All Comments on 'Going Down'

by demure101

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AngelineAngelineabout 10 years ago
I don't always comment on your poems

but I do read them and this one is a tour de force. It's at once really disturbing and exquisitely crafted, Each trio of lines moves the action of the descent with great images like "sullen walls" and "timid light." And then in the end the meaning is as murky as the water. That is just great use of language imho. I really enjoyed the read. Thank you.

Ashesh9Ashesh9about 10 years ago
Thnx to Angie's Recco i read this :

a superb journey into a city's decay , grime 'n impermanence ........sad , hard-hittin , sharply etched imagery !!! High 5-ed !!

DawnJDawnJabout 10 years ago
Cinematographic...

...and so well done! I walked along with the "cameraman", noting the changes to the terrain, and the character of the city, as they registered on the screen. How brilliant is this! :)

Oldbear63Oldbear63about 10 years ago
Beautifully Done Demure

Felt like I was walking with you seeing what you saw and feeling the feelings. Such a complete picture with so few words. Beautifully done, Demure.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 10 years ago
*****

Five.

CleardaynowCleardaynowabout 10 years ago
Really good

As they all have said – really good

And so nice to see this shift in style from your recent strong metaphor to purely redolent lyrical. Beautifully shaped with the descent from city’s salubrious centre through darker picturing and then the shift to the river, then moon. Absolutely spot on. You continue to keep us on our toes.

No rhyming for the last two lines this time either – I eventually noticed.

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