07-29-2014, 03:46 AM
(07-26-2014, 06:15 PM)ajcohen613 Wrote: crows on a wireI think the third poem presents the most compelling image. The alliteration and rhythm of the last line is wonderful.
black sun cut in half
by sharp plains
--
leaves falling
a children’s park buried
in dead reminders
--
floral skirt
wind runs through her curls
picking up petals
--
a match sparks
eyes appear from darkness
seeing only eyes
However, it took me 4 or 5 readings to realize that "her" referred to a girl/woman -- for some reason I thought you were using a gendered pronoun to refer to the floral skirt. I think part of the reason I got stuck on that bizarre reading is that the first line simply picks out this object (a floral skirt), leading me to unconsciously assume that the action in the next line has the skirt as its object. You could consider inserting a verb before "floral skirt," or switching the first two lines, as this might improve flow. My two cent take on it:
fluttering floral skirt
the wind through her curls
picking up petals
