Buoyed by Life’s Sea
by Dawn Richerson
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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my brain seems to be on strike. here's something written from an image in an old poem. no, I don't know what it means, Dawn
Water on the brain swells my thoughts into rolling waves that crash against the shore of sleep, and I float belly up, through dreams populated by cannibalistic islanders with Zombie eyes and designer flip flops.
Now I am Jonah, jolted, jostling about inside this whale of a life that spat me out precisely when I had collected the courage to sail, heeding distant call, trusting resonant tones of oceanic grace and a sailor’s instinct.
After the flood, I lift my eyes to find my faith and an iridescent rainbow stretched farther than imagination. God’s olive branch comes not in the storm’s absence, but is revealed in the fluttering wings of a fragile faith buoyed by life’s sea.
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| Reviewed by jude forese |
3/17/2006 |
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| luv the imagery in this poem, Dawn ... |
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| Reviewed by Crystal Silver Angel (Reader) |
3/16/2006 |
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BEAUTIFUL.....
love joanne |
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| Reviewed by Janet Parker |
3/16/2006 |
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| Imaginative and beautiful. |
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| Reviewed by L. Figgins |
3/16/2006 |
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Those times of grace are pure joy tho it seems they don't last. I think they are a window into what we can be. But we must be like birds bouyed on the waves-riding the highs and lows. Love the line, "God's olive branch comes not in the storm's absence, but is revealed in the fluttering wings of a fragile faith buoyed by life's sea". Beautiful!
Lin |
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| Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner |
3/15/2006 |
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Dawn,
Older poem or not, it is a stunning composition; excellent, thought provoking verse. I pray your creative side gets refreshed very soon.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. |
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| Reviewed by E T Waldron |
3/15/2006 |
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Dawn, It is an exceptional poem, and you have the creative mind and pen to pull off these gems with great flair!
Love,
Eileen |
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