Gandhi's shadow-- edit 2
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(01-10-2014, 09:07 PM)justcloudy Wrote:  edit 1
Each Tuesday at 9:10, Is this comma needed?
you come to drive me home,
and I try not to dirty my slacks
on the dented car door
plastered with brown. Small point, but "brown" in this context makes me think of shit smears. "Mud" might be a more efficient word.

Each Tuesday at 9:20,
at the intersection of the tramway
and Boulevard Gandhi,
we watch him weave between the cars
waiting for green under the bridge. Good action in this verse. Concise and pacey.

Between 9:20 and 9:21, Is this comma needed?
I consider his shaded leathered skin
stretched over crooked nose
and around a jutting jaw.
Traced with shadows of abuse, Excellent line, subtle and devastating.
his eyes don’t lift from hoods and tires.

Digital lights blink 9:22,
engines rev and he turns
his gaze towards me.
He doesn't stretch out a hand
simply lifts a finger pleading
one?
The premise of this one confuses me a little, as I don't quite see what the connection is between Gandhi and a homeless man besides the boulevard's name, though as I don't know much about Gandhi (beyond that he was into peaceful protests against British Empiricists) that may just be my ignorance. Anyway, I enjoyed the pacey narrative and sharp images here. Thank you for the readSmile
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe
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Gandhi's shadow-- edit 2 - by justcloudy - 01-10-2014, 09:07 PM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by rowens - 01-11-2014, 05:57 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by justcloudy - 01-11-2014, 06:38 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by ChristopherSea - 01-11-2014, 08:58 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by justcloudy - 01-11-2014, 09:22 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by billy - 01-11-2014, 10:20 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow - by justcloudy - 01-12-2014, 01:13 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by rowens - 01-12-2014, 07:21 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by ellajam - 01-13-2014, 01:01 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by justcloudy - 01-13-2014, 03:24 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by heslopian - 01-14-2014, 08:27 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by justcloudy - 01-15-2014, 07:25 AM
RE: Gandhi's shadow-- edit 1 - by oxomiya - 01-17-2014, 01:03 AM



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