Re: Ritual Memory. by Will Dockery

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> Rik Roots wrote:
> Will Dockery wrote:
> 
> 
>> "Rik Roots" <rik> wrote
>> 
>> Derivative repetitions that roll across the screen
>> 
>> I will not rip it out of here
>> it is an honest poem.
>> So I will not edit it
>> why would I even want to do that?
>> 
>> A *good* poem is not an honest poem, it is an *entertaining* poem. This
>> poem
>> ain't singing and dancing. Fix it, or put it out of it's misery. Please.
>> Rik, knee deep.
>> 
>> I think you're right--- those last lines kind of blow it with
>> "commentary". I'll try it with those lines chopped, and see how it works:
>> 
>> 
> 
> Still more song than poem, but now you have an interesting close.
> 
> Thank you for taking the time to edit.
> 
> Rik, knee deep.
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Thank again, Rik, wherever you are.

😏 


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