Bella Cicerona

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Broken Doll

Posted Dec 26, 2014 · 20 lines · 4 critiques

On my own shelf,
So far back no one can see,
The doll with the torn dress
And the ripped seams.

Who bothers with a broken toy
When prettier ones abound?
And the child who used me sits
Newer friends in the round.

If you open my dress,
A small dark stitch you will see,
Where once a little red heart
Beating fast used to be.

I was thrown down, unwanted,
And so I walked away,

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Back to my gray shelf,
And sat down in the shade.

So now here I am,
Alone, watching them all.
But soon enough they'll know
What it is to be a broken doll.

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05 Mon

Received a critique
on De Rege: Canto IV from @Esker
"double entry.."
05 Mon

Received a critique
on De Rege: Canto IV from @Esker
""each eternally the same" I like how all has helped on this poem It is a very great poem.. classic story telling man and nature bound together.. we seem to have separated how weather affects us now that we live less in…"
05 Mon

Received a critique
on Reflection from @Esker
"last line i gretly recieve many live in a snow globe love frozen,,, storm impassable passion... got drpped picked up so often an old hand now...some return but not for my attention...like your other work broken we are…"
December 2014
28 Sun

Received a critique
on Broken Doll from @Lenny of Cohen
"Powerful imagery, wonderful writing."
27 Sat

Received a critique
on Broken Doll from @Ian.T
"Just enjoy all of the things that pass your way, it is a place of learning and to miss out on learning is a shame. Look forward to your future writes have you joined Chrys's workshop yet on humour in poetry.. Yours Ian.."
27 Sat

Critiqued
"Chiaro-oscuro edit" by @Geremia
"Nicely done, Geremia! I like the rhyme, though it gets a bit messy towards the end (not sure if you intended that or not). The rhythm's also a bit bumpy, but I really LOVE the images you've chosen. The title fits very w…"
26 Fri

Received a critique
on Broken Doll from @Ian.T
"A sad story of before times, we always have these memories from some time in our lives they come and go as the snow in Winter. They teach us caution and how to give love out and many things. Your write is really good bu…"
26 Fri

Posted a poem
Broken Doll
"On my own shelf,"
Open thread 20 lines
15 Mon

Received a critique
on De Rege: Canto IV from @Ian.T
"I see that there are many helping you with your works. I loved this piece it flowed and had a purpose, later we can talk of reasons but they are part of the whole. That you are happy with the theme is fine, and I see th…"
15 Mon

Received a critique
on Icarus and Daedalus from @Ian.T
"I loved your story, just a small thing it would be nice to split it up a little to give some breathing space, Later we can go into epics, there is a workshop that is open ended run by Wesley for those long pieces. This…"
03 Wed

Posted a poem
Icarus and Daedalus
"Poor father Daedalus"
Open thread 41 lines
November 2014
30 Sun

Critiqued
"A Jungle Sighs, A People Dies...." by @Roscoe Lane
"Really love the rhyme and rhythm in this one"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"A Thought" by @Rula
"I like how concisely you wrote this poem. A moral in verse--very lovely"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"Voices" by @Alice Ember
"Thank you for expressing what I have often felt for a certain friend whom I have had to let go of. I promised myself I'd never forget, but now it seems as if he were a dream. Every time I do dream about him, I wake tryi…"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"A legend That Comes True" by @Rula
"I am in total agreement with Roscoe--I couldn't help but smile while reading it! I find the metaphor of the legend and the smile interesting. I wonder what you mean by it? I would not want to misinterpret your intent."
30 Sun

First critique offered
on "A legend That Comes True" by @Rula
30 Sun

Most-discussed work
De Rege: Canto IV

11 critiques to date.
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Posted a poem
De Rege: Canto IV
"Once green of spring, now brown leaves lay,"
Open thread 16 lines
26 Wed

First publication
Reflection
26 Wed

Posted a poem
Reflection
"Myriads of furious lightning bolts freely marry"
Open thread 18 lines
26 Wed

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on Broken Doll from @Ian.T

"Chiaro-oscuro edit" by @Geremia

on Broken Doll from @Ian.T

Broken Doll

on De Rege: Canto IV from @Ian.T

on Icarus and Daedalus from @Ian.T

Icarus and Daedalus

"A Jungle Sighs, A People Dies...." by @Roscoe Lane

"A Thought" by @Rula

"Voices" by @Alice Ember

"A legend That Comes True" by @Rula

on "A legend That Comes True" by @Rula

De Rege: Canto IV

De Rege: Canto IV

Reflection

Reflection

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