Southern Serpent
The Mississippi
A resplendent serpent undulates through the North and sleeps in the South,
separating the Old land from the New.
She hypnotizes all eyes that caress her form and
lures Poets(with the emanating fragrances of Spring)
to hurl their hearts and words at her steep bluffs.
Tourists are enveloped by her surrounding cities,
Wanderers seek her companionship,
and the exhausted many who have searched the States for peace
finally find themselves nestled against her side. . .
only to find that to trust this Southern Serpent
is to offer up their lives to become victimized
by the venomous fangs of her flood.
separating the Old land from the New.
She hypnotizes all eyes that caress her form and
lures Poets(with the emanating fragrances of Spring)
to hurl their hearts and words at her steep bluffs.
Tourists are enveloped by her surrounding cities,
Wanderers seek her companionship,
and the exhausted many who have searched the States for peace
finally find themselves nestled against her side. . .
only to find that to trust this Southern Serpent
is to offer up their lives to become victimized
by the venomous fangs of her flood.
Published by Lucky M Diaz
Lucky M. Diaz is a freelance webwriter and an expressionist who writes informative articles, reviews, poetry, prose, and short stories. She is Bilingual(Spanish/English), is a Licensed Insurance Producer in... View profile
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18 Comments
Post a CommentWow!!
Great unexpected ending, and I love the title. Kudos!
Great poem! I love reading poetry.
I just love your poems....thanks very nice.
A stunning poem. Love the power of that river.
Ooooohhh, SNAP! Amazing work. (adding you to my faves)
The Mighty Missisip! Very nice.
The Old Man. It does what it wants, moves when it wants. Takes what it wants. Gives what it wants.
again lovely imagery!
I really like this poem. You write of both it's "body" and it's "spirit".