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Chalice

July 6, 2016
By tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Goethe


her neck is so slender and fragile
i grip it hard
wanting to crush it in my hands
then brush off guilty shards

 

her dress is transparent
i see her heart
blood deep burgundy and seductive
so sweet it makes me giddy

 

i kiss her gold rimmed lip
a clear tone rings softly
temptation
drunk silly with infatuation


The author's comments:

I wrote Chalice as an interpretation of a wineglass. The fragility of its stem creates an irresistible urge to break it. Like the lure liquor it often contains, there is some force that draws you to the slender tapering of a chalice–– fingers playing inexplicably with the urge to snap it.


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hwoodruff98 said...
on Apr. 9 2017 at 10:30 pm
hwoodruff98, Lititz, Pennsylvania
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"In a gentle way, you can shake the world." -Mahatma Gandhi<br /> <br /> "What will your verse be?" -Dead Poets Society <br /> <br /> "Write drunk, edit sober." -Ernest Hemingway

This is a nice poem. I like the comparison of a glass of alcohol to a woman. That being said, while I love the word "chalice," a chalice is typically not made of glass. Usually, it is made of some metal, so maybe there's a more fitting title than "Chalice?" Perhaps "Fragility" or "A Tall Glass of Wine?" Furthermore, there are a couple of lines in here that don't make logical sense. First, the line "then brush off guilty shards." Why are the shards guilty? Perhaps you could say "then guiltily brush the shards from my lap, under the placemat/table/whatnot." The second spot that doesn't make sense in the last stanza. However, I think that has to do with the absence of punctuation, which could be a stylistic choice for you. All in all, very nice poem.

on Mar. 19 2017 at 2:30 pm
tigerlilyorange SILVER, Lexington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Goethe

thank you for your suggestions! while i did leave my letters uncapitalized on purpose, i totally hear you. i'll write it again with some punctuation, read it aloud, and see what i think!

on Mar. 16 2017 at 10:55 am
Thisisreal_life PLATINUM, Manhattan, Kansas
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&quot;so do it. Decide. Is this the person you want to be? Is this the life you want to live? Is this the best you can be?&quot;<br /> &quot;I survived the fire because the fire within me burns brighter than the one around me&quot;

I promised that I would give feedback to anyone to comments on my work and Wow! i love this. I can see the wineglass interpretation easily. I am sure you purposely did not capitaize anything, but I think if you did, it would have greater effect. Some commas might help, for if you have the reader pause, or slow down at a few p,aces, the poem is much more dramatic. I see no grammatical errors, so good for you. Overall, the idea of this poem is very strong and creative. Keep writing!!