| Re: Just Passing Through by southernboy71 |
southernboy71 209.43.17.72 |
26-Jan-04/11:53 AM |
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This is kind of my outlook on life...It is applied to every journy my life takes me through.
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Lenore 64.252.103.150 |
26-Jan-04/11:55 AM |
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I really enjoyed this poem. I'm reminded to go back to Herkimer. 10
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-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 163.1.146.87 |
26-Jan-04/12:18 PM |
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The worst part of being "Still Awake" is not the period in which everything is silent, and everyone is sound asleep; it is the period in which you start to hear birds chirping outside. Then you know you're buggered.
I think the hyphen in the last verse should be a comma.
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| Re: The Ballade of Hollis Browne by -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. |
Lenore 64.252.103.150 |
26-Jan-04/12:20 PM |
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I didn't even read this and I know it stinks! 10
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| Re: Captain Cannibal by Lenore |
zodiac 152.30.23.24 |
26-Jan-04/12:26 PM |
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And no one else has commented on the pools of seamen. That's weird.
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| Re: the small drop by richa |
-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 163.1.146.87 |
26-Jan-04/12:26 PM |
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What do you think about your likening a drop of water on a blade of grass to a drop of wax on a candle? One drop for another drop? If this poeme had been about a drop of wax on a candle, would you have likened it to a drop of water on the tip of a blade of grass? If so, then buncombe.
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| Re: Just Passing Through by southernboy71 |
zodiac 152.30.23.24 |
26-Jan-04/12:29 PM |
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"I like to think that the nicer the people I get to meet, The better a person I become." This line needs to be reworded.
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| Re: I Go On by drumrgirl30 |
zodiac 152.30.23.24 |
26-Jan-04/12:31 PM |
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"Cool as ice , on the outside I must be..." When you have to invert like that, you need a new rhyme. All of the rest of the language is normal, which makes it really stick out.
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Lenore 64.252.103.150 |
26-Jan-04/12:39 PM |
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boiled and flies was brilliant! The rest toss.
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Lenore 64.252.103.150 |
26-Jan-04/12:41 PM |
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You are absolutely right!
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xxx 68.165.172.185 |
26-Jan-04/12:52 PM |
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Last Stanza terrible! Last line...you could have done better.
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xxx 68.165.172.185 |
26-Jan-04/12:54 PM |
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Politics aside, this is not too bad.
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xxx 68.165.172.185 |
26-Jan-04/12:55 PM |
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god'swife 67.73.35.84 |
26-Jan-04/12:58 PM |
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over-all a good poem. Focused and controlled. I just have a couple of small criticisms:
1. S3L2 is not as clear as it might be. It took me a few moments to understand the intended meaning. I read it as 'Yet I am at a time...' instead of 'Nothing...is awake, yet I am.' There are several ways to tweak it so it makes more sense. Place a comma at the end of L2 or restructure the lines. I also think if you changed 'at a time...' to 'at THIS(insert appropriate adjective)time...' it would help.
2. Moon-swept. I hate that, but that's purely objective. The first two lines of the 2nd stanza set up the scene so well, and then aaagh! moon-swept.
I really like the third stanza. It has a good rhythm, and a novel view point. The last stanza feels rushed at the end. I like the contrast of day-dreaming vs. not being able to sleep at night. Another interesting and novel insight. You need to expand on it. The last to lines of the poem are a let down.
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| Re: Captain Cannibal by Lenore |
god'swife 67.73.35.84 |
26-Jan-04/1:10 PM |
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"stagnant pools of seamen"? The only thing missing from this poem is the well thought out use of the word 'gay'. What's this poem about? I liked the 5th stanza. Much wittier than the rest of this ballad. But seriously, what is this poem about? What insight are you trying to convey to your audience?
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andrewjthomas 192.150.10.200 |
26-Jan-04/1:12 PM |
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you need to show, not tell
and you need to be much more specific
generic moment in time is just that - generic
and no one cares about it
don't be afraid to give some of yourself
and please run spellchecker before posting :)
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-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 163.1.146.87 |
26-Jan-04/1:21 PM |
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were you a naughty child?
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god'swife 67.73.35.84 |
26-Jan-04/1:21 PM |
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'Out having fun'? 'You people'? Good gracious.If that isn't immature enough you also have 11 anonymous 10's scored. 0, now go to your room, your grounded.
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xxx 68.165.172.185 |
26-Jan-04/1:22 PM |
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Pretty good! And funny is a sad way.
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xxx 68.165.172.185 |
26-Jan-04/1:23 PM |
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Eternal hope, hopefully not dashed.
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