07-11-2016, 01:35 AM
(07-10-2016, 10:49 AM)next Wrote: Maybe there should be some reason given for why the person isn't welcome in the dream universe.Next,
Some notes:
You stepped into my mind
last night as I dreamed wildflowers
the lapwings swooped down
and soon you were descending
from a talon -- "stepped" doesn't seem to fit with "descending from a talon".
I smiled as I watched
you disintegrate into ash -- ash is created when something burns, then ash disintegrates. So the line is a bit confusing.
then disappear from my dream universe
You’ve never been invited
never welcomed there
but I’m sure you’ll intrude again
if for nothing else
you’ll wannabe the overwhelming primrose -- "wannabe" is a noun, "wanna be" is the contraction you're looking for.
Why not just use "want to be" ?
"overwhelming primrose" ? -- This needs some explanation leading up to it, otherwise it doesn't seem to make much sense.
and it’ll be satisfying to see your exclusion -- This line tripped me up when I was reading it.
Maybe: "and I'll be satisfied" -- and maybe a verb other than "see"
once again
Next time you could get buried
under a mountain of gooseberries
and shoveled into the back of a farm truck
hauling prickly pears -- maybe use one of these fruits, not both
then packaged and shipped
to someplace like the Brazil -- typo, a "the" seeped in from somewhere and maybe just use "to Brazil" and leave out "someplace like"
or even the Bermuda Triangle -- maybe leave out "even"
Where you’d be swallowed whole -- this line is a continuation of the lines above it, it shouldn't at the start of a new stanza
as your existence gets digested -- "and" would be better than "as"
-- digestion happens in the stomach after being swallowed (even metaphors need a bit of logic)
and the print on your birth certificate -- leaving a blank birth certificate? maybe the whole birth certificate should go, not just the printing?
fades into the obscure -- "fades into obscurity" is probably what you mean.
I guess it's possible for something to fade into the obscure, but it reads a bit awkwardly.
Maybe then you’d never come back
never step into my dreams
uninvited.
I think you made some good points and I will consider your feedback in revision.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting
Luna
In your own, each bone comes alive
the skeleton jangles in its perfunctory sleeve....
(Chris Martin)
the skeleton jangles in its perfunctory sleeve....
(Chris Martin)

