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Whiteout · Poetry Minific ·
Organised by Anon Y Mous
Word limit 50–1000

Original fiction.

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Ode to Whiteout
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#1 ·
· · >>Bachiavellian
I'll venture a guess that the misused archaic language wasn't on purpose. If it is deliberately wrong, then I'm missing the point of it. So I'll just say to research it so you can use it correctly.

Otherwise, is this about someone getting high from sniffing fumes? It's another entry that feels like it wouldn't have lost anything by being cast as prose instead. I'm not familiar enough with the formalized structure of an ode to say how well this follows it, and at this hour, I'm not going to look it up.
#2 · 1
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I like the concept of this on, with the formalized-esque praise of something as mundane as a bottle of whiteout. It's a creative idea, and I like the mood that it evokes.

Though, I think I might have to reflect some of what >>Pascoite says about how non-poem-y this feels. Free verse is always kind of hit or miss on a personal level, and I'm afraid I never really got into the flow of this one. I almost kind of wish that we spent more time evoking memories, imagery, or sensations, instead of the kind of dry high-level praising that fills up a lot of the wordcount. So basically, I think what I'm saying is that I kind of wanted this piece to lean a little more on the strengths that poetry has over prose. There's a fun idea here, and a little more attention to polishing poetic devices might help it come across more clearly.

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#3 · 1
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Whiteout!
However much of it I doth spread upon the screen,
Still one sharp tap of cursor key
Brings past mistakes to light.