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Dangerous Bends
by Kate Burnside → (All Poetry by Kate Burnside)
   Rated "PG" by the Author.
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DANGEROUS BENDS


Easy now. Read the signs.
Black pupils are dilating,
the whites of my eyes flash:
chevrons alerting you
to certain dangers ahead.

Slow down. Approach
with care, knowing when
to change gear, then full
throttle away, easing round
the treacherous curves.

On one side is the smooth,
warm rump of mountain;
on the other a crumbling precipice
offering no safe escape,
no soft place to land.

Stay alert and assess
this mood with caution,
hugging the inside lane.

Making sure you pay attention to
these my dangerous bends.

  

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 Reviews of "Dangerous Bends"
Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on August 31, 2007
not only pay attention to dangerous curves, embrace them ;)

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on August 27, 2007
Very interesting and penned very expressively, enjoyed....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Elizabeth Price
Reviewed on August 27, 2007
I love the way you manipulate your words with their double meaning. Drivers beware: Full blooded woman ahead. Excellent. Liz

Reviewed by Ch'erie de Perrot
Reviewed on August 27, 2007
Once bitten, twice shy, and sharp curves alrighty :)

Good one Kate

Hugs
Ch'erie

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on August 27, 2007
Love it.

Elizabeth

Reviewed on August 27, 2007
Weather conditions changing daily, sometimes the road is treacherous! Well done as always Kate.

Reviewed on August 27, 2007
Kate,

A drive no man should resist: bet they'll go 'round those curves again and again! S t i m u l a t i n g excellence: dang. Wish I could write like this!! Perfection.

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

Reviewed by isaac quaye (Reader)
Reviewed on August 26, 2007
Wonderful

Reviewed by Sandi Drews (Reader)
Reviewed on August 26, 2007
You rated this PG? By the time I had read it twice, I was weak - and aching for dangerous curves. Thanks for the ride.

Reviewed by Nicky Goodman
Reviewed on August 26, 2007
A strong poem Kate - one where the speaker is in the driving seat - in England, where we drive on the left, and sit RIGHT - the passenger can hug the cliff if they want but the speaker is in control here - i don't think a crazy driver going round the bend at all! Good driver Kate! Dunno why, puts me in mind of two strange offers i had in a week when i was a 'youngster' - a branch of the police force asked me if i would like to train to drive for them, and the local mafia asked me if i would do a easy money driving 'job' for them! Decisions decisions! No to both. Keep on trucking Kate - you rock! Nicky xx

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 26, 2007
This is excellent Kate!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on August 26, 2007
Great writing Kate,Hugs

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed by Jim Compton (Reader)
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
I love your approach to this. My frustration lies in the fact that the rules of the road keep changing. It's hard to arrive at your intended destination when someone keeps throwing the map out the window. Maybe I should stop worrying about the destination and just concentrate on finding a good car with a great set of airbags.
(hehe)

Reviewed by Art Hernandez
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Those curves and bends can keep one's mind in full alert...your view of this is most expressive and ...dangerous ...

nice write.....



Art Sun...

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
very realistic - i seem to be much more careful of those bends as i grow older

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Kaptain Kate, gone round the bend again.
Hmmm deffo a double entendre within a sea faring trip..
Yay as always just lurve your writing...

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Ahhh sweet Kate, I can see quite clearly that although your big heart is warm, and your spirit is cudly, you may just have a wee bit of the Irish temper in you and as you say it would be wise to be able to read the warning signs. I would much rather hug that rump than slip off the precipice. As always your work is often sublime with tongue in cheek but always interesting and stimulating...love it and love you dear Kate.
hugs
Pops

Reviewed by Walt Hardester
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Very interesting enigmatic write here Kate.

Walt

Reviewed by Larry Lounsbury
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
Wow, your writing was so affective, that I actually could picture those dangerous curves. Love your writing.

Reviewed by Ted Bossis
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
I believe I know this terrain from reading about it at length -I have a visual in my mind - A safe trip with no fear of any kind -{Wonder-filled} -Love {*} Ted

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on August 25, 2007
I just knew you were writing a metaphor for a B-A-D relationship, but n-o-o-o!!! You suckered me into somethin else quite different . . . What a minute . . . I'm not so sure I was wrong here . . . Last two lines . . . Uh huh . . . Good stuff, Kate . . .


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