Young Writers Society

Woah, interesting...

When I started off the poem, I was briefly reminded of a character from the play 'On The Face Of It' but the turn that the poem took was very unexpected.

I like it when something surprises me the way this did.

It has a bittersweet zing to it...but I like it.

Kudos for writing such an intriguing piece!

Ooh, this was a very interesting poem -- I like the supernatural aspect of it; the idea of seeing a ghost/the remnant of someone that's not really there is a plot point that I'm obsessed with. I will say that I think your punctuation needs a little editing; you have a few different lines that are actually incomplete sentences/thoughts that would have been better left without punctuation for the sake of clarity/smoothness of read.

Aside from that, the poem itself follows an interesting speaker and, of course, very interesting secondary character. I like that you chose to put this line:

"Mr. Bell died three years ago."

In italics rather than quotation marks, because it adds to the eerieness of the poem as a whole. This also emphasizes the fact that our narrator is experiencing something fully supernatural in nature -- with this one line, you tie the whole plot of this piece together.

All in all, this is a wonderful poem that plays on the idea of ghosts that everyone has a thing for, whether they like it or not. Great job!!

Hi, MadagascarMaiden here for a review!
First of, that's kind of bittersweet. I mean, him seeing an old friend that died three years ago Without realizing he was dead that whole time. Sad, yea. And you still made a great point.
Second, great formatting, simple but nice to look at.
Third, and last, the wings are a great touch.
That's all. Have a great day, and keep up the good work.

Hi, GirlwithATypeWriter here for a review!

First off, I enjoyed this piece thoroughly. Such a heartwarming yet sad poem. You've managed to convey a very beautiful emotion in the most serene backdrop. You've used really simple words and that adds an extra aesthetic feeling to the poem. Your rhyme scheme does't seem to be forced at all so kudos for that.
The best thing about your poem is the description you give about Mr. Bell. It makes us empathise along with you over his demise because we've grown fond of him too.
Overall, love this poem and hope to see more from you.

XOXO

Hi! I'm Clairia, here to review!

This is quite the bittersweet poem; I enjoyed it very much. Writing about death and grieving can be extremely difficult for some writers, but you truly made Mr. Bell's memory heartwarming, which I must applaud you for. The simplicity is so fitting to the subject, and while it touches the reader with sadness for a moment, you've given them emotion with simply words on a screen. That's a feat not many can accomplish well.
What's important to me is that I could feel you speaking through this poem. Whether you've lost this actual character (Mr. Bell) or someone in your life that speaks to you as he does to the main character of this poem, I can tell how much honesty you've put into your work. Well done.
In terms of technical issues, I had to get really nitpicky, because my heart didn't want me to critique a word of this . I must say that your flow was really smooth (save a few parts) and that you didn't seem to have a problem maintaining a rhyme scheme, which is great!
I did notice that this line sort of stood alone;

He’s sat there longer than I can tell.

She shook her head and took my hand.