The main problem I had with this poem was that you've merely made statements of a scene, and you haven't incorporated your stanzas with emotion. Oh, of course, I know what this poem is about. I know that it's about nature, the beauty of is, that is, but how does this make you feel? Rather than list nouns, why not tell us how those nouns are?
For instance, you might say 'bird' but what is a 'bird'? Is it a helpless, soaring symbol of a wild predator's prey? If so, you might write:
To look up and see the
helpless, soaring symbol
of a predator's prey.
You can even go deeper, and weave emotion into the stanza, and it might look something like:
My heart tugs towards
the sky while
the helpless, soaring, symbol
of a predator's prey
stares.
And then, to go even deeper, you can describe what these things mean to you. It can be anything - as abstract as you want it. For instance, a certain woman might remind you of, 'a scar-streaked canvas' - and you don't even have to say that it is a woman who reminds you of this, and that's why poetry can seem so vague. It's because the author is describing a list of events by how it made them feel, and what it reminded them of. Everyone thinks of different things when confronted with something, and this is why we sometimes don't know how to interpret poetry.
Also, work on your separation of ideas. You've listed facts in your stanzas. Put one fact in a stanza, and then describe that fact. For instance, 'The girl that plays in the wild' - the whole stanza could revolve around that statement, that face. Why does she play in the wild? How does she look when she plays in the wild? How does she feel when she plays in the wild? And then choose another statement, another fact, and describe that fact, and so on and so on.
Remember: more imagery is more emotion. That's always good.
Posted 14 Years Ago
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10 Years Ago
I agree fully. I did not think and write with emotion, when I composed this. It was one of those ini.. read moreI agree fully. I did not think and write with emotion, when I composed this. It was one of those initial days, when I started writing poems in English. We, a bunch of friends, were returning back home for a short vacation, after a stressful semester at our college.
But, nothing stops me from re-writing. I will re-imagine the scenes and write again. And this time, will remember of your points. It shall only refine my writing. Thank you Delphine!
Hello, I am Nayan from India.
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