by Larry Chamberlin Jan 20, 2013
category :
Dark, fantasy /
fantasy, mystical
Oh love, they sealed you underground |
by Edward D Zurovec
I really enjoyed this Poem, and as I have said, think it is World Class. Although I am not a sworn writing Critic, I think there is room for editting, no pun intended. |
Well-structured poem. I love the verses in which you write in. My few suggestions are that in a couple of stanzas, I felt more of a pause was needed, such as in the fourth stanza- third line. Also, the twist wasn't as dramatic as I expected. but I just read your explanation in the comments above and I think I understand it more. It was clever and eerie, sharing that body.... The way you composed this write was very morbid, from your love wailing to mentioning a spell. Also, you had colors that reminded me of the picture, mentioning the browns and red of flesh. I liked the realization that you would be alive and together with your love because of what is engraved in your heart, but make it somehow darker. It was more melancholy in the end when you wrote that others |
by Decayed
The idea here is interesting: the speaker is using black magic to communicate with the soul of his/her lover, after taking the buried corpse late at night. However, I'm not so sure where the twist is. Maybe "my soul damned" is the one? If it is, it's unexpected, and that's great, but I would've loved to see it at the end. Anyway, loved the pace much, alongside the description of the spell - it was spooky! |
by Hellon
Structurally, this poem was pretty near perfect. The rhyming scheme was kept simple and the meter was more or less evenly balanced throughout which made the whole verse flow wonderfully. |
by L
Congratulations on the win! |
Yes, you put your finger exactly on the twist. You always here of raising the dead or communicating with them, but in this case the dead arose to become literally one with the necromancer: one body two souls. |