04-08-2020, 04:44 AM
Thank you Unpolished and everyone who has given me feedback so far! I really appreciate it and am working on a second draft. The poem is meant to be in iambic hexameter, so 13 syllables instead of 12 is a big deal to me! I was reading "separate" as 2 syllables, but it is good to know that it can also be read as three.
(04-07-2020, 09:27 AM)unpolished Wrote: I really enjoyed this poem, the imagery is lovely. And the last stanza is just perfection, but something was odd about the second stanza. And I didn't realize the problem until I started counting syllables (using my fingers mind you, so this can be wrong) and realized that this line:
of comprehension. Separate lives can be adhered
is the only line in the poem that has 13 syllables.
for inner turmoil banished - act now, do not think!
Extend a hand, unfurl a smile. Through mist, a wink
of comprehension. "Parted" lives can be adhered
And solitude upended. Put to rest the years
I don't know if you meant to work in 12 syllable lines only, but I think reworking this line would make the poem better.
Keep writing, especially during these times.

