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Poetry / The Unspoken Conversation

A man and a woman

They sat at a table

Across from one another

 

The man looked up at his wife

And he smiled charmingly

She laughed as she looked away

 

The woman smiled and giggled

But did not break the gaze

The man raised an eyebrow asking a silent question

 

The woman grew more red in the face

And her laughter continued

The man just smiled looking at her

 

All the while, the children sat

Around the table and stared in wonder

As their parents carried on

      The unspoken conversation

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CiannaSkye avatar General Stranger

November 16, 2009

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This is an interesting piece. I especially like how we find out what is going on at the end. To that effect, I think this poem could be improved if the actions between the parents were strictly described instead of interpreted. I am specifically referring to the line “The man raised an eyebrow asking a silent question.” If you left out “asking a silent question,” the poem would become a series of actions between the man and woman, and the situation itself becomes revealed in the last stanza through the children’s eyes. I think that would work better, and is perhaps what you were intending to do in the first place.
I also found a few grammatical issues. You can leave out “they” in the second line of the first stanza. In the second line of the third stanza, “the” should be changed to “her.” Would you consider changing all mentions of the man and the woman (save in the very first line) to just “he” and “she”? I think it would make the poem flow better.

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