10-28-2014, 01:19 AM
(10-28-2014, 12:55 AM)spacecoaster Wrote: In The Japanese GardenYes to this. Quite enchanting but rich in imagery and observational niceties. The somewhat whistful listful does not enhance the flow but what is flow except one thing after another? Still, I found myself looking for consistency on a third read and this certainly DOES detract from the content. I am not asking for punctuation but if you run on one liners then suddenly cannot say it in one, linking with "as" is a funicular let down...I met myself going down "as" I was on a rise. You do not need the simultaneous intent forced by "as". Just omit it.
Bow-shaped bridge
Red pebble path
Water reflects
Ripples dance
Enchanting sight
As water flows
Couples unite
Aubergine and lime
Moss, bamboo and fern
Maples delicate
Branches thick
Lilies strong as rocks surround
In the Japanese garden we are found
One point though. If you ARE challenged by grammatical skills, like punctuation, you do yourself an injustice by believing that a capital letter on every line is your contribution to poetry. Why do it? After all, you do not rhyme with any intent and will not howl over my suggestion for the last two lines on the grounds that it ruins the rhyme scheme
so I suspect you have no idea why. Nor do I.The last line is not cute enough for a clever end...so for me, it's going to read
"Lilies strong as rocks surround
in the Japanese Garden."
...a good ending makes sense of what went before.
Best,
tectak.

