literature

i don't go to the park for the birds.

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So says that thing that perches
in the soul, with it's trilling tune
and sweet song; so says the
thing with feathers, who never
pauses nor quits, who can't
ever seem to stop it—so says
hope, so says, but I've always
liked the silence best.

Be still and steady and so very
pretty, be kind and calm and
so very sweet - when hope sings
all must halt and listen; all the
good smile and all the evil bloom
and all the people down fill
every room—yet I've never been
lifted and never wanted to lift,
never have I cried in unmistakable
bliss, just as I still do not wish
to be roused by a bird when all I
want is sleep nor to be interrupted
as I sit to read.

So says the empty gale and its
cousin, the storm; so says those
abashed and sore just as that
bird so says, that bird who kept
so many warm—but I've a liking
to the cold and its darling winter
breeze and so it is the bite of
ice that comes to me with ease.
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

I really liked how you expressed this poem as a form of evaluation of what it can be like one day for someone. It reminds me of times when I went to the park to relax then something happened all of a sudden that slightly changed how it went.here is definitely a lot of vision in this poem especially for ones who had days like that at ta park as well as amazing originality. The technique and impact were a decent amount, but it was still worth it to read multiple time for the overall creativity. Your poem is really good and keep up the great work.