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I eagerly await 'Around the Loom in Eighty Days'
Ranger on some deleted poem 27 Nov 2006, 2:19 PM
At the present moment in time, the poem up the ladder is called 'Wish I was a better lover'. It seems appropriate, somehow.
Ranger on Raising the nap by howl 27 Nov 2006, 2:23 PM
'Slow as the creep of soil' is a really nice image. Does 'teas' want an apostrophe?
Ranger on Sonnet 3 (Farewell my muse) by Schlinkey 27 Nov 2006, 2:26 PM
I'd cut a few of the commas and replace them with alternative punctuation - purely for presentation. Other than that I enjoyed this, although I rarely like seeing the dummy auxiliary 'do' used, even in a classical style. If it's possible to edit that out, it might be worthwhile.
Dovina on Sonnet 3 (Farewell my muse) by Schlinkey 27 Nov 2006, 2:50 PM
I agree with Ranger on the "do"s. I think you could make both of them "shall". The rhythm is good in all but Line 13. Try "And as this quarrel now ends, my tears shall run."
Dovina on some deleted poem 27 Nov 2006, 2:53 PM
Would work better with a cyclical tone of peak and trough. Also the logic and grammar are off in some places. A good idea though.
SupremeDreamer on OI! The Brown Flame by SupremeDreamer 29 Nov 2006, 10:53 AM
Boredome and Ignorance. Alas I'm held captive.
some deleted user on some deleted poem 28 Nov 2006, 8:30 PM
the only things I'm iffy about are the word 'punchlineless' and the line 'see me toke what we've rolled despite absences high'. Other than that, I like it a lot, esp. the 1st two lines.
Dovina on Wretch by MacFrantic 28 Nov 2006, 8:47 PM
Pretty neat, making all the lines of the same number of characters. And it has a good point to boot. Nice.
MacFrantic on The Beach by Evening 30 Nov 2006, 12:41 PM
This has some good imagery, but the punctuation was lazy and it sounds like it should be shorter.
Dovina on sleep by nentwined 30 Nov 2006, 9:16 PM
good point
Stephen Robins on some deleted poem 1 Dec 2006, 3:39 PM
Truly reckless.
Stephen Robins on sleep by nentwined 1 Dec 2006, 3:40 PM
What utter nonsense, if you didn't own this site you would not get half the tens you get. That is utter bum sweat.
Stephen Robins on Wretch by MacFrantic 1 Dec 2006, 3:41 PM
Yopu either need to masturbate into a woman or get trapped in one, either way this is utter village .
Dovina on some deleted poem 1 Dec 2006, 7:43 PM
Not at all reckless, but obviously thought through. It comes accross vaguely, as if told by someone who works in morgue. But would not such a person know which bodies are in the morgue before entering? And how does the narrator know so much about the girl, or is it all inferred from the body's appearance? A good read in any case.
Dovina on Sonnet 2 (Eulogy for a clerk) by Schlinkey 1 Dec 2006, 8:07 PM
Sonnets don't have to be pentameter, not in modern circles anyway. But when you start that way and switch to four iambs in the last two lines, it sounds like a switch of gears. Also, in Line 3, scornful and grim are so similar that it sounds like one of them was added for pentameter's sake.
Dovina on Sonnet 5 (The Second Deluge) by Schlinkey 2 Dec 2006, 10:16 AM
You have the pentameter consistent this time. And it has the feel of old-time sonnets. But, again I find it constrained to the meter, and this time to the loss of meaning. For example, "perfect" adds little to "innocece" besides pentameter and overstatement. And "Deluge" has the accent on "uge." I could do no better with it, however, and think the best solution might be to give up on pentameter or on sonnet. Sorry, I have little respect for the form, and that's part of the problem.
Ranger on some deleted poem 2 Dec 2006, 2:09 PM
When did jackets ever rhyme with cunt? Get rid of the jackets, keep the cunt. I'd imagine you went to great lengths to avoid becoming an accountant.
Ranger on OI! The Brown Flame by SupremeDreamer 2 Dec 2006, 2:13 PM
You need an extra exclamation mark in line 5.
amanda_dcosta on Bitter by Ranger 3 Dec 2006, 1:45 AM
Ranger... this is just too good. I read it a couple of times..but never got down to commenting. Sorry for the delay. Keep writing. You do a very good job at it.