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Well thank you guys. The poem was a pleasure to read. If there's eloquence in the crit, well just know that was a process like writing poetry it wasn't always there

. I appreciate the kind words though.
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Fine erotic poem with mild flavor. I love the double meaning of words in this context. The last word sounds a little rough from the crowd - perhaps the word is master (or sculptures)?
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There is not the least reason why an artisan should not be soulful; that borders on elitism, which is more my territory..... We had silk-worms at one time, as kids, and they were much like other things which make cocoons--- which I haven't seen in an age. One had to keep getting mulberry leaves, I think.
I don't much care for haiku, but do like brevity. Stupidly, I kept thinking of glow-worms, which I have never seen, and are now rare in the UK. Very nice, in a non-sycophantic sort of way...
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This reminds me of both William Blake's The Sick Rose and Sylvia Plath's Edge, while "gossamer" calls Emily Dickinson to mind. A luscious poem. The syntax is weird but I like that about it.
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(10-03-2011, 05:08 AM)abu nuwas Wrote: There is not the least reason why an artisan should not be soulful; that borders on elitism, which is more my territory..... We had silk-worms at one time, as kids, and they were much like other things which make cocoons--- which I haven't seen in an age. One had to keep getting mulberry leaves, I think.
I don't much care for haiku, but do like brevity. Stupidly, I kept thinking of glow-worms, which I have never seen, and are now rare in the UK. Very nice, in a non-sycophantic sort of way...
and i agree, here soulful artisan works a treat,
when it was in the haiku forum however...
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...it sucked, so I changed it
Thank you Jack, bogpan, and Abu for your comments. I appreciate them!
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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This poem when it was a wanna-be haiku.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?