Comments : Foretaste

  • 15 years ago

    by The Prince

    Your writing is refreshing to read and I loved how you opened up this poem with the simile.

    'I wait, like a genie
    sealed inside a whiskey bottle
    of poem'

    I like the suggestion that 'poem' is a form, entrapped, almost liquid state, able to mold to form around or in the shape of anything? Is that what you were saying or did I completely read it wrong? Haha.

    'I'm attempting to scribe epistles
    on stars,
    but my ink does not collaborate well
    with flighty notions'

    The language you used here was really crisp and tasteful; it's like you have complex meanings and ideas but they're not buried so deep within the poem that they are lost. You've got a talent for communication and allowing the reader in to what you are saying. I could suggest some deeper use of punctuation in this piece though as it reads rather fleeted, just to break up the lines a bit?

    Loved the strength behind the ending and how you seem to write about writing a lot, a lot of us don't do that enough. You're very inspiring. :)

  • 15 years ago

    by Corinne

    You have such an original voice, Melissa. The language you use invites us in and allows us real access to the writer. Brava

  • 15 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    "I wait, like a genie
    sealed inside a whiskey bottle
    of poem,"
    `This was a very unique start and made me immediatly want to continue with your poem! I loved your simile here, how interesting.

    "I'm attempting to scribe epistles
    on stars,
    but my ink does not collaborate well
    with flighty notions"
    `Word choice is flawless.. what a creative write this is becoming. I must say I really liked 'flighty notions" :]

    "how it swallows the ripples
    of nature
    with noisy lines
    that crash against the bosom
    of strangers
    who incidentally
    wish upon my hearth
    for some treasure
    unrelated to love"
    `Also I would like to compliment you on your form, it was also creative and unique and set your poem apart from others in a good way. Not much to say about this poem, I thought you did extremely well with putting your own style and touch to it and made it your own poem.

    Very nicely written.
    well done,
    5/5.

    Temps [Beyond a Poets Mind]

  • 15 years ago

    by Beautiful Chaos

    I am not sure if I like collaborate in the the 1st stanza, i think you could strengthen this line a bit

    but my ink does not collaborate well

    Other than that I thought it was a great piece of work.

    I wait, like a genie
    sealed inside a whiskey bottle
    of poem,

    I like how you open with the Genie, but give it a bit of a twist with the followup and use of the whiskey bottle.

    I love the whole second stanza and the way you ended it, you have penned a wonderful poem here, nice work.

  • 15 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Lovely imagery there... beautifully penned and the metaphors are brilliant...

    very deep intense write...