Welcome to WDC Dartagnan! I am happy to do a review to celebrate you! Wow! I like westerns and horses so this was an appealing poem. It was fun to read with its vivid images of the life of a cowboy. You captured this one man's viewpoint effectively right down to the stoic tone. The form seems to be quatrains with specific rhyme scheme and flow. The lines are not even in rhythm or syllable count but it did not detract from the message. I kinda liked the lines that speeded up the pace by being shorter. The tricky lines to read with understanding were the first two in verse 3. I assume these names refer to certain job positions. I wanted to take out the "then" before "flank" and put a comma instead and maybe a comma after "point man" to indicate a pause before defining it. The vocabulary fit the theme well and the use of some poetic devices like alliteration and consonsance, and rhyme added to the overall flow. The narrative voice made it a trip down memory lane as you take us into his younger life. The point of view was consistent to the end. I enjoyed entering into this vivid vision and could sense the cowboy's feeling about what he did in his life. Thanks for sharing your craft! Write on! eyestar ** Image ID #1815342 Unavailable ** "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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