Journey of Death

by Baby Rainbow

The rain is pouring down on me,
I don't know where I am.
Everything around me has
suddenly turned dark.
It's unrecognisable.
I'm lost.

The rain is now forming puddles,
in which I'm drowning in.
Sinking deeper and deeper
into the solid ground.
It's swallowing me.
I'm gone.

The raindrops no longer fall.
I'm in such a tranquil place.
The breath-taking sights
within an enchanted world.
It's true serenity.
I'm free.

Saffie
21

18/7/12

Submission date : 2012-07-18
Last edit : 2012-07-19

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Rating : 5.0

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Kitty Kurse ( F P C D ) at 2012-07-18

It is very well put great job

Lioness ( F P C D ) at 2012-07-18

I love how each stanza starts of with the rain. I believe that each stanza shows part of your journey and the changes that you go through along that journey.

I love the metaphors you have used here. I feel the sadness in the poem, there's a sense of loneliness on this journey which I can also feel.

Well written

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Xanthe ( F P C D ) at 2012-07-19

I found the atmosphere of this piece really calm and peaceful, as though you wrote this with more emtions and less thought..

"The rain is puring down on me,
I don't know where I am."

This is a nice opening as it sets the tone and gives the reader a sad image in their mind. A little typo on 'pouring'.

"Everywhere around me has
suddenly turned dark."

I think it would be better if 'everywhere' was changed to: everything.

"The rain now forming puddles,
of which I'm drowning in."

A few suggestions:
Add a linking verb after 'rain' to make it flow better. Or you can change 'forming' to 'forms' since you used 'now'
'Of' might be better change to: in

I like the ending. The way you wrote short, simple sentences made this sadder, but good. I'm not so sure about this poem falling on the sad genre, since I read the ending to be really hopeful. I think this would be better under life poems, but maybe I'm reading this wrong, and I'm sure you have a purpose about placing this here. Great job, I really enjoyed reading this, Saffie. Keep writing. Hope to read more from you :)

[ Praised by Baby Rainbow | Approved by Larry Chamberlin the Godfather ]

Everlasting ( F P C D ) at 2012-07-19

I like the rain, though sometimes the days feel melancholic when it pours.. but I like how you used the rain to describe the journey that you were undertaking.. :-s

though, I know what was the final destination of the journey :-s , but somehow seems like it at the end it was calm( serenity).. no more puddles to drown..

5/5