Concealed Venom

There is a beautiful forest with a stunning river, but is the water really as it seems?

In the depths of a bright green forest,

Where the gusts create a gentle shiver,

Stands a snake among the beauty,

To the mortal eye- a river.

Tasty expanses it reveals,

To a sore throat a huge temptation,

But those who greedily dive inside,

Come to a contrary revelation.

The water makes a frigid blast,

Its content now a venom so foul,

Acid eats the leaves with pleasure,

Silencing down every howl.

The forest shows its true shape-

Withered branches, destroyed earth,

Mother nature spills her tears,

For the child she cherished since birth.

I leave you with a warning, stranger:

Not every water can be cured,

So feel not bad for giving up,

Instead of finding yourself lured.

Author's Note

Hint: The purpose of this poem isn't describing the nature.
All reviews are welcome. It would be interesting to see your interpretations.
Thank you.

Reviews

[Sabrina Fowl]

First off, this is a beautiful poem. The rhyming is not forced, it flows from stanza to stanza, an most of all, has an inner meaning.
The poem reminds me of my favorite flower, the rose. The poem implies that the river seems beautiful and perfect to the "mortal eye", but when you 'dive' deeper you realize that it too has thorns.
A reminder to all, everything has its thorns and blossoms. The trick is to enjoy the blossoms and keep from the thorns!

[Beautiful_Nightmere]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!! This is my new favorite xD Great job on this xD

[Simmirose]

This is Gorgeous. I love nature and you made me feel as if I was engulfed and surrounded by it. I like how you easily made the rhyme flow. and yes everything is not what it seems. Great Job Tom!

[Falling Leaf.]

Everything is not as it seems. The first stanza is my favorite. Well done!

[Invisible]

interesting.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Nice poem. What seems so lovely on the surface can deceive us. Nicely done

[luna11]

Wow..I love it. The third stanza is my favourite.
Well done :-)

[R.A. Youngblood]

I like your poetic choice of words in this one! Tu se radi kao o nekakvom otpadu lol, kao da ljudi zapravo uništavaju i iskorištavaju rijeku i majku prirodu pa ona postaje taj neki venom, i guess xD... Description of it is outstanding, as always. Deep, powerful... and kinda painful, that's the first word that came out of me. Uvijek isti font, lol.. Ma što reći, savršenstvo ;)
Thanks for sharing..Keep it up buddy :D

[devon]

I don't know if I'm a bit slow or anything, but I kind of interpreted this as a poem talking about how our natural resources are slowly going away, due to pollution that mankind has put into mother nature. :P

But anyways, this was a beautifully written poem, yet again! You're so talented, that it's a bit painful to go back and read my own works.

Send me more read requests - Can't wait to read more!

[That_Girl]

Love the metaphors used and the third stanza is gold! I interpreted it to be about human nature but that's just me. :) Well done!