Summit of the World
Fri, 2007-03-23 17:31
#1
Summit of the World
http://abctales.com/story/april-scenes/summit-world
I think there are some things that I need to work on. If anyone can give me some feedback I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Again you've got the not making sense issue in verse.
"We crawled and scraped
our way to the peak
five days had carried us more,
than breath or strength
could hold."
'more' doesn't work in line three, 'further' would be ok.
'hold' doesn't make sense, either maybe 'stand' or 'bear'?
I quite like the rest of it, though.
"My friend lay in a curl near my feet,
and wrapped himself around
our only air tank."
I wouldn't have a line break after around unless you actually want the reader to pause there.
I'd go for:
"My friend lay in a curl near my feet
and wrapped himself around our only air tank."
I think this:
"He sat and opened up to me
blossom-like, the bare part,that part
I never knew, revealed yellow photos
recited hymns, begged."
Reads better like this:
"He sat and opened up to me
blossom-like,
the bare part,
that part I never knew,
revealed yellow photos
recited hymns, begged."
Don't know if that's exactly right but you should be able to work out where to end lines by reading it aloud.
Not sure about the tense of 'knew'. Could be 'that part I'd never known'.
"and so I sat and watched the western light
tuck behind the hundred summit range,
and I cried beneath the ageless stars, where,
on Chomolungma, I let him live,
and found a softer state."
Also a tense question with 'tuck' here. It could be 'tucked' although 'tuck'could make sense too.
It depends whether you're watching the light actively tucking itself behind the summit range or whether it's already tucked and you're just looking at it.
Generally like this, though. It sets an interesting scene.
Thanks again. Your comments have been really helpful. You're completely right about the first stanza,again. Good tip. I need to think more about words and their meanings.
Since I strive for fluid reads in my poems learning about casueras and when to include them and when not to, is helpful.
The aim is song as Robert Frost said and that's what I strive for.