07-29-2015, 08:50 AM
(07-27-2015, 05:07 PM)Brenkin Wrote: The Unforgiving Wind
A stiff and unforgiving wind,
blew through the meadow with a roar.
And swept the earth beneath it’s feet
while tumbling through the greenery.
I stand erect, intent on grit.
To face the unforgiving wind.
It’s force cannot have hold on me,
I will not yield, I will not yield.
The wind however did not cease,
and gradually it weakened me.
Reluctantly, I have to quit.
My body simply must submit.
And get swept by the unforgiving wind.
Some small general points to suit the forum.
L1 needs no comma.
L2 is short on novelty. The wind blew....hmmm...could be improved.Raged through? Semicolon to end the line.
L3 Loose "and" replace with "sweeping the earth beneath..."
L4 loose the dead word "whilst" and replace with "to bluster through the greenery"
Once you anthropomorphise the wind in a stanza, you should continue to build the personality. We have unforgiving (which you blatantly use again and again),we have the vocalisation of roaring, we have the humanistic trait of sweeping (as in brush) so keep it up...tumbling, no...bluster, yes. Your poem so no more of this.
Again, generally, repeating phrases can add drama, but not dramatically so if they are cliches so "I will not yield" twice is something of a tautological misnomer If you do not yield then there is an end to it. To not yield twice is like not dying twice

Finally, you do not rhyme much, so once seems accidental. Rhyme or don't.
Best,
tectak

