Comments : The burden of the reaper

  • 15 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    Millions of haunted voices
    ringing within my ears

    *I would change "within" to "throughout" that sounds better to me.*

    all singing the same tortured song
    A message i no longer wish to hear.

    *This was a really strong way to open a poem. I love the metaphor I thought that was clever. Very haunting image here. Also make the "i" in the last line "I"*

    two of their tears are never the same

    *When you say "two" that confuses me I'd say "None" or something like that*

    Now you hear the ballad
    always upon their frozen lips
    and listen as all other thoughts
    their sepulchral tune doth eclipse

    *Love the langauge here :) it was flawless and adds mre to the metaphor in the first stanza. I love that. Very creative*

    This is what is always

    *I would change this to "This is what plays always" or something like that, becasue the way you had it, made it difficult to read.*

    with you care-free life

    *Should "you" be "your"? Anywho I really liked this. The concept was a new one for me and I enjoyed the piece as a whole. The imagery was very strong here and made this come alive. Very nice. Nik*