10-07-2015, 01:04 AM
(10-06-2015, 10:21 PM)Weeded Wrote: I can't seem to sleep That will make the line conciseJust some thoughts. I endure that most nights - I'm told it's an active brain of the more intelligent...
Forcing eyes shut hourly Eyes forced shut gets rid of the gerund and a word
Forever it seems 'Seems' was used already, and the line hasn't any punch to end. What about 'endless minutes tick by'? Something to highlight the slow drag of time.
A poet who can't make the language sing doesn't start. Hence the shortage of real poems amongst the global planktonic field of duds. - Clive James.


