01-21-2011, 10:52 PM
@Billy - Thank you for the feedback, Billy
"Bewinged" is the same as winged, yes, but I just liked the classical sound of that word
This poem was at first intended to be a Petrarchan sonnet, but ended simply following his themes rather than his rigorous syllable count.
And yes, the glass soldiers were shattered by love. I know what you're thinking: awwww!
@Addy - Thank you for the kind words and feedback, Addy You're right about the very last line. I didn't know how to finish the piece whilst ending on a quatrain, thus totalling fourteen lines, so I rushed my grand finale
"Bewinged" is the same as winged, yes, but I just liked the classical sound of that word This poem was at first intended to be a Petrarchan sonnet, but ended simply following his themes rather than his rigorous syllable count.And yes, the glass soldiers were shattered by love. I know what you're thinking: awwww!
@Addy - Thank you for the kind words and feedback, Addy
You're right about the very last line. I didn't know how to finish the piece whilst ending on a quatrain, thus totalling fourteen lines, so I rushed my grand finale
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe