10-01-2018, 01:07 AM
(09-30-2018, 10:44 PM)Richard Wrote: Hey bogpan,Hello Richard. Thank you for your feedback. Yes, I will think of your suggestion to change the title. Thank you very much for your reading.
I like some of your imagery here. However, I feel like there's too much repetition for a shorter piece. I'll go into more detail below:
(09-30-2018, 03:48 AM)bogpan Wrote: ah, you won’t remember the sweet October when amber juice drips from the vinesMaybe think about changing the title, so to help with the overabundance of the repetition of the word "green". I look forward to seeing where you take this from here.
and where does the little grape picker go on that greenest afternoon -The word "green" is in the title twice, so consider a different word than "greenest".
ah, the sea got stormy today
little girl, shrink midst the swollen grapes quickly
because the goats’ hooves sing, ah, a joyful god and his dusty entourage, -I quite like the goat imagery here. This line stuck in my head after reading the entire piece.
and a green coluber in the sea of green -The word "green" is here twice, so I would suggest rewording this line.
ah, you won’t remember the sweet October when you take a sip of juice
Thanks for the read,
Richard
'Because the barbarians will arrive today;and they get bored with eloquence and orations.' CP Cavafy

