Cold White Caress (poem) by jude forese on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on March 8, 2007

The stark contrasts, the colors and the symbols combine to completely engage the reader, Jude. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by CJ Heck

Reviewed on March 8, 2007

Jude, your imagery is always so beautiful -- your words are like pastel strokes on canvas. Striking and remarkable.
Love,
CJ

Reviewed by Butch Howard (Reader)

Reviewed on March 7, 2007

Gorgeous imagery with a unique twist at the end. Well done!
~Butch

Reviewed by Suzie Palmer

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

Hopefully, she transcended doing what she loved with the one she loved.
Love how you write so powerfully without confusing emotion.
Love, Suzie

Reviewed by Morning Star

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

Wow warm and very colourful thoughts
Love the beautiful words used in
This excellent brilliant write!!
Love And Peace To You Always Morning star

Reviewed by Chrissy McVay

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

Wonderful write!

Chrissy

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

Whatever the season, such passion stays, superimposing itself irrespective of the harshness of terrain or fertility of landscape. Such zest for life neither feels the bitter bite of winter nor the drought of desert winds. Only the ceaseless flow of energy that can be so powerful that it does indeed spontaneously combust. Uncanny, but on the back of your Magnolia write, this makes me think of Gardenias, my very favourite plant of the Madder or Rubia genus, whose flowers are of course, virgin white and heavenly fragrant, but whose roots afford a brilliant red dye that is almost blood-like, I think. And you are a miner of those gems, whether they be embedded in sweated soil or librerally scattered on sodden snow. Penetrating write, Jude. TY Kate xx

Reviewed by Anna Marie Fritz (Reader)

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

A chilling insight, through brilliant penning, of the dark interior of the soul through the eyes.

Reviewed by Mary Patterson

Reviewed on March 6, 2007

POWERFUL! WOW. So much is said in these lines....M

Reviewed by Mitzi Jackson

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Boy
highs and lows
never a straight path here
third set did it for me.....enjoyed this

Reviewed by Approximately Naive

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

All that warm, colourful, precious gemmed beauty brought to an abrupt end in a cold, lifeless blanket of starch white.

Regards
Dai

Reviewed by Dale Clark

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Haunting and it sticks in your mind. Excellent!

Reviewed by Joyce Bowling

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Wow...what a write, a cold one! Your imagery is outstanding!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling

Reviewed by ~ Holly Harbridge (Reader)

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

A very cold and painful write, my friend.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Oh My..eyes like rubies.....sounds a little devilish to me huh?

Well writ Jude!!

Love Tinka :)

Reviewed by Carole Mathys

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

your words paint such vivid visuals, Jude...brilliant writing
peace and love,
Carole~

Reviewed by Taylor Ryan

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

"your eyes were like twin rubies
Mined from a fertile quarry
Of unblemished gems "...incredible simile, Jude. How quickly this romance plunged into the contrasting darknessof
"cold while caress". Brrr
Love,
Taylor

Reviewed by Paul Berube

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Jude,

Excellent writing. Always love your word usage.

Reviewed by Georg Mateos

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

This poem put a very little sparrow on the palm of my hand, getting colder to mach the snow.
The heart feels a stabbing cold too.
Georg

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

When love suddenly dies and we see no reason why, the freeze-out that we receive can leave us wondering whatever could have gone so very wrong. Your poem is so vividly rich with images that the reader is right there beside you throughout the experience.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Ch'erie de Perrot

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

You keep this up and I'll start calling you Cat..LOL, as in Cat Stevens, "my Lady D'... be darned if I can spell it,
but thats exactly what sprang to my mind as I read this masterpiece.
Sad, yet passionate.

:)Ch'erie

Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Exquisite metaphors to describe death. Heart wrenching thoughts and mood.

Reviewed by F William Broome

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Excellent pen describing our journeying from exquisite beautyy
to colorless death. Grapic writing in the last verse... of the suddenness of change. Yes, a jewel of a peom that will last in my memory. - Bill

Reviewed by George Thompson

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Cold but full of life in just so few words. Your writing is excellent.

George

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on March 5, 2007

Good warning about the dangers of jogging in the snow...

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

A haunting poem full of intrigue...a unique write!

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

got one of those chills up my spine as I read

Reviewed by OnepoetGem *the Poetic Rapper

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

hit me kind of sad Robert, your art was so good i could almost see this occur

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

Virgin white and carnellian are colors that chill and then fire up the passions. You gave us this example in this passionate gem.
Love,
Susan

Reviewed by Randall Barfield

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

what a title! when you're good, you're super. this one is extra special

Reviewed by Karen Cino

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

The imagery in this one is perfect. An excellent write here, Jude.

~hugs~
Karen

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

A star ruby, optical phenomenon of asterism, Cold White Caress cuts a cabochon. Pigeon's blood...ruby symbolizes passionate love. Can it be resucitated should it die? Yes, by heating it to 1800C to turn it into a deeper shade of red...

Sage

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

well done

Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

wonderful write...Hugsssssss

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

wow-the imagery is very effective-

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

Vivid is the first thing that comes to mind when looking for an adjective to describe this poem, the brilliance of red on white like a martyrers flag is a resounding slap in the dullness of day to day living.

Fee

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

Reviewed on March 4, 2007

Wonderful metaphorical write, as only Jude can do it so well!

Sandie May Angel :o)