10/10 Needs More Slam Jam

I really liked this one. It doesn't focus too heavily on romance, I think it did more for loyality and steadfast partnership. Not sure who it's referring to, but honestly, I don't think it matters too much.

And before someone reminds me of that one line right there in the middle, shuddering to someone's whispers might not be a romantic thing. Could be a horrifying voice for all I know. Sure makes for an interesting dynamic in my mind.

What I do know is that I like the sense of adventure despite overwhelming darkness as well as the PoV character's unconditional loyalty to their partner. It reminded me of the His Dark Materials books, specifically of how alone the main character and her adventuring partner are against much greater forces as well as the bond that they shared in those books.

Anyway, I like the imagery, the gray skies and such as well as the theme of the poem, but I confess I have nothing to say on the poem's structure. I'm just no good with that sort of stuff.

I really liked this poem and what it says about friendship. I know this was meant to be specific, but I felt like it could be extended to a lot of different situations.
The tone of the poem, apart from the last two lines, was friendly and sentimental, which made the sudden twist at the end have a much stronger impact.
It was simplistic, which fit the last line "and that's all it ever had to be" as if hurting each other in a friendship is a simple truth that doesn't even require thinking.

My one complaint might be use of the word "emotion". It seemed a little clunky, and also introduced another object into the clause, which sort of broke the pattern of most of the other lines.

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Daw, that was pretty cool of you to write.

So you're saying here that all a friend needs to do is be there. Maybe. Maybe not. But that's how I'm gonna take this.

I do think I can safely say this is one of my favorite poems from the last ten or so that've been released. Definitely because of the subject in question.

If I had to tie this into KH or HoL, I'd probably say that this could serve as inspiration for maybe Sora and Riku or some other rivalry in those universes. I just think that people should appreciate the things and the friends they have, regardless of flaws since everyone has them. It's just a matter of accepting that.

So yeah, TL;DR: Dis's pretty swell bro.

Pretty gloomy one this. Certainty of pain and the despair before it kinda gives me a pretty hopeless vibe. That being said, I have no idea if I should assume this is in any way related to any future or past events in KH/HoL or if you simply felt like writing it.

On its own, this poem is just like you described it. It's short, "sweet" and to the point and I can't help but congratulate you on achieving just that. Is it a magnanimous piece of epic storytelling compressed into the highest form of artistic English poetry? Nah. And it doesn't need to be.

I feel these short and simple poems do have their purpose for entertainment's sake much like an appetizer before (or after if you feel like it) the "bigass meal"... Weird analogy but I guess it works. However, if there was any wish to make something this short stand out through its quality when compared with other, larger ones, I would suggest giving it deeper meaning or a plot twist of sorts at the end, kinda like a kick in the teeth for people who might think it's basic without reading through it.

All in all, I will agree that this piece adds to the already pretty large collection of poems you've gathered over the years and it stands out due to its simplicity and shortness. Perhaps this is just the first of a larger number of small "quick-pieces" you might write to pass the time, or perhaps it is just the one oddball of the bunch. Time will tell.

The poem itself is technically on par with all others you've written in the past, stylistic changes aside. What usually interests me the most in all poems however, is the actual content in them.

I like reading about how strong Sora's feelings for Kairi are, I really do. I like how he interprets her return to him as "Restoration". I like how he questions their love and its why's and what's but doesn't require an answer. How he feels empty without her there. And I feel this poem does a great job of showing exactly how Sora must feel in HoL and how powerful this attraction is.

We've discussed SoKai in the past a few times and, while there isn't much to it, it's still a good base for a full-fledged romance. Infatuation, and even the impulsive but intense passion between two characters can lead to a stronger bond, as they grow to know each other. Personally, I like this poem for what it is, but I would be even happier if you were able to write another in contrast to it, further down the line, with the answers to Sora's inquiries.

It was a cool poem for the most part, it just felt weird that Sora just erupted in French by the end. I couldn't help but imagine him with a moustache and going "Ononon!" which pretty much took me out of it.

I liked the reptition of being halfway across something. It made me feel like Sora and Kairi were divided or separated until the end. At least, the second last stanza, because I don't understand the last one. It looks like French.
Something I felt in the first bits was that there was a little too much telling, not enough showing. For example, "the sand is soft/ the water is blue" are a little bland and give a sense of incompleteness. "I love you" also seemed a little direct and should have been shown not told.
I think my favorite part was "don't give me a chance/give me a reason./Don't give me a statement/give me a question." That was pretty catchy, and I liked the assonance used there. The interspersed italics were a cool touch as well. The line "the water roars" was a great finishing note.

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I liked the theme of two halves reuniting with love. The entire structure of the poem was orderly, which helped convey the theme that with peace and order came a sort of completeness. The slow yet noticeable change between stanzas once again reflected the change in Terra.

I felt like maybe keeping the names vaguer might have also been more in place with the rest of the poem. Saying Duane and Katarin only once is very noticable, and while there's a lot you could do with only mentioning names a few times, right now it just seems a bit random.

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Not much I can say about it. Havent played through FFVI yet due to issues with the emulator. But still, I can tell it's about Terra and all that jazz.

I'd like to give you a proper review but since most of the content kinda requires me to play VI first, I'll just go with what I do know.
The poem flows alright. The repetition wasn't too much of a problem, I'm not that intolerant to it (though I would've prefered some specific parts of it to be less about repetition and more about the story of the poem itself).

I liked the second half more than I did the first though. Wish I could say more about it but my knowledge of poems isn't exactly stellar.

Hard to describe how I feel about the poem. I like the poem, but I dunno, it feels like it has something inherently missing from it.

How do I put it, it's not what is there, it's what isn't. What is there is well put and describes Terra's situation well, but... it just kinda felt like it stopped. It stopped before any of the "relevant" happenings happened. It didn't show the Humbaba part where the kids accept her, it didn't show the Katarin and Duane situation, and most importantly, it didn't show how she literally stopped herself from dying by love of the kids.

So... it's kinda like, I like the poem, but it feels really incomplete so it is also a bit of wasted potential.

Good effort though.

In my point of view, the top down represents someone who is helping someone and the down top represents a weakling that cannot comprehend that people can always get better.

I like the concept of change vs not-change, but I think the choice of words made it a bit too "Black and white" in this case, I mean, this pretty much says it's "good but hard to change and easy but bad to stay the same".

That being said, 10 stars out of five for actually making the structure work.

Ha! Neat one. Kinda wanna know more about the theme and how/if it is related to KH or FF, by the way.

On a side-note, I like to think about how truth and ilusion are two sides of the same coin that will even go so far as to use the same words but just in different contexts to make themselves sound like reality. But then I have to wonder if there really is a "true" interpretation of what change should be like. Should you change to become better than what you are or should you "stay true" to yourself? I'm pretty sure of which one's the closest to being right but I'd like to hear your opinion.

Wow. These last two poems have been really great. I always find it difficult to review your poems because I sometimes don't know what to say.
I mean, I really liked this, but you already knew that.
But this is a poem I could read over and over again. I actually have. But, yeah, this poem was really strong, and I can't quite put into words what I liked about it.

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I know what this poem is about. Or better, who. I think it's better for people that do really, then they can imagine that person doing it as they read Harbinger.

I enjoyed it for what it was, so... yeah, cool one.