The tentative paperblue light, streaking the sky
is a vast, cool sheet only
broken
by the ink tributaries streaming
towards the dense dark trunk
of that spindly tree.
Author notes
Short poems.
A contest entry
- I Love Short Poems by silverscent.
430 points, ended March 11, 2007, 27 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Hrmm. Not entirely sure what to think of this. I think it feels a little dry. I think that's mostly because there are so many long words in such a small space, it makes them seem claustrophobic to me and counters the idea of the vast expanse of the sky and the drifting quality of clouds in the sky.
It seems as if you've taken the sky, and pinned it down into a forest, almost killing the whole concept.
Just my thoughts though.
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That was the intention
March was quite a dark, looming time this year. We had heavy skies and snow.
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good
good interpetation of trees.very advance language skills

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Interesting
What I found fascinating about this one is the flow, how the break before the third line mimics the word. Break, the line breaks like the word, giving a more vivid visual. I usually dislike words flying over the page or abrupt breaks, but this had an interesting effect. I enjoyed the imagery in this one very much. Lovely piece. This feels very polished and finished. In this case, that is a good thing.
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i thought that this was a great piece of work. You are a very talented writer and maybe one fay be known. Good job and i hope that you keep up the good work.
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Thank you-
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what a strong image you have portrayed here.
Vivid imagery displayed in such a short poem,
and yet done so well.
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Thanks for your comment
Glad you enjoyed the poem.
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What a powerful image. The original take on a sky, cut by the tree branches was outstanding. Impressive indeed. Thanks for entering.
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Thanks
Thanks for your comment- much appreciated.
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