deepundergroundpoetry.com
Augusts Now
It is August now
I sit at my dry desk
with a dry manuscript in my dry hand
wondering
if my words will have a life, a voice, in months to come.
Will they be read?
Or are they only good instead
for kindling?
I sit at my dry desk
with a dry manuscript in my dry hand
wondering
if my words will have a life, a voice, in months to come.
Will they be read?
Or are they only good instead
for kindling?
Published 6th Aug 2023
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 1
reading list entries 0
comments 2
reads 142
Commenting Preference:
The author encourages honest critique.
8th Sep 2023 6:20am
I would drop one "dry" in the third line. And the "instead" is superfluous.
Nice write.
Nice write.
8th Sep 2023 2:18pm
"I would drop one "dry" in the third line. And the "instead" is superfluous."
Yes, good suggestions.
"Nice write."
I am of the view that "write" is a verb not a noun. And while I appreciate your compliment, the expression "nice write" is, as Howard Miller notes, a solecism.
http://www.everypoet.org/pffa/showthread.php?71426-The-Verb-quot-Write-quot
"The Verb "Write"
Yes, shockingly enough, the word "write" is indeed a verb. Furthermore, it is always a verb. Likewise, it is only a verb. Correspondingly and amazingly enough to some of our posters, it is never a noun. Hence, there is no such thing as "a write." There is no such thing as "a good write." There is no such thing as "a great write." There is no such thing as "a fantastic write." Despite the truth of these facts about the word "write," we have been forced to delete numerous examples of all four of the preceding quoted phrases from critiques, most often but not exclusively in "Newbie's" and "General." And we will continue to do so with renewed vigor and fortitude wherever this obscene form of linguistic laziness rears its ugly and illegitimate head.
Be advised: There is "writing." There is "good writing." There is "great writing." There is "fantastic writing." But there is no such thing as "a write" of any description. If you choose to make use of this perversion, expect your comments containing it to be deleted forthwith and without further ado, and yourself to be made great mock of for your failure to use the English language correctly.
Responsible writers should avoid using 'write" as a noun. In any case, my submissions here are not "writes".
Yes, good suggestions.
"Nice write."
I am of the view that "write" is a verb not a noun. And while I appreciate your compliment, the expression "nice write" is, as Howard Miller notes, a solecism.
http://www.everypoet.org/pffa/showthread.php?71426-The-Verb-quot-Write-quot
"The Verb "Write"
Yes, shockingly enough, the word "write" is indeed a verb. Furthermore, it is always a verb. Likewise, it is only a verb. Correspondingly and amazingly enough to some of our posters, it is never a noun. Hence, there is no such thing as "a write." There is no such thing as "a good write." There is no such thing as "a great write." There is no such thing as "a fantastic write." Despite the truth of these facts about the word "write," we have been forced to delete numerous examples of all four of the preceding quoted phrases from critiques, most often but not exclusively in "Newbie's" and "General." And we will continue to do so with renewed vigor and fortitude wherever this obscene form of linguistic laziness rears its ugly and illegitimate head.
Be advised: There is "writing." There is "good writing." There is "great writing." There is "fantastic writing." But there is no such thing as "a write" of any description. If you choose to make use of this perversion, expect your comments containing it to be deleted forthwith and without further ado, and yourself to be made great mock of for your failure to use the English language correctly.
Responsible writers should avoid using 'write" as a noun. In any case, my submissions here are not "writes".
