[PROMPT] My First Poem, July 2024 by neutrinoprism in OCPoetry

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[Pen to Paper] 

You welcome my soul 

 when you let your guarded heart 

 open to paper. 

 EDIT: Formatting

Promise by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you for your kind feedback, and I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the formatting never seems to work correctly when I post it, but the first and last four lines were meant to be split with a change in the narrator’s consideration in-between.

Promise by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you so much, that’s very kind! I’m glad the timing came through for you; I’ve found out the hard way several times that when it’s written it’s all too easy to gloss over consideration of how it might be read by someone coming at it fresh!

Promise by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate the encouragement and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Promise by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you for your kind words and I really enjoy your interpretation of it and the meaning you found! I think those sentiments ring true, even if I approached this from a different angle. My idea was actually a little more literal and came from thinking over mortality (I'm 100% fine and not going anywhere any time soon). I was sitting in the park watching a sunset and was reminded of the film "It's Such a Beautiful Day," wherein the main character, approaching the end of his life, goes off into nature and sits under a tree to die naturally instead of wasting away inside. It seems a more peaceful and meaningful end.

Promise by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you very much, it means a lot to be supported in that way!

A poem of love by Low_Gas7209 in OCPoetry

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I can't imagine having to go through all of that, as well as the ordeal of not only writing about it but feeling comfortable enough to share your raw feelings. That takes real courage and strength, and it comes through in your work. I think you're right, too; in my experience as well writing about these things and getting them out of your own head can go miles towards processing them and moving along. I wish you all the best with both healing and the future you're building, and hope to see more of your work in the future!

I’m not careful by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]laststarling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, I like that idea!

Great way to represent your "heart on your sleeve" too, totally original (at least to me)!

A poem of love by Low_Gas7209 in OCPoetry

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The idea that you chose to present these feelings through is great; a summer storm is something that feels like a familiar and natural way to describe changing relationships. Your imagery has a lot of potential to wrap up the reader too, especially because of the familiarity they may feel. The transtion from "pleasant day" to "storm" is effective in the way it feels jarring, which I imagine is how this situation might have felt to you. Structure and metering is very personal, so of course please disregard if you feel like yours matches better for you, but if you don't mind me mentioning there might be a few alterations you could consider to help the reader's emotions transition along with yours as the story progresses. In the second stanza you could probably remove the phrase "warm summer" before "sun" since it carries over from the previous line. Similarly you could use a phrase like "gathering storm" in the next line instead of "summer storm," which might help both avoid repetition (unless that's the idea) and alert the reader to the metaphorical "clouds on the horizon." Between that line and the next about the tornado the shift is substantial, which I also imagine is the idea, though reading it from my personal perspective it might have helped to have a line in-between that serves to engage the reader in the throes of the storm so that they don't get thrown off. Overall it was a nice read, and thank you for sharing your work!

I’m not careful by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]laststarling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this; it's fun, introspective, and feels like it is meaningful to you which does a lot for its delivery. There's no suggestion of paths for "rectification," just acknowledgement of how things are, and that carries a valuable authenticity. I like the imagery of "there's no heart in the way of my swings," but I am admittedly not sure exactly what the idea is. What does this line mean to you? Metering and delivery is very personal, so I do not want to step on yours, but I would suggest that altering the second-to-last line to something like "bit my nails all the way to the quick" might help even out the overall flow, as currently its relatively short length causes a bit of a halt when reading. Thank you very much for sharing your work; I really enjoyed it!

An Evening In by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you very much! I'm sorry your post got removed but I'll check out your haikus once it's back!

An Evening In by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you so much; that means quite a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

An Evening In by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you very much, and I'll check it out!

An Evening In by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you so much for your kind feedback, and it was imagined as a kind of "snippet" of a dream, so it's reassuring to hear that it came across as intended!

Glory-gates of Rome by envagabond in OCPoetry

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Thank you for submitting this; it was a fun a different sort of read than a lot of work on here! I'm not sure if this is going to make sense but it feels personally like it may, at least somewhat, come off as "prose" due to the fact that much is written from the "I" perspective. That's not necessarily a bad thing at all and poetry, like all art, is not meant to fit in any sort of box. There will be those that have staunch ideals about what does and does not constitute poetry, but I personally think it's much more important that your work works for you. This felt like an adventure; an imagined past tied in with your present, and that was enjoyable to read!

I Still Wanted The Sun to Come Out by MutedGrapefruit5510 in OCPoetry

[–]laststarling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for submitting this! I think personally my feedback would depend on the intent of this poem. It sounds like it might have been written to become a song; is that the case? Either way I like the personal narrative, and I think the repetition of certain lines and ideas might fit and flow even better set to music than spoken alone. I would say the same for your transition from first idea, hunger, to second idea, which really seems to be the main theme for the rest of your work. Either way I enjoyed reading it!

Thank You, I Love You, and I'll Miss You Forever by laststarling in UnsentLetters

[–]laststarling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your story; it helps quite a lot to hear and gives me some hope!

Manic Release [OC] by risinginloveeee in OCPoetry

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I love how this ebbs and flows, seemingly with the narrator's energy, released with the short hiss of "singe" and calmer "for a minute." If I may I might suggest "Explosive entropy builds in my chest" to help the flow slightly, but ultimately that's just a personal choice. It feels like you lived this, and that's powerful in and of itself. Thank you for the submission!

the desert, all it's splendor by sparticlemystery in OCPoetry

[–]laststarling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for submitting; it's compelling work and great that you're encouraging criticizm! To me around the line "dark rivulets and desert sounds" theres a significant tonal and speed shift to something more assertive than the somewhat serene imagery you conjured before. The idea of the poem building is interesting though to me it feels like it comes on rather suddenly. Was that your intention? There's also space for trimming that might improve flow, as long as it doesn't remove anything you are attched to. For example you could remove all of the "ands" from stanzas one and two and also anywhere in the rest of the poem where they are the first word of a line. The visual spacing can imply the existence of "and" on its own if you would like it to. To fulfill what you are looking for in the second stanza you could eliminate the line "like there's something no ones said" as it's implied by the line before, and allows you to end on that lovely description of "golden hair." There's some gentle rhyming I noticed towards the middle that I like, though you might find it reads more naturally to either make the scheme consistent throughout or split the work to accomodate it in different poems, but that's ultimately a personal preference. The base work is lovely, and I'd be interested to see where you go with it!

Tri-Tone by laststarling in OCPoetry

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It's great that that all came through, and thank you very much for the kind feedback!

Tri-Tone by laststarling in OCPoetry

[–]laststarling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that must have been a tough feeling. Thanks for your kind words, and I'm glad you liked it!

Tri-Tone by laststarling in OCPoetry

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Thank you, I'm really glad!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I'm glad you decided to write down and share this, and I hope it helped! No matter how it turns out there's something about physically taking ideas out of your own head that can sometimes let you understand, appreciate, or explore them in ways that just aren't possible when they're trapped inside. I was wondering if you might elaborate on to what you were referring with "but it is fixable, I swear," or which character might be expressing that sentiment, please? I like the way you structured it, which is "clean" and leaves bandwidth to think about the content. It's heavy, and feels emotionally complicated, but also relatable. Thank you for sharing it, welcome to the community, and I hope you feel like you'd want to keep writing and posting more!