The Current
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I enjoyed this! I couldn't quite tell what it was about, but it created some wonderful images for me.
I made a few notes here, and I hope they help.


(05-22-2014, 05:51 AM)Tiger the Lion Wrote:  A Timepiece; Is there a particular reason that this word is capitalized?
manifested in stone
and hardly soft, but worn.

A wonder; comma or dash, not semi-colon. Same with the above stanza, and all the others. A semi-colon separates two phrases that could be sentences on their own.
pregnant with moments and centuries, good image. I love this whole stanza actually.
flashbulbs and geology,
lovers and families,
and ice cream melting faster than you could ever lap it up.

An ocean;
rolling over the edge in that second she looked away. perhaps "during" instead of "in that?" Reads smoother. Interesting image of an ocean rolling over an edge- there's a cool parallel here, whether or not I picked up on the same one you were putting down.
And we don't pretend to pour ourselves
into pools that could never collect so soon downriver. These two lines sound so cool- so cool, in fact, that it took me a few reads before I realized I had no idea what they meant. I know you know what you want to say here- maybe find a way to make it a bit more clear, since I know whatever it is will be important to the piece.

Drink now
and reflect on her glowing face
speckled with droplets like God's own tears Interesting... not entirely sure of what I think of this, but it's interesting that you jumped from talking about "her" to talking to somebody in relationship to "her."

Remember
before the current is past Remember what? Great leap back to the water theme, though. But unless it's meant to leave me hanging, it feels like something is missing here.
I enjoy this piece a lot, and I hope those comments help. Smile
Let's put Rowdy on top of the TV and see which one of us can throw a hat on him first. Thumbsup feedback award
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Messages In This Thread
The Current - by Tiger the Lion - 05-22-2014, 05:51 AM
RE: The Current - by rowens - 05-22-2014, 06:07 AM
RE: The Current - by RSaba - 05-22-2014, 06:08 AM
RE: The Current - by Erthona - 06-02-2014, 04:52 AM
RE: The Current - by Tiger the Lion - 06-02-2014, 08:18 AM



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