The undoing
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(04-17-2016, 10:10 PM)Shrewbe Wrote:  A thread so soft
smooth
gentle
coy;
unraveled.

 
Bit by bit,
fiber upon fiber
of velvety decadence.
A gush took it over
of the wind; disheveled.

 
With it modesty,
animosity, affections
passionately, fluttered.

 
On the ground then
I saw what was left,
unraveled
uninhibited;
undone.
I too like the theme, the idea of taking me the reader into this small (normally) unseen world.
 
A couple of comments I would have for you is about word choices. 
 
L-4 coy- I believe you did not mean; “to hold back details” (which is one definition of of coy).
 
I think you were alluding to something akin to a woman's attributes. If that were the case would you consider instead of coy- flirtatious
 
L-10 Last word- disheveled - gives the feeling of having lost its decadence (as described in the previous line) by the wind. Then L-11 strong attributes are re-associated with the piece of thread. L-13 passionately, fluttered- so the dilemma for me is; “how can a disheveled thread now flutter passionately?”
 
Lastly these words do not seem to fit together well: L-11 and L-12 -modesty, animosity, affections-
 
Modesty- is that shyness -from first section- gentleness, smooth, coy (that was a good choice of word to continue the feel of the piece)
 
Animosity- to harbor ill will- it feels like a disassociated characteristic (was not revealed earlier in the work)
 
Affections- animosity could be a type of affection, same as gentleness. Wouldn’t using the word affections, be somewhat redundant following anomosity and gentleness?
 
Thank you for the read I did enjoy it. Smile 


Messages In This Thread
The undoing - by Shrewbe - 04-17-2016, 10:10 PM
RE: The undoing - by Achebe - 04-18-2016, 08:00 PM
RE: The undoing - by Shrewbe - 04-18-2016, 08:22 PM
RE: The undoing - by Achebe - 04-18-2016, 08:47 PM
RE: The undoing - by Erthona - 04-19-2016, 07:16 AM
RE: The undoing - by Shrewbe - 04-19-2016, 03:34 PM
RE: The undoing - by laltieri0 - 04-19-2016, 07:56 PM
RE: The undoing - by Shrewbe - 04-30-2016, 05:46 AM
RE: The undoing - by RC James - 04-28-2016, 10:03 AM
RE: The undoing - by zorcas - 08-04-2016, 08:06 AM
RE: The undoing - by Shrewbe - 10-05-2016, 03:22 AM
RE: The undoing - by Aidoneus - 04-18-2016, 02:54 AM
RE: The undoing - by homer1950 - 04-18-2016, 11:41 AM
RE: The undoing - by Shrewbe - 04-18-2016, 02:03 PM



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