06-04-2022, 08:19 AM
(06-04-2022, 07:16 AM)TranquillityBase Wrote:The glass box is supposed to be the rain shelter for the bus bench that the bones sit on. It is somewhat ambigious though.(06-04-2022, 02:24 AM)Semicircle Wrote: Cracked roadI only have one small change suggestion. This poem is like looking at four very different snapshots. Because of the title, I am expecting buses, so I'm reading references to structure to be a bus/buses (the mirage, the herd, the glass box) . Am I anywhere on the right track (not that it matters, because I like it). Your poems lend themselves to multiple interpretations which is good sometimes.
leads into mirage
Yellow field,
herds of bulky shadow
migrating across migrate?
Glass box,
Sunlight streams
through its film
Well tailored bones
sit patiently
for a days work
to begin
Quote: I do it too much.Poems open to interpretation linger longer than straightforward ones. Yours require a good bit of thought but the payoff feels more earned than if it was linear.
(06-04-2022, 07:57 AM)brynmawr1 Wrote:Thank you bryn, I have adjusted a couple areas.(06-04-2022, 02:24 AM)Semicircle Wrote: Cracked roadSC,
leads into mirage How about "blurs"?
Yellow field,
herds of bulky shadow This is the only line that rubs on me a bit. I think mostly because of "herds". I'm thinking cows is a field
migrating across how about "drifting"?
Glass box,
Sunlight streams
through its film
Well tailored bones Wasn't this "man" when you first posted? I kind of liked man better
sit patiently
for a days work I like the feel and image of this stanza.
to begin
I agree with TqB about the snap shots, but I like it because it feels like a progression to the final stanza. All of the imagery is stark and clear to me(whether my interpretation is correct or not). i made some small suggestions but overall i like this. Thanks,
bryn
Quote:Wasn't this "man" when you first posted? I kind of liked man betterI wanted to express that the bus never came and he waited for a very long time.

