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PostPosted: Thu Dec 13 23:10:14 EST 2007    Post subject: The First Dream Reply with quote

These words are fewer
but more sweet
maybe each one reaches closer
to the divine
where the light of one world
shines a thousand
where every human desire
has no meaning
and the first dream
whispered the answers
to a question of love.
Do you know how it feels,
for a heart to be alive with dreams again
and the silent waves are not of this world
but of the next
of dreams that angels dreamt before this one
show me that heart of yearning
and i would show you
the sacred knowledge of creation.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 13 23:23:46 EST 2007    Post subject: Re: The First Dream Reply with quote

Welcome to the site...

I like he flow of this one.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14 0:02:22 EST 2007    Post subject: Re: The First Dream Reply with quote

That is a very inspirational piece.
I like it a lot!!!
Welcome to the site!!!

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14 0:48:51 EST 2007    Post subject: Re: The First Dream Reply with quote

flows very nicely. good work.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14 1:42:55 EST 2007    Post subject: Re: The First Dream Reply with quote

This piece reads like an incantation... or a prayer before sleeping. I like that. It works particularly well in this context which seems to be about imparting wisdom.

You might want to review details like punctuation. Essentially this is a couple of sentences... but when I see something posed as a question "Do you know how it feels..." I want to see a question mark. The logical place seems to be after the word "next" though that highlights the awkward transition between that line and the next, which is my only real nit with this piece.
"but of the next
of dreams that angels dreamt ..." etc. seems like something is missing there.

My suggestion to you (and to the others who do it) is to use the convention of capitalizing your personal pronoun I unless there is a compelling reason not to... otherwise it comes off as pretentious and upstages its own voice in the piece.

I enjoyed the read, and am looking forward to reading more of your work.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 14 7:55:45 EST 2007    Post subject: Re: The First Dream Reply with quote

I think the poem does read well however....

I really believe that punctuation wouldn't go a miss...

I think at the moment the poem is one long line and is a lot to read...

Make the reader wait by using commas, and colans, Smile

Up to you though buddy Smile

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