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Colm Roe
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Re: Memories

Post by Colm Roe » Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:20 pm

Like this one too.
Suggested edits to consider.

When summer transitions,
leaves return to soil, in coiled
in foetal positions.                                 Great opening S.                     

Rain, taps in arid valleys                          Love this S, assuming 'taps' is a verb maybe consider this way                       
on  and organic corpses,
like dust sticking
to a taut skin epidermis.                                 Epidermis sounds OTT, I think 'skin' would be better?   

Glaciers parade
legacies to mountains in
silent grief.

The sun ebbs like a singularity
of infinite density, where stars die
and return as black holes
to burn fuels once their own.                         This S is too 'physics' IMO

Grievers Grief shivers by gravestones,                      Grief would have far more impact here. 
mouthing thoughts like prayers                       
to rekindle bone.

While above their heads,
the yawning moon spills its ink
into the a deserted sky,
diffusing outwards
intoxicating memories.

Use or ignore.
Either way, very nice poeming  :)

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Re: Memories

Post by Dave » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:11 am

There is much to enjoy in each stanza and set of images but the list style of the overall poem left me thinking by the end 'so what?' I am afraid and i find that a pity. The poem lacks some kind of dynamic yhat pulled me along. Just my personal reaction, however.

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Re: Memories

Post by Colm Roe » Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:56 pm

Have to (partially) disagree Dave. Probably because it's the way I write. 
It's a poem on a theme, does what it says on the tin in a, with
unique/inventive language.
However, it might be improved (and you'll see less of a list) by the omission of S3 and 4.
Apols for talking over you AT. 
What say you?
 

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Re: Memories

Post by Matty11 » Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:06 pm

leaves return to soil in coiled
foetal positions.
Like the foetal positions, but don't get the return to soil. Leaves are in branches above the soil?

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Re: Memories

Post by Colm Roe » Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:34 pm

They grew from nutrients in the soil; I'd see that as 'returning' to the soil? 
OK, they weren't actual leaves in the soil...but we are allowed a certain amount of poetic licence  :)
 

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Re: Memories

Post by Matty11 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 2:08 am

Colm Roe wrote:
Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:34 pm
They grew from nutrients in the soil; I'd see that as 'returning' to the soil? 
OK, they weren't actual leaves in the soil...but we are allowed a certain amount of poetic licence  :)
 

May be Colm. I had the nutrients coming up through the roots thing, but the roots are in the soil. The baby is in the womb and comes out of the womb. If the whole tree had rotted back to the soil where it was seeded - there is a logic there. I am interested in science and poetry so that is probably my 'prejudice' here :)

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Re: When Autumn Transitions (revision of 'Memories')

Post by Colm Roe » Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:37 pm

Removing two stanzas and 'epidermis' improves it so much. 
Keep those changes. But the remaining rewrite IMO does not improve the poem.
Aren't rewrites hell  :)   
 

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