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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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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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