 La Gitane 2006-01-02 . chapter 1Very Byronesque, especially with the 'she walks in beauty' line.
You've got some lovely images here - that first stanza is just lovely words and phrases and sounds... And through the poem, I like your use of questions. Every time they're used, they give a feeling of helplessness.
Eyes of emerald is a little cliche, however. Also, I'm not entirely the very unstructured format of this poem is beneficial. Whilst yes, it rambles across uncertainly, some common strain might be good. A certain amount of lines in each stanza. A question in the same place. A repition of some earlier line or word. Otherwise it comes across as a bit untidy, and is in danger of losing the mysterious effect the lady creates, because the reader is tripping up over lines here and there.
But with a bit of tidying, I think this could be an even stronger poem. It's already truly lovely. |