Thinking Spot
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Line breaks for readability, not to discount your formatting. Nevertheless, very prosey and very wordy.


I'll use your first paragraph as an example here, as it lends itself well to my points. The bracketed phrases should be condensed. Crossed out portions, well, they should probably be crossed out.

(09-09-2016, 12:27 PM)maximuswolf Wrote:  Thinking Spot

[In darkness, I walk the path pressed down,]
created by the [back and forth] of my numerous footsteps before.
Surrounded by the forest and [the darker shadows cast,]
[my feet] walk forward fully aware
[where each step should go without the need of sight.]     the word I prefer is 'proprioception' - says a lot with one word
The moonlight frost is brighter ahead 
where the path opens to planted fields  Thumbsup  not bad
and my eyes adjust to a lighter shade of night.
I walk the edges quietly
to the lone dying oak, looking into the sky,
it’s leafless branches silhouetted by the moon    you already made the presence of the moon obvious
[seem to clutch around me.]
Finding my usual seat, a large exposed root,
[it’s bark worn and smoother]
[caused by the wet stone of numerous sittings before.]
This is my thinking spot,
the place where questions are asked,
memories summoned and the universe
becomes a wishing well.    I'd say use a metaphor here, not a metamorphosis. 'universe is a wishing well' instead of 'becomes'

Basically, try to compact it. You seem to have some fair images in your head there, but it lacks clarity for me.
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Messages In This Thread
Thinking Spot - by maximuswolf - 09-09-2016, 12:27 PM
RE: Thinking Spot - by UselessBlueprint - 09-09-2016, 01:21 PM
RE: Thinking Spot - by maximuswolf - 09-12-2016, 10:50 AM
RE: Thinking Spot - by Southern Scarab - 09-09-2016, 02:43 PM
RE: Thinking Spot - by operadiva - 09-11-2016, 04:15 AM
RE: Thinking Spot - by Achebe - 09-11-2016, 11:15 AM
RE: Thinking Spot - by 89layers - 09-11-2016, 03:32 PM
RE: Thinking Spot - by FilthyDeluxe - 09-26-2016, 11:43 AM



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