12-07-2016, 11:29 PM
(12-07-2016, 12:09 PM)Mahjong Wrote: Two Silicon Valley Color Palettes could title be simplified - "Silicon Valley Palettes" - which flows a bit better IMHO? "Two" and "Color" are impliedNice revision (see p.s. on posting edits). Substantially clearer and reads better; also has (to me) a melting, soft-focus quality the original version lacked, appropriate to the subject.
A cloud-wisped sky of celestial to tiffany,
thistle and foothills of sienna to coyote,
the shimmering Bay of viridian to sea,
surround a grassy isle of myrtle to moss,
brimming with a colony of pelicans−
each one achromatic white:
indistinct, impartial, colorless,
as twinkling stars, sunlight, clear night. "pulsing" for "twinkling?"
Giant swirly l@llipops,
clownish cruiser bicycles,
M&M-top umbrellas−blue
green
red
yellow−
bound glaringly off squat
specular architecture over a
sprawling synthetic archipelago,
raining warm rainbows on
kaleidoscopic kids−each one a
fractal of chromatic intensity:
singular, contrastive, vivid,
as a private perspective,
desire, fantasy.
In the first four lines, I find myself slurring each color range phrase as if it were a hyphenated word: "myrtle-to-moss" for example. If this is the intent, you could actually add hyphens as a hint to readers. (Maybe also replace "of" there with a comma or colon.) Just a thought.
"[L]@llipops" is OK, but you might restrain your typographic artistry a bit - line everything up on the left margin and I'll bet you find it reads just as well. On that note, do read it aloud or - better - get someone else to read it aloud to you. Best way to find infelicities of rhythm, of which you still have a few IMHO.
Non-practicing atheist

