#really appreciate a word of advice or feedback

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ashen stagBOT
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Wonderful! @lean tiger has just pregressed to level 1!

abstract salmon
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I think “for a teacup of tea” is a disconcerting detail to include.

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I’d just say tea

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Second stanza not well transitioned to from first.

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Why us the sun smirking? Feels off

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The meaning of the tea fading in color is unclear / the analogy doesn’t work well and is hard to parse

lean tiger
lean tiger
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im glad to know i created an unsettling atmosphere in my poem 🙂

lean tiger
abstract salmon
# lean tiger what do you mean?

Subject of first sentence / beginning of first sentence is v disconnected from last sentence of prior stanza, for example. It feels it could be about a totally different situation, until around the end of the sentence when my, porridge show up.

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Makes it more burdensome to read, likely less impactful