After the Accident (poem) by Dawn Richerson on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

You are teaching us here, Dawn. Thank you. Love and peace.

Regis

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

Oh Dawn, how very haunting and chilling this is, outstandingly written, this is exquisite poetry.

Reindeer

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

EXCELLENT - powerful and totally convincing, Dawn. A true "in the moment" write that, as others have said, causes the heart to pound and the throat to thicken. Life IS a succession of moments, and perspectives are very adept at "going with the flow". Here I am, pleased to be on the up from breast cancer when, a month ago, I was always berueing my ungenerous proportions to start with! Emotional issues are, perhaps, the hardest to swivel - espcially where the trauma has been great and the sense of unerdlying betrayal like a denial of self-worth. Fantastically portrayed for us here, Dawn, and, as ever, I am impressed with your experimentation with form. Be well, top poet! LOL Kate xx

Reviewed by Abdi-Noor Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope)

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

Dawn this is a marvelous poem with superb metaphors that take away your breath. Daily life does hold different situations which we must be careful of lest we fall in the pitfalls. Some people complain of the circumstances surrounding their lives but the reality behind our problems could be sourcing from other origins. Thank you dawn for sharing this wonderful poem with us
Abdi-Noor

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

Very powerful. Onwards always onwards. Life is this second...

Reviewed by Debashish Haar

Reviewed on October 30, 2005

You have a very good central metaphor and extended images to expand it in this poem of existential struggles.

Calvin

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

powerful metaphor and symbolism ... circumstance is no accident, we create the reality of how we perceive of ourselves by the events we choose to experience and reflect upon the outcome of their form ... even if they appear random, they are the creation of our will ..

Reviewed by Janet Parker

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

Wow! You never cease to amaze me. This is one of your best, but then I look at the one framed and hanging in my house. The metaphor is brilliant. As I read, I had trouble breathing. It really affected me.

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

Dawn,

Provocative words here...it can change in an instant. Excellently written, emotional piece--thank you.

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

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

In the blink of an eye everything we know can change. A new beginning, even if it is difficult, can be an opportunity if we allow ourselves to fall into it instead of trying to resist and go backwards to the way things were. We have to forget going back or dwelling in what was as being an option and work with what we have. In a way, it is like feeding a large family on a meager budget; sometimes we have the opportunity to go out and buy all the things we want to make a pot of soup and other times we must go to our cupboard and use what we have...as a rule they both turn out great and we achieve our need which is feeding our family. Life is a lot like that many times, and though there are unexpected potholes and jags in the road along our way, we must never lose sight of our focused goal and understand that it is our responsibility to make it our reality. Excellent and thought provoking write, Dawn.

Take care,

Sherry

Reviewed by Michelle Mills

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

A darkly beautiful piece...an outpouring of sorrow, a remembrance of things past that will never really be past...well described...I can feel your nervousness, imagine your insides churning as you relive what happened...how you expressed it took me on the same journey...well done, although I'm so sorry that it happened to you Dawn. Be well and blessed. Michelle

Reviewed by Timothy writerwanted@hotmail.com

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

"I thrash about inside myself" Awesome poetry! You have brought together all the images of this herendous nightmare. Your words took me through this incident with a great feel of your perspective. Very well done.

God Bless, Tim

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

You captured trauma well....well done!!

Now time for a choc-chip-cookie okay!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

Dawn your metaphor is always superb! The intensity of this
poem and the incredible perspective is awesome!Exceptional!

Love,
eileen

Reviewed by john zimmerman

Reviewed on October 29, 2005

i like this

you've captured the trauma, the inner trauma ofa life altering event

good write

john+