03-10-2017, 04:20 AM
I really like how the picture lies and doesn't tell the complete story. You do a good job taking an idyllic setting and turning it on its side. A few suggestions and comments below.
Best,
Todd
(03-10-2017, 04:03 AM)Wjames Wrote: The pictures showed us laughing on the beach,--This is a good opening line it sets up the all is not as it appears moment.Just some thoughts.
olive tanned with martini eyes fixed on each other.--I would be tempted, with some slight adjustments to make it work, to move this to your last line. It might carry more heat after you establish the emotional state of the two partners combatants.
I remember the sand--love the break here turning the observation from good to bad. This break is essentially what the poem is about.
in my shoes, and the sun in my eyes
as we walked to the bar
and fought for an hour--again this line comes alive because of the break
over where to eat.
She told me to smile--the she told me is a great addition
when the waiter took our picture.--I think if you do choose to move that line ending the poem with their eyes fixed on one another carries the conflict forward. Ending on the picture is a nice symmetry but kind of freezes everything in time like the picture.
Best,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
