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cacian
04-29-2012, 03:22 PM
in winds
in suns
you shall evolve
in nothing more
you shan't desolve
for all is more
than
life of dolls
you shall obscure
not what you will
in spirits
words
are more then souls
your name
your self
are evermore
in love
in worlds
you shall be whole

MorpheusSandman
04-30-2012, 03:41 AM
There are a few technical issues that need to be fixed:

"you shan't desolve," is terribly archaic. There's no reason not to use "won't" here.

"then
life of dolls,"

should be "than / the life of dolls." "Then" doesn't make sense, and there's no reason to exclude the "the" article. I would also suggest to regularize the punctuation. I'd just get rid of the commas. I think it's more interesting without them.

Besides that, I really like the simple rhythm of the piece. It's quite hypnotic and pulls the reader in, but it's not so simple as to be superficial and non-evocative. I think you use anaphora with a judicious selectivity here, enough that it's impactful without being distracting. I also like that you vary when you use it, creating an interesting monometer/dimeter relationship between the lines.

michaelsbearre
05-01-2012, 01:29 AM
in winds
in suns
you shall evolve,
in nothing more
you shan't desolve,
for all is more
then
life of dolls,
you shall obscure
not what you will,
in spirits
words
are more then souls,
your name
your self
are evermore,
in love
in worlds
you shall be whole

Great poem! I like the metaphorical meaning. Don't know if that was intended.

cacian
05-01-2012, 07:44 AM
Thank you both verymuch for the feedback and for reading!