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I place inside this box
These things
Blue bruises,unkind words
Soft gentle clouds
Humming birds
Cool kisses,honey bees
Music,loving words
And these
Warm tender hands
To hold your fears
To help you through the future years.
— Shula, Jun 14, 2010

Critiques

xena465

xena465

15 years 12 months ago

Dear Shula

Beautiful...just beautiful. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell
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Damo

15 years 12 months ago

Short , sticky, sweet

You catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar!. This is a beauty. Subtle. Gentle rhyming pattern too... I really like it.
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Shula

15 years 11 months ago

Legacy

Damovan, Thank You for your comment,I hadn't seen it before today circumstances not permitted it. I try and carve my work as much as possible,less is more I believe. I hope to place more in the near future. I look forward to hearing your comments,good or bad. Sheila
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barbsdad2003

15 years 11 months ago

Beautiful ...

theme, wonderful wording. As to I place inside this box These things, I'd be tempted to place a colon after things, and/or perhaps leave a line space between things and the first line of the rest of the poem. I think that'd help separate the perceived intro, that does not rhyme, from the rest, which does. As to humming birds and honey bees, the American(don't know about overseas) spellings would be hummingbirds and honeybees. Regards and thanx, Chuck PS: Another, rather small, item: You've no space after each of the two commas. I do think it'd look better---and be more technically right---to include the appropriate spaces.
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

15 years 11 months ago

Hello

Nice to meet you. Your poem is composed of a great idea. But I think it could do without this line: Blue bruises,unkind words and remember that there should be a space between the comma and the next word. My favorite lines: Warm tender hands To hold your fears To help you through the future years. Always, Cat
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Shula

15 years 11 months ago

Legacy

Thank you all so much. I have taken on board your comments and will look at it again,Sometimes I work too quickly and make mistakes with my writing so I shall look out the original and put right that which needs it. I love this site I like constructive critisism and honesty from you all. Shula

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