02-28-2018, 10:31 PM
Hi 20_Hamilton_18,
Enjoyed reading this. Here are some thoughts:
The last ten lines or so are a bit less pithy than the rest of the poem (just a remark: not suggesting you change that - it works fine as it is).
Enjoyed reading this. Here are some thoughts:
Quote:Samson follows Goliath;
A Panoramic
She, just resting her eyes,
leans her head on my shoulder and
falls asleep. I try prodding
a gentle elbow
to the ribs
but she snores
turns over and dreams of
the ikat padding
tattered behind her. Could expand more on that. Sounds like a good opportunity to make some quirky remarks about aforesaid ikat padding: especially since you consider it dream-worthy.
Leaving me weary
but unsleeping
don’t want to miss
our destination as
Samson follows Goliath
climbing through fogged window
the sun rising at their backs
behemoths of the skyline
craning their necks to catch
a glimpse of us Kodak faced. Good economy of words here. A lot of images expressed with very few words.
I’ve captured their likeness
with every little trip,
she’s seen them before,
scrolling through
thumbed holiday snaps and
said time and time again,
“wud like t’s’em me sen,” Didn't quite get that(I am not a native English speaker so don't sweat it - it's probably all right)
but come tomorrow
it’ll be back to
thumbed photographs Not too sure about the repitition of thumbed here. There isn't really a good alternative word though.
again.
The last ten lines or so are a bit less pithy than the rest of the poem (just a remark: not suggesting you change that - it works fine as it is).

