Ageless Apparition
the reaper61 total reviews
Comment from Lady & Louis
And the slow ones, too, of course - he's very patient, the reaper! But yes, burning oneself out is a good way to hasten the process, not to mention doing oneself out of many pleasures along the way. Good poem, Victor, I enjoyed it. The only suggestion I'd make is an apostrophe for Tis - as an abbreviation of "it is" it needs to be 'Tis.
As an afterthought, have you ever read Terry Pratchett's Discworld books? Death is a major character in them - the traditional skeleton-with-scythe, but one with a distinct and very likeable, rather awkward personality. He's fond of curry and has a houseful of pet cats (very much alive).
Cheers,
Louise
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reply by the author on 27-Feb-2010
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And the slow ones, too, of course - he's very patient, the reaper! But yes, burning oneself out is a good way to hasten the process, not to mention doing oneself out of many pleasures along the way. Good poem, Victor, I enjoyed it. The only suggestion I'd make is an apostrophe for Tis - as an abbreviation of "it is" it needs to be 'Tis.
As an afterthought, have you ever read Terry Pratchett's Discworld books? Death is a major character in them - the traditional skeleton-with-scythe, but one with a distinct and very likeable, rather awkward personality. He's fond of curry and has a houseful of pet cats (very much alive).
Cheers,
Louise
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Comment Written 27-Feb-2010
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2010
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Thank u very much Louise. u know, I wrote it originally with 'tis. But i thought my fans got so tired of this. Still, correct is correct, eh?
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Certainly 'tis! ;) The fans will just have to get used to it if they have a problem ... though I'd be surprised if they did, really!