Poetry / Love Struck

for Billy

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Incendiary ammunition

arms the archer's bow;

sparking passion's consummation-

languished, in the cold.

Random loosed and happenstance-

a tour de force, to feel;

Cupid's arrow slays a heart

and finds Achilles' heel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PenelopeMV avatar General Stranger

September 05, 2008

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Beautiful use of rhyme and allusion to other myths.The images of the burning arrow convey the passion felt.The arrow strikes, and languishes there- and you continue with the Cupid and Achilles imagery. It’s really beautiful and well done.

Marvin avatar General Stranger

September 13, 2008

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“Incendiary”—i like this word.  hitched with “ammunition” rings a bit odd, considering that ammunition is an arrow.  

“Random loosed and happenstance”—good line but once the picture is complete, it didn’t fit for me.  

The archer is readying his shot at the onset, but then lets it fly at random, yet finds “Achilles Heel” which is probably the toughest target to hit.  

Perhaps “Achilles Heel” is a metaphor for a place in the “heart,” in which case the random shot might work better, but to me, it feels like the archer is training his shot on a specific target.  

or i’m thinking too much and making it more complicated than need be.

Overall, nice work.  Easy rhyme, nice contrast of hot/cold, love finds a way in the end.  one man, one vote.  thanks.

W_L_Carter avatar General Stranger

September 04, 2008

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I like the first two lines the most. It gave me great imagery quickly and ironically enough it gives me a feel of war.

I enjoy your use of language as well. I am confused though about the mention of Achilles heel. Is it referring to love being a weakness?

Good job.

SMRB avatar Random Review

September 02, 2008

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The flow and rhythm in this piece are good.

But the jump from “sparking passion’s
consummation”  to “languished, in the cold. “

Does not make sense without some lead into “languished….”
seems as if you forced the rhyme.

Incendiary ammunition
arms the archer’s bow

sparking passion’s
consummation,

yet still languished
in the cold

Cupid’s arrow slays a heart.
and finds Achilles’ heel.

This makes no sense to me(like my opinion matters anyway),if cupids arrow slays a heart, why would it go on or how did it go on and find achilles heel.Try “but finds achilles heel” or another way to end it in dissapointing tone as I think it is intended to do.

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September 07, 2008

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From the very start the first two words put the reader off. Incendiary ammunition???? Fom there the piec gets much better. In fact the 2nd word is good but the first one just doesn’t fit.  It throws off the flow of the whole piece. Tweek it some. There is good bones to to work play with it. Good luck….

GreenIguana avatar General Stranger

September 04, 2008

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First of all I am going to block you after writing this because of your absurdly redundant list of “ratings and rankings” which was a waste of my time to fill out.
This poem rhymes well and flows well. I would like to know more about how “passion’s consummation languished in the cold.” I’m not sure how a consummation can languish? Also it seems there must be more to that part of the story.

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December 11, 2008

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I like this.  It is definitely the truth and paints it very well.  It reminds me of myself, much too often.  Which all good poems are supposed to do; strike a chord.  

I love using Cupid in songs and talking about his “weapons”; I’ve done a few.  It’s something that I don’t see many people doing too often.  Glad to see that you did. Nice work.

I’d like to read more.

Is any of the items you have posted any of your published works?

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September 04, 2008

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