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The Lake and The Light MAG

February 19, 2011
By BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
42 articles 11 photos 333 comments

Light falls in cascading sheets of gold
Slowly
Lazily
For it has all the time in the world

It falls into a lake
A green lake
A full lake
Teeming with creatures fantastic
and mundane

The creatures gather 'round the light
Nudge it
Lick it
Marvel at this strange material

And soon another light is leaving the lake
Dim
Tarnished
And well loved



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Mckay ELITE said...
on Aug. 19 2014 at 5:48 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

I love the structure and your wording. "Mundane". I feel like I haven't used the word in ages. Your images are marvelous as well. 

on Oct. 17 2011 at 7:00 pm
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD, Hampton, South Carolina
18 articles 17 photos 159 comments

Favorite Quote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

some of your poems are so bright and happy like this i love reading them =D

on Sep. 22 2011 at 2:58 am
sunshine04 BRONZE, Vindhyanagar, Other
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this is amazing can u check my work i would love if u can give me advices :)

on Sep. 14 2011 at 9:26 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
42 articles 11 photos 333 comments
Thanks! :)

leafy said...
on Sep. 14 2011 at 1:04 pm
leafy, City, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion. 
Ernest Hemingway: I hate it. 
Gil: You haven't even read it yet. 
Ernest Hemingway: If it's bad, I'll hate it. If it's good, then I'll be envious and hate it even more. You don't want the opinion of another writer. 

Lol I was the first to comment on this poem, back in April, but I still enjoyed spreading it again. Nice job, it definitely deserved Getting in the magazine :)

on Sep. 2 2011 at 6:08 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity.
~Amoniel

"Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'"
~Thesilentraven

Awwwww, that was so lovable! I especially loved the last stanza, it made me feel all warm and cozy, it's very endearing.

on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:02 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
47 articles 35 photos 457 comments
Very good! It has a kind of dreamy feel to it. :)

on Aug. 3 2011 at 8:06 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
42 articles 11 photos 333 comments

Thank you for pointing out the half rhyme with gold and world. I hadn't noticed it.

I chose the word mundane because I wanted to show the variety of the creatures and how all of them were fascinated by the light, wether they were strange and otherworldly or just down right normal.

I would also like to say that in my opinion one could make quite a difference by changing it. That's one of the things I like about poetry. It's so delicate. One needs to consider the rythm of the words that is shown by the separate lines (otherwise one might as well right a paragraph), the meanings and history of the words, and the tone in which the poem will eventually be spoken.

I'd also like to say that I like punctuation as well, but in poetry I often find periods, commas, and semicolons are of little use. They all imply a pause, and if I want to imply a pause I just break a phrase into multiple lines. Exclamation and question marks are great, but I saw no need of them in this poem.


Eirias SILVER said...
on Aug. 3 2011 at 10:02 am
Eirias SILVER, Spring, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"If you wish to be a writer, write" -Epictetus

I prefer to write poems with puntuation. There's not a whole lot of difference that can be made by changing it, because these are just "words floating in the ether," shapless, like water, so. . . .

 

Well, here are my problems: Gold and world are half-rhymes that really stick out. I wouldn't say that's necessarily a good thing. "Mundane" is a good word, but I'm not sure why you used it in this passage, other than because you liked the way it sounded. Other than that, I can't really give specifics to fix. This form of poetry is like water (which is why I think it's good that you did it), but because of that, it's good or it isn't, and however level it's at, you can't really fix anything wrong to make it better. Aside from obvious mistakes.


on Jul. 14 2011 at 11:38 am
redhairCat PLATINUM, Pebble Beach, California
47 articles 20 photos 411 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I can do anything!"

great descriptions! Your imagry in this poem was soooo creative!

on Apr. 16 2011 at 4:38 pm
lucybrown SILVER, Blacksburg, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

First things first, but not necessarily in that order. ~ From Doctor Who

This poem has really wonderful imagry- I especially like "Light falls in cascading sheets of gold"  I can really see what you're talking about as I read.  I also liked how you said "Teeming with creatures fantastic and mundane" because it leaves me wondering at what sort of creatures live in the lake. 

Keep it up!


leafy said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 7:27 pm
leafy, City, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion. 
Ernest Hemingway: I hate it. 
Gil: You haven't even read it yet. 
Ernest Hemingway: If it's bad, I'll hate it. If it's good, then I'll be envious and hate it even more. You don't want the opinion of another writer. 

i like how you separated the words "slowly" and "lazily" in separate lines in the first stanza, cause it made th reader read it a little more slowly. anyway, i liked your poem, keep up the good work