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Position:Home>Poetry> Anyone care to comment on this poem?Question:Land Sailors Another yard sale going on At the neighbors. A sea of Humanity arrives dutifully To place value On yesterday’s treasures; Thinking some priceless Trinket awaits the keen eye Of a yard sailor. Sailing, Sailing over the ocean blue I’ll give you a buck or two. Like ants they gather, Engulfing the sweetness Of rummaging through Second hand beauty, While a thousand eyes watch You count, sticker the price, Then better bargain you for Their own special prize. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Land Sailors Another yard sale going on At the neighbors. A sea of Humanity arrives dutifully To place value On yesterday’s treasures; Thinking some priceless Trinket awaits the keen eye Of a yard sailor. Sailing, Sailing over the ocean blue I’ll give you a buck or two. Like ants they gather, Engulfing the sweetness Of rummaging through Second hand beauty, While a thousand eyes watch You count, sticker the price, Then better bargain you for Their own special prize. I think it's excellent. I'd consider changing "I'll". Either that entire line should be in quotes (which would be really funny in my opinion), or it should be changed to "They'll", since the subject is not the first person. Conversely, "You count" mixes the subject-object-voice of this poem up even further. Also, how does the last stanza read if you swap the words price and prize for eachother?. . .just a thought. Very nice poem, by the way! I absolute love it! I love your work. Very nice:) What a nice poem . Simple , well writen and interesting . Very nice :) I love this, the title is perfect. I love the third stanza the most, particularly "second hand beauty". Simple, yet so profound, how we reluctantly allow strangers to put a price on our past. Such brevity. Thank you for sharing. Shouldn't the title be "Yard Sailors"? I agree on "Yard Sailors." Otherwise, you miss the pun. You've painted a true and humorous picture of a yard sale (or a "tag sale" as we often call them here). I was worried that E*bay would kill the good old fashion yard sale. I'm glad to see that the internet could not land a glove on the yardsale. A good topic to write about thanks. Nice read of common happenings nation wide, easy to share the view we all share the experience. Yet the last part I had to read twice, i never like second guessing other poets. The last four lines just do not read right to me. and that's only me. Blessings I do indeed enjoy all your poems. |