11-23-2011, 08:38 AM
Hi digna sofia,
(11-21-2011, 10:43 AM)digna_sofia Wrote: This will all end in tears, I promise--Good opening line.
Good ones--not sure this line does enough for you. My concern beyond the line itself is that good is too vague and not tied closely to tears like bitter-salt is. If you keep it maybe pull up bitter-salt to this line.
bitter-salt ones that map the planes of our faces--one option you could do on this line if you like is to eliminate "ones that" and replace them with "to"
As we press them together
connecting roads and rivers
unfolding the landscape of us
suspended in a paper-thin moment--I like this image a lot. I kept thinking of a suspended origami crane. You could draw this out more if you wanted to. The paper-thin nature ties back to your title nicely
Crumpled or folded
smelling of damp and dust
Promising horizons
and nothing more
and nothing less--one possible option for the last three lines:
The promise of horizons
nothing more
nothing less
Those last two lines could be on either one line or two.
There's a lot here I like. Nice to see your poetry again.
Best,
Todd
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