A Lady In Waiting (poem) by Barbara Kasey Smith on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on July 12, 2007

Way To Go, I say... And not a moment too soon! Control and overbearingness just presses ALLLLLLLLLLLLL me buttons, Barbara, so long live true love and it's freedoms and faithfulness to and of the heart! Heart-pounding stuff! TY Kate xx

Reviewed by K. Mulroney

Reviewed on July 11, 2007

Barbara,

This just moved like a novel. Pulled the reader right into the fear , fustration and want of a young woman's heart which belongs to family tradition and not her own. Very interesting poem.

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone

Reviewed on July 11, 2007

Barbara,
So old fashioned, but, sometimes the choices that are out of our control leave us with satisfaction knowing it wasn't our fault!!!! Life without guilt of making a wrong choice in the area of the most important part of your life...something to think about.

Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V" Moonstone

Reviewed by Joyce Bowling

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

What a terrible custom...I remember a young man that my mom always thought I should date, and often teased me about marrying him...as she was a friend of his parents, and their parents friends of my grandparents and so on...boy am I glad that we didn't have such a custom and were given the freedom to choose whom we wanted! This guy turned out to be a dud! with a capital D! I tease my mom about it now, and also tease her about how she told my husband of twenty eight years now no when he first asked if he could go out with me. She also told him no the second time, he wouldn't give up and finally she agreed...the rest was history! Now she says I couldn't have hand picked my children's spouses...I laugh and say she sure couldn't! Great write my friend, you've expressed it well, a compelling write about a lifestyle that many through history endured and suffered through! Well done!
Blessings,
Joyce B.

Reviewed by Morning Star

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

That's why many elope and travel to Mexico
And get married,
I agreed with Victor
it's a very unpleasant customs!
Excellent imagery and flow outstanding job!!
Love Peace and Joy and many Hugsss to you...Yolie

Reviewed by Victor Buhagiar (Reader)

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

She must elope to Gretna Green as the English say. Terrible custom whichever country it comes from. Victor

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

enjoyed!

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

"a family with controlling unpleasant customs".
My whole extended family was just this way for many years. What they couldn't control they would try to destroy. They tried with me - they failed!

This is an excellent write dear Barbara- reads as the prologue for a novella. Wonderful imagery! Blessings ...
Richard

Reviewed by William Bonilla

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

Beautiful write
love the imagery

Love & Peace
William

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

Sounds like a family tradition worth breaking, Barbara.

Reviewed by Ted Bossis

Reviewed on July 10, 2007

Controlling romance=Unpleasant for sure {Ted}