Poem of mine
Nov 22 2008, 11:49 am
By: Doodan  

Nov 22 2008, 11:49 am Doodan Post #1



"Tracks in the Snow"

I once nearly got a new pet,
Two picks stood out to me,
A cute little fluffy rabbit,
And one that was ugly,

The cute one looked like a picture,
With sunny, flowing fur,
Her brother more like a mixture,
Of all breeds in a blur,

The clerk's hand went within the cage,
To grab the pretty one,
"But no," said I, insisting then,
To hold the ugly one,

I then recalled my old best friend,
Who died so long ago,
She was sweet and shy 'til the end,
I'll always miss her so,

She did not stand out, but I saw,
Behind those shy brown eyes,
Her heart and soul left me in awe,
And she saw through my guise,

Charms will be found in skies of blue,
That I cannot deny,
But cold and gray cast a spell too,
Over the proper eye,

That pause, that sleep, that most may grieve,
But life can't live without,
That needed stop, a brief reprieve,
To gain the strength to sprout,

A painting wants to trick the eye,
And make you see its grace,
There's more than subjects, for they rely,
On the thankless blank space,

It seems I see what others ought,
Behind deceptive veils,
Alluring beings who at first will not,
Display their rich details,

I put the rabbit back that day,
Now is not the right time,
May you be someone's friend someday,
And may it be sublime,

And so I walk on snow serene,
While my lonely tracks impend,
Companion tracks that I've not seen,
Since losing my dear friend,

Feedback plz.



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Nov 23 2008, 2:11 am BiOAtK Post #2



I liked it.



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Nov 23 2008, 5:02 am Ultraviolet Post #3

We do a little trolling

Me too. But, I'm not really a poet at all, so I'm not in a position to give good feedback. One question: Were the commas really necessary after every line?



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Nov 23 2008, 6:16 am ClansAreForGays Post #4



Yeah, I thought only Shocko did that.




Nov 23 2008, 7:15 am Doodan Post #5



I suppose not. But I will make the appropriate changes. Chalk it up to me not knowing all that much about poetry. That's why I showed it to you guys. ;p

Other than punctuation, are there any areas you felt were particularly weak or strong? Or things you wish I'd spent more time with or less time with?



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Nov 23 2008, 4:39 pm BiOAtK Post #6



I like the fourth section, about the friend, in particular.



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Nov 23 2008, 10:10 pm Ultraviolet Post #7

We do a little trolling

Personally, I preferred when you were talking about the ugly rabbit, than when you started getting away from that metaphor.



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Squad Defense

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Pixel Adventure 2 | Space Snipers | Control the Ball

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Nov 24 2008, 3:13 am Doodan Post #8



Metaphors ftw.

Thanks for the feedback, all! If you have any more, please share. (I sound like an English teacher...)



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Nov 26 2008, 3:35 am Dapperdan Post #9



I think I'll give you some more feedback after you're done the next draft... as you can see from the other poem you posted (which was much shorter) I'll probably have a lot to say. Might as well wait for a more refined version of the poem (at this point, anyway) to start saying it. I kind of let the time pass on this draft by continuing to put it off already anyway.

Good luck.



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