05-09-2012, 10:37 AM
Thanks Dale, I understand where you're coming from.
The preceding verses are past tense, it would require an entire rewrite of tenses to change it to fit the last verse. I amended the ending to where I'm now happy with it. I've chosen to go with glistening over glistened, and keep kissed as is, be it contextually right or wrong. My end decision came down to how it rolled of the tongue, and glistened didn't sit right, and nor did kiss.
I thank you for your advice, you've been great in the editing process of this poem.
The preceding verses are past tense, it would require an entire rewrite of tenses to change it to fit the last verse. I amended the ending to where I'm now happy with it. I've chosen to go with glistening over glistened, and keep kissed as is, be it contextually right or wrong. My end decision came down to how it rolled of the tongue, and glistened didn't sit right, and nor did kiss.
I thank you for your advice, you've been great in the editing process of this poem.
"Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them." - Friedrich Nietzsche

