Faye Gibson Poet Free verse

River Mother

Springing from submerged breasts, engorged,
mountainous mother-stream gushes
pristinely clear primeval milk
into hungry mouths - bird, beast, human;
ancient as embryonic earth,
she nurses sloping hills, nurtures dawning valleys,
carving cradled nests in fecund soil,
setting the stage for life's grand panoply.

Faye Lanham Gibson
© September 7, 2015

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Sara Kendrick September 19, 2015 at 8:40 AM Awesome work !! No wonder it is in the winners’ list. Congrats..Sara

Sandra Haight September 14, 2015 at 4:32 PM Such wonderful metaphors in your river theme imagery, Faye. Congratulations on your awesome win. Hugs, Sandra

Skat A September 14, 2015 at 1:28 PM Faye, congrats on placing in Nette's awesome contest. SKAT

John Lawless September 14, 2015 at 8:55 AM AH, a metaphoric personification of a breast fed earth...ingenious take on the theme...

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 14, 2015 at 3:47 AM Congrats on ur superb winning write Faye!

Nette Onclaud September 14, 2015 at 3:29 AM faye, you did really "fill up my senses!"...this piece is charged with impact.. thank you for joining my contest and top congrats!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma September 8, 2015 at 12:42 AM Wow Faye its a superb write! Gl in contest, sure will fly high!