Unconcious Realities: Black Dog (poem) by L. G. Figgins on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on May 14, 2005

Wow this is totally powerful and now I know
what you meant about Black Dog...Whoa it
reminds me of a dream I had of a rabid coyote
that bit me on the arm and when I awoke my
arm hurt. Well it was asleep but anyway it
scared me a bit.

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

a powerful symbolic dreamscape of fear! very vivid dreamscape imagery ... if it's still available on AD, please read "Blood Dream" recently published in "Dream Network" ...

Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Frightening dream you had and usually I don't dream of hounds of hell but did dream once about a gorilla. I fell out of bed dreaming that he was chasing me. That woke me up. Had a black eye though.

Reviewed by Dave Harm

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Vivid memories and details, one which I'm sure you'd like to forget... excellent

Reviewed by Joseph* OneLight*� (Reader)

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

An amazing recant of a horrible dream!
Excellent take on the challenge!

Love & Light,
Joseph

Reviewed by A Serviceable Villain

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Linda,

Riveting!! Would not want that to be re-occurring dream ... a magnificent write whose imagery comes alive ... haunting!!

Best to you,

Robert

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Once is enough, I can see why *cringe*

Powerful telling, chilling imagery--well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :)

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

scary! glad you haven't had that dream again! but wow, what chilling imagery! yikes!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :(

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Yup, something old Fred Zimmerman would have loved to direct.
Weird how dreams stay with us. The ones we want to forget that is..

Reviewed by Nordette Adams

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Oh, yeah. That one would've had my heart pounding. Fantastic description and great build of suspense. ~~Nordette

Reviewed by Barbara Terry

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Linda, I have bitten my lip more than just a time or two, because of a nightmare. But this is good Linda. Very dramatic, very on the edge of your seat action, and very vivid imagery. This is a very poignant and darkly beautiful story. May the Lord Jesus bless you, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth, & (((HUGS))), Barbie

"If I have to...Then I may as well be."

Reviewed by Alexandra* OneLight*� Authors & Creations

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Although it was certainly terrifying, you sure gave this nightmare a constructive twist, Linda... You caused me to dare projecting my own unconscious in the interpretation of this dream... and upon waking up, my lips were bloody because... I had bitten the evil lady and made friends with the dog (my dark unconscious)! :0)
Seriously, though, these nightmares are very anguishing, and you depicted this one in a flawless, excellent poem. Loved it!
Love&Light*
Alexandra*

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

That's quite a nightmare, Linda. I used to have one in which I fought a black demon - it wasn't a dog, though.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Very Haunting Linda!!

You did well!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

B R R R R R

Reviewed by Mary Quire

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Whoa! Not a good dream. Waking up with a bloodied lip is icing on the cake. Although it makes for a really awesome poem, I hope you have more peaceful dreams from now on.

M.Rose

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on March 30, 2005

Reads like a Hammer House of Horror, Linda! Wonder if you got the bloody lip from waking yourself up after giving that Witch the push... or you were dreaming such things because you had somehow damaged yourself in your sleep? Our subconscious selves are a constant fascination and it's no wonder that their perhaps 7/8 or our existance, like icebergs, shape and mould the days that follow... glad you got yourself out of that one!! LOL Kate xx

Reviewed by Retta (Reindeer) Mckenzie

Reviewed on March 29, 2005

What a haunting and powerful dream! Chilling and excellent poetry,

Reindeer

Reviewed by Alexandre Arnau

Reviewed on March 29, 2005

yeah, i hate when that happens...personally, i hate dreaming about basketball, because 9x out of 10, i wake up speaking in falsetto...i once broke a finger punching some guy in a dream, too. i enjoyed this one, and the stimuli it gave me.

-A.