People are Towers

by rothwise

Published February 28, 2014

In Poetry

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People are towers;

built up from all the wreckage

with polished smiles.

Comments & reviews · 6
defiantAuthoress wrote a review Review · Mar 30, 2014

Hey there! Kekai, here to review your haiku.
Wow! I really like the concept that you have here. From my understanding of this, people are strong and tall like towers, even though they come from difficult things. Or, you're saying even when people look strong, they are still hurt or not as strong as they seem. Either way, your point here is beautifully simple.
I only have two things I'd like to point out: one, your last line only has four syllables, I believe? And two, I think that "polished" doesn't really fit with the rest of the poem...possible use an alternative instead?
In all though, you have a fabulous start here. Keep up the good work!

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Delirium commented Comment · Mar 3, 2014

I am not one for haikus, but I must say you have definitely caught me with this piece. The last line itself simply says so much. The simplicity of this piece speaks beyond it's presentation. Very well done. I have no suggestions, and would love to see more of this form of poetry from you.

xx- Delirium

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greywords commented Comment · Mar 1, 2014

Short, sweet, and to the point. Wonderful! :) And, how true it is. I think that your chosen format (haiku) works perfectly for this. That simple explanation, to me, speaks to how general this is (that it affects everyone). It encompasses everyone to a certain degree.

--Grey

secretemogirl21 wrote a review Review · Mar 1, 2014

hey
first I would like to say this is a great poem( one of the best iv read and iv read about 5 today so congrats on that. I have some pointers. okay first this poem is meaningful, which you don't seem to read many with that. its very small but small is good. you have related to people which again you don't see much of that around in poems, so keep it up and you will have some great poems. one thing that I felt was it was incomplete ( but that may just be me) but keep up the great work and hopeful i'll get to see more poems from you. id love to read them

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CarleyDarlene26 commented Comment · Mar 1, 2014

I thought It was really meaningful. Even thought it was small it was very well thought out. People can relate to these kind of things:) Keep on going!

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Dreamer84 wrote a review Review · Feb 28, 2014

Hey Dreamer here for a review. :) I liked the poem it was good but I thought there could be more. It is so short that people have no time for thought or imagery because two seconds later it has ended already. I think that you have a good idea going for you but the poem feels incomplete. Good Job Good Luck and Keep on Writing :)

Hi there Dreamer. This is a haiku, it's supposed to be short.



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