Be Harsh – How Can I Improve This Poem?

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin in unseen line | 4 Comments »

Her Whisper

A midday rendezvous with
The creator of earth and bone
Served as his only getaway
From the barks and howls
Of a savage society.
At rest in fields of gold,
He longs for her whisper…
A whisper dissimilar from that of man,
Hers whistles and flutters
Gently across his exterior…
Like words, her whisper goes unseen
But is felt by the world over.
Her whisper places him at peace
And nature in motion.
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Should I replace "places" with "put" in the second to last line? Or is it fine? Which makes more sense? Any other critiques would be helpful.

1. Do not replace places with put.

This poem is okay. Hard to grasp and eccentric. I think you have written on this topic much better. Try writing a couple of poems with this shared theme, and see if you come up with anything a little less flippy.

4 Responses

  1. Nelle Says:

    umm…..
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  2. mikiMASSACRE Says:

    pleasing to the ear like tinkling bells or something! good job!

    mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ash0y3DYizd_nD2p37SMs1nsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080806071222AAeaVxc
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  3. travelingsupervisor Says:

    But is felt ( omit ‘by’ ) the world over.
    Her whisper ( puts ) him at peace,
    ( omit ‘and’ )( sets ) nature ( whirling ) in motion.

    I suggested ( whirling ) in the last line as it provides a counter point to "whisper" and "peace".

    But is felt ( omit ‘by’) the world over.
    Her whisper ( places ) him at ( ease ),
    ( omit ‘and’ ) ( sets ) nature ( whirling ) in motion.

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  4. Juefawn Says:

    1. Do not replace places with put.

    This poem is okay. Hard to grasp and eccentric. I think you have written on this topic much better. Try writing a couple of poems with this shared theme, and see if you come up with anything a little less flippy.
    References :

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