Thursday, April 2, 2015

Creative freedom

Mom : I like your poem ,but can we discuss something about the last two lines
Elvish : Why? they are deep ,aren’t they ?
Mom : Yes perhaps, but just as a reader I wonder if your theme is conveyed there
Elvish : Let me explain..The poem is an imagination of why I wish I were a superhero ,the last two lines say
“Super heroes ,Super heroes 
With them,I’d never be a critic “
Mom : But you should change that !! Critic means a person who picks on details
Elvish : Yes ,that’s the reason I want to be a superhero ,I would be so perfect like them,there would be nothing to pick about me !!
Subtle enough hint for mom to stop explaining and belaboring the change ! Needless to say,he won the argument,creative privilege I taught them Tolkien said later. He submitted his poem already before he showed it to us so definitely a thumbs up for his confidence .This is his second adventure into the imaginary land with words

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