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Breathing Under Water
by Kate Burnside → (All Poetry by Kate Burnside)
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A rewrite of one of my earliest poems. K xx

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BREATHING UNDER WATER


I have come to Land's End of myself;

have traced from John o' Groats
round a convolute and rugged coastline,
idling through pastoral landscapes
and traversing bleak and rocky outcrops.

Still the understanding of my
own unknown eludes me.

Leaving these shores, I cast myself over
The White Cliffs Of Dover,
exchanging safety of high ground
for the challenge of uncharted seas.


Now I’m breathing underwater
with lungs I never knew I had,

the map and compass
of my age-old territory
lost in the discovery
of a Brave New World

    

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 Reviews of "Breathing Under Water"
Reviewed by Taylor Ryan
Reviewed on October 7, 2007
Oh I love this one Kate....from the easy to touch crags to the new world and power of breathing under water..the quest for the new and unknown. In the process of moving and rediscovering...this encourages me.
Love,
Taylor
Reviewed by Art Hernandez
Reviewed on September 23, 2007
Life can be elusive at times...fortunately we find Life through our own unveiling...


nice work.....




Art Sun...
Reviewed by Nicky Goodman
Reviewed on September 23, 2007
'I have come to the Lands End of Myself'- a very memorable line Kate. The Sea - ahhhhh - the underwater gallery of incredible finds, lost treasures, the wonder of discovery, and braving the fear of the unknown - easy to associate the ocean with rebirth, and if it wasn't for Jaws movies as a child, i'd feel a bit easier out there! I think you will enjoy your discoveries, your poem has clarity, and an ease and acceptance about it - i'm sure the dolphins will be looking out for you all the way through to your Brave New World :o) Nicky xxx
Reviewed by Axilea MU
Reviewed on September 20, 2007
"the understanding of my
own unknown eludes me."

Excellent...

I like your work.

Axilea
Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
Breathtaking photograph! Nice write too, love the creative concept....

Be safe,
Karen
Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
I like the way you rediscover yourself,new strength for new horizons. May they be the best of your hearts desire...Reminds me of something Wordsworth wrote but the title eludes me;-)

Love,
Eileen
Reviewed by Samuel Stone
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
A very interesting piece... well done... I enjoyed the read...
Wishing you well...
Sam
Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
I love it, and a brave new world is just what we need sometimes. Beautiful pen Kate.
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
A beautiful offering Kate!!

Love tinka
Reviewed by Leland Waldrip
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
You handle metamorphosis well, Kate. Beautiful awareness.
Best regards,
Leland
Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
I love this..........its magical, and inspiring......wonderful rewrite
Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
I always knew you were really a Mermaid!
Reviewed by Glen Schulz
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
Kate, you have a way of taking us with you on these journeys and making us not only understand, but feel what you feel.

Thanks and love from the Lone Star State, Glen
Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
love the sustained metaphor, quiet introspection and as always lovely language. love the testimony of risk, daring the deep unknown of ourselves. in the words of "Nemo's" Dorie (?), we gotta just keep swimming. may life fill your heart and lungs! Dawn
Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
Kate,

Beautiful write. What I call taking discovery to a whole new level. May you always find happiness and enjoy the luxuries of what life has to offer my friend. Blessings Always, Paul.
Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on September 19, 2007
Always knew you're a mermaid. Hows ole Neptune these days.
No-matter where we go, on-one can escape from themself.
I guess the brave knew world is within, changing that which is within,
and daring to be the person one is meant to be. A rose in full bloom in harmony with nature rather than a flabby mind within prison walls... Swim iccle mermaid swim..
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Wonderful writing as alwaysssss,stay safe and well sweet lady..Hugsss
Reviewed by Walt Hardester
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Wow Kate sounds like you've traded your lungs for gills. But the undersea is most stunningly beautiful and a whole new world, fer sure, (metaphorically speaking of course)

Walt
Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Well if you are breathing under water as this beautifully imaged poem presents then dear sweet Kate just keep going straight and swing a little south when you hit Newfoundland and another three days walk will put you on my doorstep in Nova Scotia. Great write and I know the frustration of those long rugged walks.

Hugs
Pops
Reviewed by Larry Lounsbury
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
The perfection in your lines, even the "o" is beautiful;to a wonderful unknown born of searching for your rebirth in the triangles Sargasso Seas.
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
A rebirth, a renewing, a celebration in verse: well done, Kate, and congratulations!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Reviewed by Everett DeValle
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Your poem was very deep in meaning. An awesome read. ~Ev
Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
I've flown the coast with my own rebirth and I'll do it over and over again. For me, this poem gave my experience a clear meaning. I'm with you on this flight of self. It's a fearless woman who has the courage to seek the new world and think outside of the box.
Brava!
Susan
Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
A journey forthcoming - kind of a Pin the Tail on the Donkey - blindfolded and pin the eel tail on the map. Who knows what you'll pull up, some old-sunken treasure, amphorae of wine still drinkable, a scale off of Aphrodite's tail, Johnny Depp's golden earring or better yet, his gilded cod piece...phoenician papyrus with lover's secrets Kama SEATRA, a votive statue of Neptune...sounds like an acquatic rebirth of some kind...cargo of bronzed ingots to ya, Kate...grab the map and off to colonizing new shores in untamed waters...it's an age thing...feeling it myself - the seasonal tides have arrived!

Love & Womanly Tide,
Sage
Reviewed by Michael Guy
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Looks like you were out there again and the new realization ever greater--I sort of wish I could've gone over the cliff with you--I always feel "the understanding of my unknown eludes me" almost everyday that I work alone at "my stuff" (of life). Great thoughts--thanks
Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
There are some seasons we go through that are especially difficult, and at times seem interminable. To finally get through them, and realize that we are improved, or different, and still desirous of pressing forward, is always a blessing. I love introspection like this. I hope you enjoy, fully, your brave new world KB.
Blessings ...
Richard
Reviewed by F William Broome
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
And, it's one good enough for a repeat, for you take us on these unimaginable ventures that I, for one, wonder if they have more reality than intended. We'll never know, but will continue to read the work of K. Burnside, Poet-of-th-larger- view!
- Bill
Reviewed by Henry Stevens
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Kate, Well spoke. A basic idea with me. As soon as I learned to swim my joy was swimming out over my head and staying out there. Especially at the ocean. "with lungs I never knew i had" is an especially good line. s/henry
Reviewed by Ted Bossis
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Wisdom-Passion * Inspiration leading you outward bound{WOW}-LOVE-Ted
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
I know the feeling, Kate, I feel the same way as I embark on my newest project, "Misdemeanors & Felonies." Wish you good sailing . . . You wrote well about it . . .
Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Reviewed on September 18, 2007
Kate, my dear, sweet Kate~

I have been wondering about you; hope you are okay! Welcome back; you've been missed! Wonderful repost; good to read this again! Good the first time, even better now the second time around! Very well done; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn in Texas. :D
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