A prepositional phrase is a preposition followed by a noun phrase( its
object):
In the following example each of the set of square brackets[] contains a
prepositional phrase:[After the game] several [of the players] went [into
town ][with their wives.]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin dewar" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: New sub: Pebble


What's a prepositional phrase?

Colin


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryfkah *" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 2:40 AM
Subject: Re: New sub: Pebble


In a message dated 04.01.03 10:21:43 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Pebble.


The sea uncurls

shines and shoots

like hot solder

up the slope of beach. [the beach slope – my friendly poet-editor Georgia
Popoff also taught me to look at prepositonal phrases and see if it is
really
needed]


The sand springs [lovely sounds here]

tines of grasses,

wind-curved

to rake the air.


This stone, found perfect.

I toss to tumble  [feels awkward]

through the flare of sky. [sky flare?]

It flies a moment


then smacks back

into my palm.

My fingers stroke

the sea-smoothed skin.  [love sea-smoothed skin – alleteration at its best]


Grey as remembered eyes,

flecked and freckled,  [These two lines are great visions]

smooth as the skin  [you have smooth skin above]

on the inside of her arm.


Exploring fingers

discover a scar

a blemish too small

for eye, but the nail lodges.

All things are marred.  [do you tell the reader too much here?]

The fruit’s corruption’s

inherent in the seed.

I cast it



back into the scour [do you need both scour and rinse?]

and rinse of the sea.

A bright flower

of shining water blooms. [like this image]

 >>

[very vivid portrayal of a simple pebble...mazel tov]


kol tuv, Ryfkah