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peter7805
04-29-2010, 08:49 PM
Last night in my garden
came the wind and rain
And how much more
the color of the spring it gains
Leaning on the tall building
How much sadness and missing
The crabapple is still
the same as before
But the time is easy to get old
The peonies have blossomed and I see
They become two butterflies
coming into my dream

tailor STATELY
04-29-2010, 10:30 PM
Very nice.

I have a slight problem with the line "But the time is easy to get old".
Maybe: But time is on the wane evermore

I love the imagery of these lines: "The peonies have blossomed and I see
They become two butterflies
coming into my dream"... I might suggest adding the word 'have' before "become', and substituting 'entering' for 'coming'.

After my indulgences at editing:

Last night in my garden

Last night in my garden
came the wind and rain
And how much more
the color of the spring it gains
Leaning on the tall building
How much sadness and missing
The crabapple is still
the same as before
But time is on the wane evermore
The peonies have blossomed and I see
They have become two butterflies
entering into my dream

Sincerely,
tailor STATELY