Times Much Happier Than These

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by ci0616, Dec 1, 2010.

  1. ci0616

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    She is quite a fine representation
    Of the enticingly peculiar female species

    Soft yellow blonde hair
    Electrifying blue eyes
    Which light up the darkest of rooms
    Breasts that heave
    Defying her slender physique

    She flashes her bright, shining smile at me
    Twirling her hair with her pointer finger
    Giggling softly
    Batting her eyelashes
    As the meaningless conversation progresses

    But I am not here
    I am not in the room with her
    I am some two hours away
    On a sunny beach lying with you

    We are staring deeply into each other’s eyes
    Laughing happily to ourselves
    For no other reason then we are here together
    And that we have found each other

    My greatest efforts to forget what we had
    Are to no avail
    I return the blonde’s smile
    I laugh when it seems appropriate to do so
    I nod and “uh-huh” myself through the hopeless flirtation

    But the harsh, unforgiving reality
    Of the situation at hand is this-
    I have no desire
    To be here with this woman

    I remain
    However regretfully
    Yours
     
  2. ci0616

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    After sobering up and realizing what i had written was full of cliches, i tried to salvage it for what it was and make some revisions. Feel free to critique as honestly as you wish:

    She is quite a fine representation
    Of the enticingly peculiar female species

    Soft yellow blonde hair
    Electrifying blue eyes
    Which light up the darkest of rooms
    Lips that beg me relentlessly
    To kiss them

    She flashes her bright, shining smile at me
    Twirling her hair with her pointer finger
    Giggling softly
    Batting her eyelashes
    As the meaningless conversation progresses

    But I am not here
    I am not in the room with her
    I am some two hours away
    On a sunny beach lying with you

    We are staring deeply into each other’s eyes
    Laughing happily to ourselves
    For no other reason then we are here together
    And that we have found each other

    My greatest efforts to forget what we had
    Are to no avail
    I return the blonde’s smile
    I laugh when it seems appropriate to do so
    I nod and “uh-huh” myself through the hopeless flirtation

    But the harsh, unforgiving reality
    Of the situation at hand is this-
    I have no desire
    To be here with this woman

    I remain
    However regretfully
    Yours
     
  3. rambleON

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    I think they are both as good as one another.

    it's interesting for me to see changes made, from one draft to another.

    I felt the first stanza in the first draft was a lot better than the first in the second.
     
  4. ci0616

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    Hmmmm that's interesting. I just felt the first stanza needed more detail and "hourglass figure" is kind of a cliche and i got rid of it. But thanks for the feedback!
     
  5. rambleON

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    well, seeing as how the narrator is not really into this chick, the phrase "Lips that beg me relentlessly to kiss them" is not exactly true then.

    where as acknowledging her nice body is.

    Two same meanings but the emotional meaning is different. That, my friend, is why.
     
  6. ci0616

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    That's a pretty valid point, which i thought a little about. So this is what i came up with:

    Soft yellow blonde hair
    Electrifying blue eyes
    Which light up the darkest of rooms
    Breasts that heave
    Defying her slender physique
     
  7. rambleON

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    lol nice

    "defying her slender physique"

    Let me try:

    Yellow lions mane locks
    cotton candy eyes
    spiral out in peering color
    hips that contour fine angles
    begging me to drive her Auto Bonn
     
  8. gesone

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    I like the rhythm of the whole piece. Good line breaks too.
     
  9. ci0616

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    Thanks for the feedback G! Glad you enjoyed it!
     

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