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One Evening

An opalescent moon hung in the high  seducing hearts spilling spells from the sky. Dazzle dancing stars told of a meeting… wonderful to be: fiery yet fleeting… Then out of nowhere, a fellow arrived his introduction noted: uncontrived.    Encircling me in dancers embrace I'm aflutter dressed in lavender lace. Rhythmically weaving, we skirted the floor. Joyously dancing to the edge of amour. Merry swirled the night, twirling to song  until warbler's chant pulled up the dawn. Sun's glance advanced in consideration  Enthrallment thrived in highest vibration. Thinking the encounter the first and last  I'll ever reminisce the evening past. As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round.  

Copyright © August 2005 Dellena Rovito


This Poem was Critiqued By: Tony P Spicuglia On Date: 2005-09-04 18:59:52
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Dellena, I am fascinated by this verse. There is the hunt, the triumph, the presumed defeat, and then the resurrection of what was never dead. I have come back to it, I don’t know- five or six times- even thought of skipping it, but each time I went to the button, I had to read it again. One Evening - Great commercial grade, could be anyone’s evening, title. Makes us look for us in the poem. An opalescent moon hung in the high (Always liked opalescent – used to be overused, now it is a well placed modifier!!). seducing hearts spilling spells from the sky. – So the moon, like the ocean, seduces me. I like the vision of “spilling spells” (and the sound) – it grants that active, magical venture to the personality of the moon. Dazzle dancing stars told of a meeting… wonderful to be: fiery yet fleeting… - Here, the spell works, and the potion is potent, drawing us to the “fiery” moment. Catch it, catch it... and the rhyme is nice!! Accents. You rhyme throughout, but some are more powerful than others. Then out of nowhere, a fellow arrived his introduction noted: uncontrived. – What strikes me is you have left me in a mirage, yet in reality. I wonder after this “uncontrived” fellow, and wonder if the potion is working, or if you are working the potion. Encircling me in dancers embrace I'm aflutter dressed in lavender lace. – “Dressed in lavender lace” – lavender is a feminine draw, I haven’t known any men who “desired” the color, but they all, to a man, marveled when a woman would wear it. Almost an analogy here to the potion, or the reality of a fiery and fleeting meeting. Rhythmically weaving, we skirted the floor. – Well spelled – skirting the floor, like the lavender dress skirting, rhythmically... weaving and the night is obvious! Joyously dancing to the edge of amour. – What can one say of love, it is what it is. Hate it or love it, it is what it is, and there is no description better than “joy”. Merry swirled the night, twirling to song until warbler's chant pulled up the dawn. – Knowing the song of many warblers, some chant, others seduce, or maybe the warbler is the sound of the night, seducing till dawn... Sun's glance advanced in consideration Enthrallment thrived in highest vibration. – I guess, besides the ocean, there are few moments more powerful than sharing sunrise, after a night of romance. The renewal of eye to eye, in the early sun, does contain, an antithesis of night, with the properties of rebirth. Thinking the encounter the first and last I'll ever reminisce the evening past. – Here we find... did the moon leave us, did your paramour leave you, was it a mirage, or reality, and does it really matter, for reality is in the soul. As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round. – Here, here is the crux, and the fellow remains, and Cinderella is content with the proposal. Excellent imagery. I have enjoyed the moment, over and over. Thanks for sharing.


