Robert, I wonder sometimes how many poems we never get to see. I can almost see you, your mind. Always thinking, creating...always searching for a scrap of paper or something, anything, to jog a thought down onto. It hurts to be gasping for air. ~ Sara
Awesome title! And the content is intriguing and very seductive within its visuals and metaphor. You get inside those hidden chambers of the mansion with this one, Jude!
very nice poem poem, jude. Quirky and tender and set by the seaside, what more could one ask? John Betjeman has a beautiful poem called A Russell Flint - 'hold me while the tide goes down' all about rock pools and love. You'd like it! k
Reviewed by Tracey L. O' Very (Reader)
Reviewed on May 16, 2005
This is a very inspiring poem of hope.
There's always that someone, that comes along to help us get back on our feet.
Thank You Jude
I really like this.
Tracey
My goodness... must be something in the water, or pheromones in the air or something... heavy hearts all round. What it is to be out of one's skin: this is certainly quite a direct hit, rather than a sideways crab-like shuffle! Oh dear, yes the pain of how there is sometimes the mating game that becomes "just life" - or there's the entanglement of hearts that couldn't separate even if they wanted to. Just a total travesty when the two literally don't marry up! As usual, you have the gift of making us feel exactly what you suggest you are feeling, whether an assumed voice or not. Hope your driftwood happens along soon, Jude... perferably with a beautiful castaway on board! Plenty of moods of motion in this one... leaves me feeling a bit sea-sick, but then my sea-legs aren't that good... nor my land-legs either, come to think of it... Kweasy Kate xx
Just goes to show that through the eyes of a poet, all things reflect the ultimate truths and rituals of love in the world. From its tough exterior to its gently pulsing interior, this poem mesmerizes in a beautiful way.
An excellent, beautifully imaged, felt write--well done! That ending is POWERFUL!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(
Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)
Reviewed on May 14, 2005
The segue is flawless, Jude. We sometimes mirror nature, and since nature was here first, it is we who see ourselves in IT, not the other way 'round. Within your words is a mind-picture, a look at the human heart. You do this so well. katy xox
I always like your work, but this is just so good. The "affair of the heart" line speaks a universal truth. To me, it is the key of the entire work, serving as a subtle revelation of how similar we are to the crab. Awesome write.
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on May 13, 2005
I wasn't sure where you were heading with this. Hugs. Like the crab you will be in the flow again, perhaps a new one :-) Know the feelings you are expressing here.
WOW, Robert this is SO good! Your images strong and the end, a total wrapping together of the rest of your verses. In some way, perhaps only a small way, everything we experience circles into a certain part of our life. As selfish as it may sound to say, it really is all about me or all about you. It is how we learn and how we blend with all that surrounds us.
Take care,
Sherry
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for sure is right
Ron
There's always that someone, that comes along to help us get back on our feet.
Thank You Jude
I really like this.
Tracey
Paul;-]
Fortunately, there are compasionate souls,
such as yourself, who come along and set us straight.
Peace,
Joseph
Peace and sunshine
An excellent, beautifully imaged, felt write--well done! That ending is POWERFUL!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :D
~Carole
Love Tinka
Sandie Angel a.k.a. Sandie May Angel :o)
Sensitive poetry...
Alrisha
I bow again (and ever). You write the narration of life.
B
Take care,
Sherry