Not Dead Yet; Just Feel Like It

[sakon76]

The front yard roses are being copious and bountiful this year, now that they're more established. I'm hoping that keeping on top of deadheading the bushes will keep them in constant bloom. Which means going at them with the clippers every day or two, but hey, whatever.

Various items in the kitchen garden are also taking off. The first round of corn seems to have grown 6" since the weekend, and I looked at the ground cherry plants and literally asked them if they'd doubled in size overnight. They gave me no reply. Sneaky things.

I spent a good part of yesterday evening working on petticoat #2 - green netting with cream ribbon trim and a drawstring. Tonight I have writing class, and have finished 4/6ths of my editorial homework. The remaining two submissions are both poetry. HTH does one edit poetry?

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[toothycat]

"I'm hoping that keeping on top of deadheading the bushes will keep them in constant bloom."

I read that as "I'm hoping that keeping on top of deadheading the bishies will keep them in constant bloom."

*doubletaken* ;)

[sakon76.livejournal.com]

*snicker*

I don't think lopping the heads off bishies will make them any more sparkly. No matter what Clamp decrees.

[whims-dreams.livejournal.com]

Poetry:
Well, figure out if it is supposed to have a spoken "rhythm." Basically, word a and d in every other sentence is supposed to be stressed, but words b,c, and e aren't. Just make sure they don't do stuff like put emphasis on every other word for the entire poem except for one line or something.
Then, the same criticisms as a story - does it flow? is the diction good/fits with mood of poem? For instance, you don't want to use plain old 'angry' as a descriptor of mood in most poems, but something more metaphorical or fancy.
Stuff like that.Here's a good guide for a beginner:
http://suture.deviantart.com/art/Tips-For-Editing-Poetry-24179464 (http://suture.deviantart.com/art/Tips-For-Editing-Poetry-24179464)

[mmouse15.livejournal.com]

HTH does one edit poetry?

Look at the word choices and see if they make sense or if there's another word that fits the context better. It's the only way I know to 'edit' poetry.

Good luck keeping up with the roses.

[sakon76.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! *hugs* That advice helped me find a starting place and I was able to pick out other things that could be done better/differently from there.

[mmouse15.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad you found a starting point.