08-15-2017, 12:21 PM
Hello Janine. A few comments for you...
Paul
(08-15-2017, 10:57 AM)nibbed Wrote: True Beauty - I don't think the title does much for the piece. It could introduce almost anything.Thanks for the read. I enjoyed it even if the comments suggest otherwise.
He sends comfort
in lonely tribulation,
creating distraction: I'm having a hard time reconciling comfort and tribulation. They are almost complete opposites - though I realize this was partly intentional, it is jarring nonetheless. (after rereading I think switching L1 and L2 would make it more clear - as is the word "in" has an ambiguous use.
His firmaments
daub in powerful billows,
forming softened This may read more smoothly as "soft, whimsical..." - might just be my ear
whimsy caricatures;
His handiwork
displays a mystery
found only in feathers & frond. Assuming the N is talking about a diety of some kind, "only" feels contradictory.
Directing windy offerings Apologies, but "windy offerings" immediately made me think of farts. - Aside from that, I enjoyed this strophe the most.
of cornered angels
teasing in hints
of sweetened honeysuckle
& wild carrots
crocheted in blooms of white,
He soothes
tormented ears
with the auditions may not need "the" here
of sparrows,
crickets & frogs;
boasting purest galleries
in precious, brilliant, song. "precious" and "brilliant" seem rather generic adjectives for a last line. If I'm wrong I would still strike the comma after brilliant.
Paul
