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Merenwen99
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:33 pm


I wrote this the other day and decided to post it here. Tell me what you think. Go ahead and be brutal. I had a rough version that I revised, but I'm not sure whether it actually got any better.

Off in Dreamland


Where were you last night?
Did you go far away?
Climbing tall towers,
Or soaring through the air?

You travelled far away last night,
And forgot to take me with you.
You didn't think to stay last night,
And drifted as only you do.

Did you see giant purple children
On cherry-topped mountains?
Were there plots of land unseen
By any mortal man?

Did you swim in a river made of gold
Full of the brightest colorful fish?
Or maybe you hitched a ride on a falling star
Which could grant your every wish.

I know you found a million things last night,
Though not all were necessarily good.
You fought through all the good and bad
As I know only you could.

Maybe you met ten thousand men
Who wanted to eat you alive.
Or perhaps you saw a giant bee
That came from a giant bee hive.

Where were you last night?
I know, I really do.
You were off in dreamland,
But you forgot to take me with you.
 
PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:06 pm


It was very good! It had a good amount of emotional appeal and was very interesting to read. One line, however, sounded a bit weird.
Merenwen973

Did you swim a river made of gold
Full of the brightest of colorful fish?

I don't really know how to change it though. Maybe by taking out 'of' and maybe add 'in' after 'river'.
It also seemed that the rhythm was a bit random, which hurt the unity of the poem a bit. It had really good punctuation though, and as I said before, was very interesting to read! Good job!

Cereah
Crew


Merenwen99
Crew

PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:59 pm


Thanks for reading. I appreciate your comments. I think those are good ideas and I'm going to make some changes. I also think that the rythm is a bit off, but I'm not sure how to correct it now, so I'm going to leave that, but I'm definitely changing the two lines you mentioned.
PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:42 am


I really, really like this poem! It surprises me and that's one of the best things you can do for the reader in a poem. There are a couple of lines that don't flow very well and I think you could revise them to make the poem flow better. I am going to quote the stanza the lines are in and bold the one(s) I feel don't flow.

Merenwen973

You travelled far away last night,
And forgot to take me with you.
You didn't think to stay last night,
And drifted as only you do.
. . .
I know you found a million things last night,
Though not all were necessarily good.
You fought through all the good and bad
As I know only you could.
. . .
Where were you last night?
I know, I really do.
You were off in dreamland,
But you forgot to take me with you.


PM me if you have questions or need clarification. 3nodding

Maggie writes

Sparkly Seeker


Maggie writes

Sparkly Seeker

PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 11:46 am


Merenwen973
Thanks for reading. I appreciate your comments. I think those are good ideas and I'm going to make some changes. I also think that the rythm is a bit off, but I'm not sure how to correct it now, so I'm going to leave that, but I'm definitely changing the two lines you mentioned.


If you are struggling with the rhyme, I'd advise you to abandon it because imagery is a more powerful and, I think, a better tool to use with this subject matter. The rhyme does not reinforce the meaning and that's what you want in a poem.
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