The Last Acorn

 She is a deep feet                 
She has beaten to drown many she               feeds
Her face is a black green                                               skin 
she waves her tail large the size of her                           teeth                                              
Her hungry is a mystery.                                                          kill
 Her fangs cold like an adder's venom                                   sting
She is a regurgitating                                                             beast 
chews her cods                                                                  slowly
raises her prey up down up again and down then up 
the third time and                                                      finally 
swallows after some days in her                     deep
she vomit it prey stiff,                                    stilled,                   
many  forgotten souls lie beneath her.      deep 
The villagers chant songs and  wail.      deep
Like a hawk she dives                          prickly 
On its prey at a glance                 sweeps
Like cyclone and               steals 
At the                   brink 
of her     teeth
Another villager
                              she 
                                            drinks
who gone to be with the river. Last man of his clan, last fishermen of his age mate, only surviving son of late chief only to be seen again days on top of her black green skin, stilled eyes pop out white .River Ethiope is a beast She never get filled





7/5/2020
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Gauthier Avatar
May 20, 2020 at 12:25 AM
An interesting read and presentation, Gideon.
Idudje Avatar
May 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM
Thanks ur comments Really Grateful Line!!
Theraven Avatar
May 7, 2020 at 9:34 AM
Gideon, I attempted a peek at your wonder waters. Is this the river with the source originating from the foot of a giant silk-cotton tree? Your poem has captured the power and eternal nature of the river's flow so well. -Richard
Idudje Avatar
June 18, 2020 at 6:57 AM
Bless you a lot Plentifully Grateful Cheers
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