by seasparks
I love and hate the sea - My best friend got killed at sea.
I'm always happiest sat alone by the shore.
Poems like this I devour.
This one is a well-written gem that made me happy and sad.
Thanks. It is one I will keep and read often.
One of the things you can do to improve is cut away all wasted words i.e. ask yourself do I need this "this", "and" "I" etc.
"Sail by beneath that starlit sky?" do you need "by" or even "that"?
Sail beneath starlit sky - sounds almost 19th century, that would be another problem, too much sounds like something else.
I did read your plea in a thread, and I hope you take it in the spirit that it is given, because, with just a little more work, you can make it sing, very pleasantly. And if you don't like what I say, go pound the crap out of my 'llusions, just leave a reason.
But a lover can still the tempest here,
And drive the ghosts away.
This beach I can never share
Save by ink and pen,
Keep up the good work. :)