LAKESCAPE

Good to see you here. A poem well penned-Dr. Ram Mehta

I have been reading your work , and find your minds-eye to be afire with grandeur imagination. To label your literary style Abstract would be rendering it gross injustice. Poetic Surrealism (IMO) is the apropos termonology , i think....Abstruse, and slightly convoluted, yet much of it straight forward for interpretation....The elements of complexity that you seem to tease the Reader with are questionable, but only because in general, "When the Reader cannot decipher,the Reader will move on...quickly".In short, when an Author opts to employ verbiage that is sumo-abstruse, they tend to lose a degree of Readership for the simple fact that the work is far over these Reader's heads. Make no mistake....I am a staunch advocate of underlying messages, cryptics, subtle tease, and outright sending Reader's out for a hunt & forcing them to use their minds & wits to get into mine in analyzing the exacts of what i have purposely masqued....I guess what i am saying is...when it all comes down to it....If the Reader cannot pull some ripe fruit off that tall Poet-tree you have planted for them...then your work is for nought...that is unless you stand indifferent to the many who may have found your work intriguing & of general good quality... but (again) due to its very complex nature, that they walk away not really understanding what they just read, and because so, do not revisit your work.... My comment is just an obsevation from my own experience & yes, my own opinion.It is meant to be taken as well-intended & constructive critique for your consideration, is all. After all, Poetfreak is not The New York School For The Fine Arts, and in order to improve our own work, we must be able to establish a large & solid Readership base to support our everyday efforts here, or anywhere we post our work , yes ? Good Luck!\\\FjR///-Frank James Ryan Jr, New York

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