Wild River

Peacefully
                                                staying in her banked walls
                                        during warm days of spring and summer,

                                        she surges in a savage rage in November,
                                   spurning man's feeble efforts to rein her wildness,
                                          she tumbles across the fertile land.

                                                Nature bows down to the   
                                                           wild river.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 6/16/2014 8:48:00 PM
Beautiful, Joyce. We have those wild rivers in West Virginia...there is no stopping them. Congratulations.
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Date: 6/16/2014 3:09:00 PM
I may copy and paste congrats but I have read your work and find it of exceptional quality. Sara
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Date: 6/16/2014 1:31:00 AM
Beautiful write Joyce...congrats on the win
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Date: 6/15/2014 7:44:00 PM
Yes they only seem tame! So good Joyce. Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Date: 6/15/2014 6:43:00 PM
Dear Joyce, I'm sorry I missed this one earlier. No man can match the power of the "wild river" you describe so powerfully here. Congratulations on your win! Love you, Carolyn
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Date: 6/15/2014 6:33:00 PM
Congrats on your winning work..Creative and unique entry into the contest..Way to go ..Thanks for stopping by with congrats..Sara
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Date: 6/15/2014 4:48:00 PM
Hi Joyce, please accept my congratulations for a gem of a poem! I have experienced wild rivers before and was glad to escape the "savage rage." Thank you for bringing this one so skillfully to life with your magical pen!
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Date: 6/15/2014 1:36:00 PM
We both wrote about wild rivers..enjoyed your poem and congrats. BG
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Date: 6/15/2014 7:22:00 AM
Hi Joyce! Another case where water is portrayed as a good servant and a harsh master. Congrats on your win. // paul
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Date: 6/15/2014 4:50:00 AM
Such wonderful Joyce ! Really loved the read ,, congrats on huge win !
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Date: 6/15/2014 3:27:00 AM
beautiful write Joyce. Congrats. Mohan
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Date: 6/15/2014 1:23:00 AM
Fine choice of the water of the body and fine win. Congrats, joyce
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Date: 6/15/2014 12:46:00 AM
I loved the middle part the best. So descriptive there. Congrats in my contest, dear.
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Date: 6/13/2014 10:00:00 PM
This is just brilliant how you bow nature to the rivers of the world. I have enjoyed this poem. Thanks for sharing Joyce. Verlena
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Date: 6/13/2014 10:30:00 AM
beautiful, joyce! this is a different form from what i usually see with your name attached, but you've executed it brilliantly...
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