Comments : My Place

  • 15 years ago

    by BREEawNUHH

    "'Tis my place I like to be
    Just the earth and ground and me."

    = First, I don't think you should start this with "'tis", because you haven't told us anything about this place yet. "It is" might sound better. The second line shouldn't have two "and"'s -- "just the earth, the ground, and me."

    "Where water flows and falls
    Down a cascade of rocky walls"

    = Simple, but I like it. However, I feel like the flow is off. "Where water flows and falls" isn't smooth. To be honest, I don't know what I would change to make it better, though.

    "Where sun shines upon my skin
    The best place I have ever been"

    = Again, it's pretty simple. I think this piece would be better if you used a it more diverse vocabulary. I'm guilty of using small, simple words, actually. Haha.

    "Is my rich river up in the clouds
    Away from people away from crowds"

    = I really don't like how this starts with "is". [**For an explanation, look at the bottom of this comment. :)] In the second line, you should have a comma after "people".

    "Just a place I like to be
    Just a place, a place for me."

    = Nice ending. Brings the piece to a nice, even close. Good job.

    **Throughout the poem, I noticed each line starts with a capital letter. I don't think they all should. I think every OTHER line should, though. This is the reason I don't like the line beginning with "is".

    Four out of five. [4/5]

    `Briana (:

  • 15 years ago

    by Caetlin Miakoda Collison

    Thank you very much for your comment it was very helpful. I wil try re-writting the poem using your suggestions and see how it turns out. Again thank you!
    JC