All Comments on 'Dead'

Certainly some good moments in this one. Your poem is mentioned on the new poems review thread.

I think you're at your best here in the last two stanzas, where you become truly simple in both structure and idea; it sounds very much like a distinct voice. From the fairy-tale feel of the beginning to the down-home sense one gets at the end is an interesting journey. Nicely done.

Very engrossing. I kept getting drawn to the third strophe with its adjectives and gerunds and thought that a good challenge would be to describe ethereal quiet without using those two words. My thought is that that in itself could be quite an interesting poem.

this has such a peaceful and mystical feel to it. your description of nature drew me in immediately.

and I mean it. Regardless what you think of me, I do care about the poetry here. This is not "perfect" but far as I am concerned, comes close. A lovely tale complemented by vivid images and an enchanting story.