This Poem was Critiqued By: Turner Lee Williams On Date: 2005-08-29 23:00:03
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.92105
Dellena--"One Evening" turns into a fantastical experience: an enchanting sky, a mysterious hunk, an amorous maiden, euphonious rhythmns, all night dancing and mutually interested partners. The totality of these imaginative well written couplets are reminiscent of "Midsummer Nights Dream" (only on a much smaller scale) with similar happy results. A combination of witty end rhymes and colorful metaphoric phrases not only present vivid imagery, but produce excellent rhythmic tone and flow. This is very entertaining. TLW
This Poem was Critiqued By: Duane J Jackson On Date: 2005-08-29 15:34:55
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Hi Dellena, Interesting...and magical. Was this mysterious and charming prince our very own Spinner from the 'Imperfect Pub'? Jokes aside, this did turn out to be a richly worded piece that danced in synchronization with its theme. You've used rhyme as your form which makes this even more attractive....But let's get down to the nitty-gritties (not sure if i spelled it right) and look below the surface. While you have given us the imagery of the dance in progress.....i long to hear the music and while the rhyme scheme creates this music technically, I long to hear about it in the music since that is what sent both pairs of feet tapping. Or was there any music at all and did the dance simply take off from the music of the magic of the scene? Just my two cents bit though.. :-) This fellow...what did he look like...was he just another suitor...was he someone dreamed of...I missed a description of this person or a clue as to what he might look like or even a defining characteristic.....we see you clearly...aflutter, dressed in lavender lace. An opalescent moon hung in the high seducing hearts spilling spells from the sky. ---- beautiful lines, spilling spells is craftsmanship! Nice alliterative sounds. Dazzle dancing stars told of a meeting ---nice alliteration again wonderful to be: fiery yet fleeting ---- fiery yet fleeting...hmmm....like the way it reads Then out of nowhere, a fellow arrived his introduction noted: uncontrived. ---the hero emerges, prince charming Encircling me in dancers embrace I'm aflutter dressed in lavender lace. --- i guess this is where we miss any clue about his appearance Rhythmically weaving, we skirted the floor. Joyously dancing to the edge of amour. ---floor/amour .....fine rhyming, great sounds...the sounds are at the forefront of this piece Merry swirled the night, twirling to song -- swirled, twirled...there's a lot of dancing here until warbler's chant pulled up the dawn. ---- and the spoiler sun begins showing...warbler's chant - good Sun's glance advanced in consideration Enthrallment thrived in highest vibration. Thinking the encounter the first and last I'll ever reminisce the evening past. As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round. ------ another round...a part 2 perhaps? Nice magical ending...inspite of the sun's annoying appearance. Well, this piece sure took me dancing with it and I wouldn't mind another round! Keep writing! Take care, Duane.
This Poem was Critiqued By: marilyn terwilleger On Date: 2005-08-29 14:37:13
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.91429
Hi Dellena. One of most favorite things to do is to dance...so this poem really caught my eye. You had me with "opalescent moon"...a phrase right next to my heart! The entire piece has such a mystical feel to it...even if it really happened to you it still reads like a lovely fairy tale. The rhyme is excellent...another fav of mine. The word choices are delicious and I can read it over and over and easily get a perfect picture of you swirling in lavender lace...'until warbler's chant pulled up dawn'..this is a great line...thinking the encounter the first and last, I'll ever reminisce the evening past..love this...and the ending is perfect for this piece...as cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round....a lovely poem with a happy ending...super!! You have accomplished a perfect cadence in these lines...something many poets strive to do but never quite make it....bravo..goes on my list! Blessings...Marilyn
This Poem was Critiqued By: arnie s WACHMAN On Date: 2005-08-29 09:21:12
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.22727
Okay, neat piece. This is the second poem I've read about dancing.Is it that time of year? The rhyme is good and tight, except perhaps for the last stanza. Had to read it several times in different speeds...or is it just me? Good title too. A secondary one could be "Prince so charming". Merry swirled the night, twirling to song until warbler's chant pulled up the dawn. That's my favourite line (s) ... warbler's chant...Yes they wake me every morning esp. the rooster that lives just a 100 meters away. Thanks for this.
This Poem was Critiqued By: Latorial D. Faison On Date: 2005-08-28 12:51:47
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.96429
Dellena, This is a pretty intriguing and great reading poem. The rhymed couplets flow endlessly, and to be honest, even in the end, I was wanting to read more. I couldn't find one loose element within this poem. It is a tightly spun web of great words, syllabic phrases and it tells an interesting story. Quite Cinderella-ish with a twist in the end. I like it. I think I liked the phrase "opalescent moon" which helped to start the very first line of the poem. I'm a word fanatic, so I'm quite given to and driven by the attractiveness of words in a poem. You outdid yourself and gave readers something elevated in nature with every word that you chose in this poem. None of the rhymes seemed forced for rhyme's sake, and it just really works together for the good of the poem. You do a great job to includes such streams of alliteration and assonance and making use of repetitive sounds in the poem: An opalescent moon hung in the high (great variaton on the h' sounds) seducing hearts spilling spells from the sky. (the word seducing here works much like opalescent for me, and the s' sounds give the poem a seductive tone) Dazzle dancing stars told of a meeting… (great d' sounds) wonderful to be: fiery yet fleeting… (and then f's) As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found (what a fantastic line...) my acquaintance proposed another round. Overall, great poem, great job. I really ejoyed reading this one. It was a change from most of the poems I've read this month. You should be really proud of this one. The couplets are tightly woven and speak volumes in poetry. Latorial www.latorialfaison.com
This Poem was Critiqued By: Rachel F. Spinoza On Date: 2005-08-28 09:46:36
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
One Evening [ah some enchanted eveing indeed! good title] An opalescent moon hung in the high seducing hearts spilling spells from the sky. [spilling spells] is esepcially delightful! Dazzle dancing stars told of a meeting… wonderful to be: fiery yet fleeting… [great fresh rhyme here] Then out of nowhere, a fellow arrived his introduction noted: uncontrived. [and here a rhyme worthy of oden nash] Encircling me in [dancer's or dancers'] embrace I'm aflutter dressed in lavender lace. Rhythmically weaving, we skirted the floor. Joyously dancing to the edge of amour. "edge of amour" is clever! Merry swirled the night, twirling to song until warbler's chant pulled up the dawn. nice personification of the bird/sunrise Sun's glance advanced [good internal rhyme]in consideration Enthrallment thrived in highest vibration. Thinking the encounter the first and last I'll ever reminisce the evening past. A little redundant to me as we cannot reminisce about the present or perhaps I am missing the message in that line As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round. hmm. so we fall in and out of love in the space of a dance? Good imagery, good cadence, lovely, dancing poem Dellena v
This Poem was Critiqued By: Claire H. Currier On Date: 2005-08-27 16:15:35
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.70833
Wonderful, just wonderful poet, beautifully put forth in fairy tale form, the images of you in your lavender lace, swirling around in this prince's arms........structured well from start to finish, your words float along as does the night of rapture........what a pleasant read poet, thank you for posting and sharing. Hope all is well in your part of the world.....love the ending as well.......God Bless, Claire
This Poem was Critiqued By: Lora Silvey On Date: 2005-08-26 14:34:47
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.78571
Dellena, Good sound structure, easy word flow. You verbiage leaves wonderful images dancing in my mind and a sigh from my heart. This poem is truly a delight, one of your best. Your last four lines Thinking the encounter the first and last I'll ever reminisce the evening past. As Cinderella's slipper was lost, then found my acquaintance proposed another round. give it a perfect twist with, and all comes to he who waits. If this is based on an acutual event, congrats......you go girl and if not, well I like it just the same. The ryhme and meter are right on. Thank you for a delightful read, this will go on my list. Warmest, Lora
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