06-16-2014, 12:35 AM
Hi all!
Um...

Uh, what's archaic about the writing?

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Um...
Arriedo Wrote:I enjoyed the reference to the play.One of my favorites.
Arriedo Wrote:I also like how you played a trick on us.That was not my intention.
bena Wrote:I really like this. Which is odd, because I usually despise things which blend archaic writing/theme with modern ideas. I think you pulled it off.Thanks, I think.

Uh, what's archaic about the writing?
bena Wrote:Did you switch to tetrameter for the last stanza on purpose?I had to Google just now to see what "tetrameter" is, so no I didn't.
bena Wrote:I just sit around here hoping I don't happen to like rhyming poem so I don't feel the need to comment. And here you've come in and fouled my plan.BUWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Erthona Wrote:This seems written in Seuss verse...Dr. Seuss is da man.
Erthona Wrote:The last line brings home the conflict of moral choices, and how long it takes to overcome our upbringing, in a very succinct way.Thank you.
mercedes Wrote:My nephew's wife had IVF, after years of attempts...We struck out 9 times (plus two FETs) before we realized that whipping the dead horse was kinda pointless.
just mercedes Wrote:Clever poem, with it's updated Shakespearean take on this. Great emotional tone I thought.
LorettaYoung Wrote:Overall very enjoyable.Thank you (plural).
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