11-01-2014, 04:36 AM
(10-13-2014, 05:53 PM)b.abraham Wrote: December 17, 5:30amBasically I agree with what others have said, that there are too many loves and the third stanza is the heart of the poem. I'd also like to add that if you could reduce the poem to two or three stanzas it would be much more simple and elegant. Maybe ditch the first and/or last stanzas.
A voice from upstairs
says "good morning"
and it will be.
Glide up stairs,
say "good morning"
and it will be. <---these first two stanzas seem overly repetitive, I don't think you need both
Hear "I love you"
and "I missed you".
Be loved and love
clean flannel sheets and
and a favorite mug. <---this is great, by far the best stanza in the poem
Be loved and love
love and "I love you" <---way too many loves
and "I missed you"
and "good morning"
and it will be.
