black paint on cold walls?

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by ripple23, Dec 25, 2004.

  1. ripple23

    ripple23 Member

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    when i saw the winter turn on you,
    pulling it's laughter through your breath
    it was not as some well known painter recalled;
    black paint on the cold walls.

    remembering so evenly the end of November
    that grew from nothing and of which
    nobody, i believe, could possibly have thought after-
    the uncharmed landscapes, you use to say
    though you were born into an unimaginable fall

    i died less often on the eve of your voice.

    tonight they left footprints of shadows on your hands
    that hung like a bracelet to your wrists
    and thought the preparations for a departure like this
    must have started as a tiger in a cage.
     
  2. kidder

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    Something about that closing stanza that has the kernel of magic! Keep at it. One draft becomes another and then there's gold.
     
  3. romaniack

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    that poem was kinda chilling... verry beautifull. Im quite surprised you havnt gotten more feedback on this poem... Well I liked it. a lot
     
  4. ripple23

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    yep, this really is just a draft, i basically wrote it right into the thread. thanks for the comments
     
  5. fulmah

    fulmah Chaser of Muses

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    fantastic job here, I really loved the flow of each stanza, at how each one contained a complete thought etched out in vivid imagery. There's also the tone you used, almost a mythical presentation that really sets this off. With just a little tightening up I think you'll have one impressive piece here! :)
     
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