On the absence of the father

by xanthan gum

Published April 18, 2006

In Old Poetry

Wow. I think you've finally nailed it. This has the same feeling that attracted me to your poetry in the first place. My own plea is to use a BIT more puncuation, especially since you have all those "oh"s in there.

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thegirlwhofateloves commented Comment · Apr 19, 2006

...It was great, it hit the nail on the head, and I think that more than a few people will identify with it. Bravo.

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Elizabeth wrote a review Review · Apr 19, 2006

This was sad. This made me sad. It was good... but sad. Why am I so sad now?
The last line really depressed me... well, to the extent of a poets depressionistic mind... but... Brad... Jesus, this was pretty damn good!
Yeah, a bit more punctuation but it's not like we're asking you to comma every single line (most of them are already comma'd)



I say Wolf, for all wolves are not of the same sort; there is one kind with an amenable disposition – neither noisy, nor hateful, nor angry, but tame, obliging and gentle, following the young maids in the streets, even into their homes. Alas! Who does not know that these gentle wolves are of all such creatures the most dangerous!
— Charles Perrault