Coffee Pants
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(05-17-2016, 11:35 PM)BecktheDog Wrote:  EDIT #2
Alright in the second stanza I'm trying to show rather than tell.  Thanks for all of your help!

Coffee Pants
A boy who can't walk without crutches
also can't carry a cup of coffee to his room
without spilling, 
all
over
his
leg

He sits down,
resting his crutches too.
His anger ebbs
and then flows
leaving joy
in its wake.
Look at your last four lines. How does what you've written show anger ebbing or joy being what remains? You are still just telling us these things as facts.

Just some quick feedback.

Best,

Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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Messages In This Thread
Coffee Pants - by BecktheDog - 05-15-2016, 11:05 PM
RE: Coffee Pants - by aschueler - 05-16-2016, 01:22 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by justcloudy - 05-16-2016, 06:17 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by BecktheDog - 05-16-2016, 07:03 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by dukealien - 05-16-2016, 09:03 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by ellajam - 05-16-2016, 10:44 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by BecktheDog - 05-16-2016, 10:53 PM
RE: Coffee Pants - by Todd - 05-17-2016, 12:21 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by aschueler - 05-17-2016, 08:17 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by BecktheDog - 05-17-2016, 11:35 PM
RE: Coffee Pants - by Todd - 05-18-2016, 01:00 AM
RE: Coffee Pants - by dukealien - 05-18-2016, 05:38 AM



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