on How things should be... by DeadtotheWorld
5 Feb 2004, 1:37 PM
forced rhyme, stilted rhythm, and devoid of a single unique line.
on thinking while sawin' a few logs by Freethinker1602
5 Feb 2004, 1:34 PM
This has "Hallmark" written all over it.
on The girl next door by Jennichad
5 Feb 2004, 1:33 PM
I think this could have been a decent poem if it had been written in a different style. Here, as is, it's just too generic, although it has a decent rhythm to it. typo on curtain. I like "she fights one here alone."
on Soft Speak; Hard Emotion by Blindpoetry
5 Feb 2004, 1:28 PM
If you are truly 13, then this is actually very good for someone of that age. It does need to be cleaned up some. I just skimmed the other comments, so if I repeat anything, oh well. Stanza 1, Line 2: "Your" should be "you're." L3: I cannot see a man as a "maid." Make him someone else. The gardener. The caterer. the friggin butler. anything but maid. :-) Stanza 2, line 4 "breathe" should be "breath." Stanza 3 Line 4 "thats" needs an apostrophe. Stanza 5, line 4..it's awkward the way you went from addressing her as "you" to addressing her as "she." Stanza 6 line 1 "i" should be "I". I'm laughing at "I hope you don't mind, I fired the maid"..that's great, even though I still don't think it should be a male "maid". Other than that, the way you are attempting to show action here is awkward as well. It's not a script for a play, it's a poem, right? You need to fix that.
on Friends come and go, but sisters lasts forever. by devina
5 Feb 2004, 1:16 PM
As a sentiment, it's...nice. As a poem, it's horrid. (Sorry). Definitely too cliche, not exactly well-written, and positively boring.
on Nina Simone (part one) by zodiac
5 Feb 2004, 1:14 PM
Nice. I'm consistently impressed by what writing I've seen of yours. In fact, yours are among the best I've seen here (or most anywhere online lol) so far. You ignored my email though :( heh anyway this is awesome. I'd tell you my favorite parts, but I'd be quoting most of this piece back to you.
on 3AM At Whitey's by DurtKL
5 Feb 2004, 1:10 PM
I'm seconding what Zodiac said. :D
on mythical by SupremeDreamer
5 Feb 2004, 1:04 PM
This seems to be going back and forth too much between past and present tense. It could also use some cleaning up (typos and incorrectly spelled words etc.) I like "and before color could reach my cornea" and "before learning to crawl upon tiled floors." Those are the only lines that really stand out to me as 'strong' lines.
on Tales From The Outhouse by -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.
5 Feb 2004, 12:54 PM
This is cute..okay, there's some humor. Which merits it a 5. I wouldn't do more because frankly the subject matter is just utterly ridiculous. Get on your soapbox now...I can already tell you're the type :-)
(I can't believe everyone gave this a 10)
(I can't believe everyone gave this a 10)
This isn't bad...lyric wise. I mean, i can kinda 'hear' it as a song. As a poem I'd consider it more lacking. Anyway, my only major suggestion to you is to revise your chorus because the line with the phrase "an idea stupid" is quite awkward and way too forced a rhyme.
on Alone Together by lynnkyle
31 Jan 2004, 1:00 PM
I think it could work either way
on missin' you by clumseYdaiseY
31 Jan 2004, 12:14 PM
pretty and rhythmic, but not very unique.
on Pathetic lill' me.. by clumseYdaiseY
31 Jan 2004, 12:13 PM
er..and that's "certainly" not "certaintly" hehe
on Pathetic lill' me.. by clumseYdaiseY
31 Jan 2004, 12:12 PM
er...cleverdevice...it's only a dream certaintly should have an apostrophe. It's a contraction of "it is." And you forgot to mention that "tomorrow" is spelled wrong. :D
Not a bad poem, though, clumsey.
Not a bad poem, though, clumsey.
on Of an Age Before by cleverdevice
31 Jan 2004, 12:08 PM
Not bad. Good imagery. Too many commas in S2.
on It's something about you by devina
31 Jan 2004, 12:03 PM
Way too generic. This could be a Hallmark card. And probably should be.
on Alone Together by lynnkyle
31 Jan 2004, 12:01 PM
I like this poem. Although I don't feel like it really gets going until Stanza 5, which is my favorite, along with the ending stanza. The repetition of together etc. works really well in this piece.
on In love as in war by zodiac
31 Jan 2004, 11:44 AM
This is great. I really like this poem. A very bold concept, written well. Nice job!
on To Avalon by annabellee
31 Jan 2004, 11:42 AM
This is well-written (in an English/word usage kinda way). Personally, being into more contemporary type stuff, the content just doesn't do anything for me. But that's just personal preference, not really anything against your writing.