Lost
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(11-19-2015, 12:47 PM)Wjames Wrote:  Above street noise,
three birds find
harmony.

Great effect for a short poem, very clear message given with imagery. Hits a lot of major points a poem should. But you kind of wrote this like it is a sentence, with a capitalization and period. Personally, I would drop the cap, the comma and period; as it is now, I am compelled to read it like a sentence, and not a poem. I also would suggest you try to find a different word than harmony. It just seems like too easy of a word, and it is a bit overplayed in poetry. Just some suggestions: stillness, breezeless, windless, at rest. Remember show don’t tell; show us harmony.

This may take more work to narrow down, but I think you miss an opportunity to add more to the story when you just call them birds.  I say pick a specific type of bird. Don't let the reader imagine noisy ugly birds, tells us what kind of birds we should be thinking about. What type of birds inspired the poem?
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Lost - by Wjames - 11-19-2015, 12:47 PM
RE: Lost - by billy - 11-19-2015, 12:53 PM
RE: Lost - by Wjames - 11-19-2015, 01:01 PM
RE: Lost - by rayheinrich - 11-19-2015, 03:22 PM
RE: Lost - by Wjames - 11-23-2015, 09:07 AM
RE: Lost - by RiverNotch - 11-25-2015, 03:09 PM
RE: Lost - by Emz - 12-29-2015, 06:42 PM
RE: Lost - by Wjames - 12-30-2015, 04:39 PM
RE: Lost - by Akira - 01-03-2016, 11:41 AM
RE: Lost - by Wjames - 01-12-2016, 03:14 AM
RE: Lost - by Jeremiahcp - 01-13-2016, 02:41 AM
RE: Lost - by Wjames - 01-13-2016, 01:23 PM



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