03-12-2017, 01:43 PM
(02-24-2017, 07:42 AM)Todd Wrote: The morning is for Rachmaninoff and bees,Overall, I think this is a good poem. I especially like the fifth line. "The bed shivers" makes me think of flowers in a flowerbed being blown by the wind, and then in the next line you mention a "copper glow", which makes me think of Autumn.
and the soft steps of pollened feet,
as black separates from white. This is the only line I think should change. The rest of the poem sounds well thought-out, but here you use basic ideas, such as black/white contrast, and the word "separate". Maybe you could replace this with something completely different, but still keep the same meaning. For example, you could say something about how oil and water separate rather than mix (or milk and vinegar, as that'd keep the idea of the b/w contrast).
The sun is a bronze chime
and half the bed shivers.
In the copper glow,
the dew on the leafÂ
is a dappled darkness.
