my old tees are anything but evergreen
scattered around my nightstand
forever seeking their roots
in my red ocher dresser
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(01-21-2010, 01:12 PM)NadCloutier Wrote: my old tees are anything but evergreen
scattered around my nightstand
forever seeking their roots
in my red ocher dresser
it has a quaint feel to it nad.
feels like you don't play golf anymore.
or maybe you really are just a slob who plays golf

fr me i'd take out the first person
me's
the first me i'd abandon.
the 2nd i'd replace with
the
the third i'd swap for
a
the poem give the impression the tees are in two places.
because of that i think it would read better without the last two words of the 2nd line.
i think with just a little and i mean little work it can be a good piece. jmo
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Quiet and lovely.
One tiny thing I'd rephrase is the second line... "Scattered around my nightstand"... just drops, like its too literal compared to the other lines. Just a slight rephrasing would do. Again, its just an opinion, to take or leave
Great job.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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(01-21-2010, 02:14 PM)billy Wrote: (01-21-2010, 01:12 PM)NadCloutier Wrote: my old tees are anything but evergreen
scattered around my nightstand
forever seeking their roots
in my red ocher dresser
it has a quaint feel to it nad.
feels like you don't play golf anymore.
or maybe you really are just a slob who plays golf 
fr me i'd take out the first person me's
the first me i'd abandon.
the 2nd i'd replace with the
the third i'd swap for a
the poem give the impression the tees are in two places.
because of that i think it would read better without the last two words of the 2nd line.
i think with just a little and i mean little work it can be a good piece. jmo
Good critiquing job ... you obviously know poetry.
old tees are anything but evergreen
scattered around the nightstand
forever seeking their roots
in a red ocher dresser
@ nadCloutier Great poem all the way through. I love and appreciate the line "forever seeking their roots.
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