Published July 2, 2009
Another day dawns.
Halogen hemisphere,
polishing the grass-blades
until they throw light around like
children.
You emerge.
Dancing across mirrors;
skirt shimmering in the breeze
and the sunlight.
The flowers smile and
you wave at them in
nonchalance; anthropocentric
as you float through their vision:
pretty little stick in a river.
Freeze!
like a photograph while I
tear you to shreds with my eyes,
and crush your heart with my fingertips.
Skies bruise and crack and shatter into
shards of glass that fall to the earth
to eat your skin. You’re naked,
eyes wide like windows.
You’re ugly.
The clouds explode and collapse
to the ground, on top of you.
Silhouettes twitch and fester in the inkiness.
You’re afraid.
Night falls like an ocean
and kidnaps your shadow.
You’re alone.
Whitest flags ripple in the breeze.
Acquiesce! Acquiesce.
Ugly. Alone. Afraid.
Asleep.
...
Another day dawns.
Halogen hemisphere,
sharpening the grass-blades
until they cut apart the feet of
children.
I’ll keep the photographs until
you stand on them,
until we meet again.
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I like this piece very much. It' riveting .
That was beautiful. I do not know if I can accurately say anything about this powerful poem
This part feels so happy! then suddenly-
You are so unprepared to deal with the crushing grief! Then a bright new day dawns-
But the innocence was ruined.
That was beautiful. I do not know if I can accurately say anything about this powerful poem
This part feels so happy! then suddenly-
You are so unprepared to deal with the crushing grief! Then a bright new day dawns-
But the innocence was ruined.
Right maate I know im new but it seems I have to review something so I will review this.
First of all most of this didnt make no sense I know this may sound real n00bish but you used too many big words and I believe that for an effective poem to work you need to use efficient simple descriptions and then throw off a big word once in a while to keep the reader on there toes. In the quotation below I have pointed out things I like and dont so give them a read and I hope I helped.
Right mate i think the advice i can give you is keep writing and try keeping it simple man i would love to see you do a simple version of this piece as i think it could be quit beast.
I don't agree with the above review (no offense, Winie!
) Yes, poetry does have "rules" to follow, that help keep things in check and are good basic guidelines. But it's also very fun to break those rules, and doing so can lead to a lot of great fun, and good writing. ^^
Having even meter (also called "free verse") is about as important as having rhyme. You need it or you don't need it, depending on the poem.
Anyway. Although you don't need meter, I definitely think you ought to work on the flow of your stanzas. Try to put line breaks where it feels natural, where you feel like taking a breath.
I also don't really get what this poem is about. Try and make it more clear exactly who the narrator is, and who he/she/it is talking about, kay?
That was the most powerful part of the poem. You really got some butt-kicking imagery there.
Keep writing!
-Hawkie-
Hey there!
You wrote fourteen stanzas, all having different number of lines. Each stanza has to have the same number of lines. For example, two stanzas with four lines each. Or ten stanzas with five lines each. You have to rewrite this so each stanza has the same number of lines.
-Well, first thing's first. You wrote a poem, while breaking all the rules.
-Second, this poem was just a bit confusing. I think it's because a few lines didn't make much sense.
"Freeze! like a photograph while I
tear you to shreds with my eyes," is one of the few.
Besides those two flaws, very nicely done. PM me if you need anything.
*winie*