I know you wrote this within less than an hour and it is quite impressive for the essence you captured here.
The flow was smooth throughout with a very nice rhythmic pattern, it really made for an easy read.
I think you depicted the topic beautifully with the reoccurring memory on the lake, and with a very vivid descriptiveness to your narrative. You built the story quite well. The first stanza stood out to me because of all the relevant details it provided for the further course of the events. You provide us with specific information which are really crucial to bring the character forward. The last line was amazingly authentic and I appreciate the raw depiction here.
The way you structured the stanzas is also done nicely, slightly simple but very effective. Your next stanza had a lot of emotional depth to it, the last line
"...these are the memories his grandfather hoped would never fade"
contributed really well to the topic's substance, alluding that those very memories can be regarded as part of the "water" in hindsight. Your third stanza has a nice change of tone to it, I like how direct yet "emotional" you depicted the development of the grandfathers relationship to Kevin.
"Broken promises recieved, followed by "I'm sorry, next week"
(We're all guilty of making them, yet most... we hardly ever keep)"
^ this is quite relatable, a very nice bit of thought-provoking patterns here, and the brackets you are employing at certain spots truly contribute to the high degree of authenticity.
The last stanza nicely conveys the "emotional regain" of the character, imo. Although your ending might have been foreseeable, I thought that you did really well in portraying the topic on hand.
Thanks for sharing.
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