.

I understand that it was done purposely, so I wouldn't actually change it, but maybe see if you can make it flow a little better.
Otherwise it was really enjoyable :)



For in everything it is no easy task to find the middle ... anyone can get angry—that is easy—or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy; wherefore goodness is both rare and laudable and noble.
— Aristotle