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Air
The air around her changed
From airy
Now estranged
Blooming forcefully
Bright colors
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot
Her air
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(07-30-2019, 09:39 AM)EMK Wrote: Air
The air around her changed
From airy
Now estranged
Blooming forcefully
Bright colors
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot
Her air
When describing the default nature of air, I think "airy" kinda goes without saying.
While most of your poem has very earthy language, the line "now estranged" lends to a more personal relationship. If that's meant to be paralleled, I'd suggest trying to include another personal connection near the end of the poem -- or otherwise remove that line, the one above, and then trim/rearrange accordingly.
Good subject, and you're pointed in the right direction, but I do want slightly more. And lastly (and this is not critical at this stage), I think some of the line-breaks are unnecessary, especially on your one-word lines (although a single word can be effective if used properly).
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(07-30-2019, 09:39 AM)EMK Wrote: Air
The air around her changed
From airy
Now estranged
Blooming forcefully
Bright colors
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot
Her air
i like the opening line, it keeps me reading to see what happens next. for me you need to flesh it out, at present apart from the 1st 3 lines it's more a list. the title is air and the the first two lines have a variation of air in them. let the title work.
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Hey EMK,
I feel like you got something here. However, you need to get more specific in your approach:
(07-30-2019, 09:39 AM)EMK Wrote: Air
The air around her changed -I like this line. You just need to explain it more. What does this look like? What does this smell like? You need some more specific images to make this poem stronger.
From airy
Now estranged
Blooming forcefully
Bright colors
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot -One other thing, be careful with repeating words in such a short piece. Challenge yourself and rewrite these "forgot" lines without repeating "forgot" or even without using the word "forgot" at all. That might prove a worthwhile poetic exercise.
Her air
I hope you take the time to edit this because I would love to see where you take this poem from here.
Thanks for the read,
Richard
Time is the best editor.
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There a plethora of words in the English language which are more precise, offer secondary meaning, and make the rhythm of a line more complicated and interesting, and provide alliteration and other wonderful sounds:
(07-30-2019, 09:39 AM)EMK Wrote: Air
The air around her changed Transformed, altered, metamorphosed,transmuted
From airy ethereal, insubstantial,wispy, vaporous
Now estranged alienated.divorced
Blooming forcefully dynamically, energetically,assertively
Bright colors intense, scintillating,lustrous
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot
Her air
I’d like to see this developed on a literal level first, as it doesn’t really say anything to me, then a secondary meaning suggestion. When editing, the thesaurus is our friend; I’m not being snarky - looking for synonyms often provides me with fresh fodder. Look forward to watching this transmogrify *grin*.
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(07-30-2019, 09:39 AM)EMK Wrote: Air
The air around her changed
From airy
Now estranged
Blooming forcefully
Bright colors
Faded
Forgot the water
Forgot the sun
Forgot
Her air
I feel you could use a transition from “bright colors” into the fading section. Possibly further description and explanation- just a bit; I got a bit lost there. Repetition is helpful to guide the reader, but I think here you could replace the second “air” with a deeper description.
The “from...now” transition isn’t as smooth as I feel it could be, so I would play with the wording there.
I love the use of “blooming,” though. It creates lovely imagery.
~FM