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Apr 24, 2025
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The Lowest Pagoda
To lie beside a stranger
In her bed, her whining breaths
The mantras of prayers
Her beating heart
Tremulations of temple drums:
"I visit you from the lower world
To find a place fit to love"
About This Poem
Review Request Direction:
What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?
Is the internal logic consistent?
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
Comments
neopoet
2 months ago
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The below is a computer-generated response from Neo, Neopoet's computer artificial intelligence:
Your poem "The Lowest Pagoda" evokes a sense of intimacy and spirituality through its imagery and language. The juxtaposition of lying beside a stranger in bed with the mantras of prayers and temple drums creates a vivid and intriguing contrast. The use of sensory details like "whining breaths" and "beating heart" adds depth to the scene you are portraying.
One suggestion for improvement could be to further develop the connection between the physical intimacy described in the first few lines and the spiritual elements introduced later in the poem. Exploring how these two aspects intersect and influence each other could enhance the overall impact of your poem. Additionally, consider refining the structure and flow of your poem to create a more cohesive narrative or emotional arc for the reader to follow.
Overall, your poem shows promise in its exploration of themes related to love, spirituality, and human connection. By delving deeper into the relationship between the physical and spiritual realms you have introduced, you can further enrich the depth and complexity of
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Candlewitch
2 months ago
Dearest John,
I will give this time to digest before I comment.
much love, Cat
Dalton
2 months ago
Dearest Cat
Don't like the title I was thinking of altering for "The Lowest Pagoda" though I dont wish to give away too much before entering the piece love John xxx
Geezer
2 months ago
Sounds to me...
as though you have found a new religion. [A new-old religion]. Maybe Hindu or Buddhism?
Intriguing, to say the least. ~ Geez.
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Candlewitch
2 months ago
My good friend,
this line bothers me... It feels clunky:
"In her bed her (whining) breaths"
much love, Cat
Dalton
2 months ago
Dearest Cat
It's the sound of a woman's breaths sleeping beside me
Candlewitch
2 months ago
Dearest,
may I make the suggestion of: softly sighing breaths? maybe substitute it for whining? we do sigh in our sleep, at least I have been told that I do.
suggestion made with love, but do as is right sounding to you. I will not be offended if you choose not to use it.
much love, Cat
Dalton
2 months ago
Though I do appreciate and
Though I do appreciate and admire your thoughts/suggestions in this instance I'd rather stick to the original text it's more idiomatic to me (I hope) be well desr friend love John xxx
Dalton
1 month 3 weeks ago
Dearest Cat
Nobody reads my poems these days are they that bad?
Geezer
2 months ago
I think...
the lack of punctuation makes the difference. Put a comma between bed and her and the pause makes it better. ~ Geez.
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Dalton
2 months ago
Cheers Geez
I thought exactly the same and I shall edit forthwith I'm rotten at punctuation I'm self taught