Wednesday May 24, 2006 [Category: Poetry 
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No Turning Back Now
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Mine was one of the lives gently illuminated in the lines of poetry Pat Reviere-Seel read at Quail Ridge Books and Music. We were gathered to hear her read from No Turning Back Now, whose titular poem is taken from a triumph over fear of snakes, life and love.
More literally, she writes of snakes:
- Truth is, I'm drawn to their shiny bodies ,
the way they slither along the ground like a silk rope.
They could curl around you like love
and choke the life right out
or charm you and clear your mind.
That is, it seems to me, the poetry of a woman who has learned that love can be as deadly as any snake, and as enlightening.
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