Echo

[Soaring Eagle]

I have never heard of this writer, so I won't be of much help in that respect, but I feel this is a very strong piece. I felt the words you used where strong and very descriptive and they created a vivid image of the poem in my mind. I have to respectfully disagree, and say that I don't feel the third stanza was strongest. For me, the strongest part of the poem was

"
The sun went down
below the horizon,

and I stopped and stared
at the stars in the sky
and widened my eyes
at the darkened abyss,
infinite... "

There is just something with these words that creates the most vivid image in my mind when I read this poem. This also the portion of the poem that speaks to me most. It penetrated something deep inside of me and I could really feel it. There is just something very deep in these lines that really strengthens the poem.

Overall, I really enjoyed this poem and hope you do well on this assignment for your Creative Writing class. I found this to be thought provoking and creative, hopefully your instructor will feel likewise.

Cheers!
Soaring Eagle