Ascetic Lite - edit
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(08-31-2025, 04:18 AM)dukealien Wrote:  Ascetic Lite


Vacant space beside one SUV
in my two-car garage,
  when compared with many
  neighbors who must scatter
  two or three in driveways
  or at curbside to conserve
  floor for multiplying goods,
makes one feel downright
austere.


original version;

Room to park one lonely car
in my two-car garage,
when compared with all
my neighbors who must leave
both cars in their driveways
or curbside to conserve
space for their possessions,
makes me feel downright
austere.

This one shows, doesn't tell, which is good:

"  two or three in driveways
  or at curbside to conserve
  floor for multiplying goods,"

two observations:
1. Wordy. Needs fewer lines.
2. Not sure what to make of it. The one SUV = author being ironic doesn't work. The complaining about how much the neighbours have is a bit over the top. In which case this reduces to just that - a whinge. I realise it's in Fun, so a whinge here is all right.
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Ascetic Lite - edit - by dukealien - 08-31-2025, 04:18 AM
RE: Ascetic Lite - by JackTredden - 08-31-2025, 09:26 PM
RE: Ascetic Lite - by dukealien - 09-02-2025, 06:11 AM
RE: Ascetic Lite - edit - by JackTredden - 09-02-2025, 06:42 PM
RE: Ascetic Lite - edit - by busker - 10-04-2025, 03:33 AM
RE: Ascetic Lite - edit - by dukealien - 10-04-2025, 05:04 AM
RE: Ascetic Lite - edit - by busker - 10-05-2025, 07:33 AM
RE: Ascetic Lite - edit - by busker - 10-05-2025, 05:19 PM



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