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jun asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

i need some advice and critique. Please give it. Give me your worst. :)?

Visions of you enchant the night sky of my mind,

the veils of white clouds, tonight, remind me of your hair so soft and flowing,

the stars, much like glimmer in those eyes enchanting,

and the wind, chiming, humming, remembrancer of your voice.

Longing for her company under this sky,

i wonder with distance at the woman,

who, with secrecy to the full i spy,

yet not knowing to the full, as to why.

There goes again the wind, the remembrancer,

the fan to the flames, as i fly into the the hands of yearning,

so captivating the shine of stars, the glimmer,

tightly holding me, the hands of yearning keeping me still in fantasy.

Oh, the moon, to the brim with thoughts and visions,

in my mind, it is you,

to comfort me in troubles, to sprinkle me with dew,

to cradle me, when cradling you.

Now, to the flower beds i fly,

the flowers red, maroon, pink, and blue,

each natural beauty, a thought of you,

tilting to the right, i breath, and sigh.

The greens of the forest, the strong, the vivid,

the things here, all alive, all livid,

because that's what you are in my mind,

real, graspable, languid.

This is what you have done,

the blue frozen forest now blooming,

the flower beds, once desert dune,

so disappears the howl of owls, replaced with birds of singing.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Hey, Jun. You have some really good lines in here. I think the last stanza is just great, though I would break it into five lines by splitting the last one.

    Which brings me to my other point: You show signs of having read lots of classic poetry. This is good, but you should not let it override your writing. You use some very "old world" phrases:

    who, with secrecy to the full i spy,

    Don't be afraid to strike out on your own and write closer to the way you speak. Poetry doesn't have to sound like a chat with a friend, but don't get stuck copying the styles of 17th-century poets.

    You have a good ear for interesting words/phrases/ideas. Keep writing and trying new ways of doing it!

  • 1 decade ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    poetry is gay

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