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    beachessandseas
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    We could crash into the ocean, 

    and still, end up in flames.

    #18602
    Susan Katz
    Keymaster

    Love this!  Concise and precise and says exactly what you want it to say and it does so, by creating two exciting images.  Well done!  If I were you and this were my poem, I would take out the commas and just let the poem flow – perhaps, leaving spaces ( 3 – 5)  where you now have commas.  The reason I suggest this is because the poem is so short – the images – one following the other – both powerful and I do feel the commas are like “stop signs” slowing us down from taking it all in a single, powerful “gulp.”  Either way – commas or no commas, I will be featuring your poem on a future Instagram page post.  Thank you so very much for sharing,  Susan

    #18604
    beachessandseas
    Participant

    Thank you so much, Susan! I am really glad you liked the poem. Please feel free to edit out the commas while posting the poem on your Instagram page. Thanks for the valuable feedback. maybe we can also change ocean to sea:

    We could crash into the sea

    and still

    end up in flames.

    Thanks!

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