02-01-2016, 11:53 PM
(01-31-2016, 02:36 AM)Brujo Wrote:Hi Nick,(01-29-2016, 08:32 AM)Todd Wrote: RevisionI dig the changes you made Todd. I think this is decent as it is now. Some of my comments may just be a personal preferences.
We chose security over science,
and draped in blood, die bloodless
under the not-blue
sky. Ever dowsing rods
to child gods—whose first contact These three lines are my favorite
is our last—inexorable lodestones <--- excellent addition
for every rogue android
that needs to understand
how humans work. I still feel something is missing between this line and the next
There is a light that blossoms
orange within our chests,
till we are cinders
within this sack of sparks,
re-thinking this space before the last line, maybe a bit too dramatic? Maybe could be replaced with an additional line of text to connect these lines together.
only ever last names.
Best,
Nick
I appreciate you following up with the revision. I will have to look at the transition on this pass, and see what I think about it. I think that's probably the next area of triage.
Thanks again,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
