Verdigris Ravine [M] Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone

She had been comfortable, oblivious to the world outside. Taking comfort from the small nest of siblings inside.

It was with a great harrowing fear that she couldn't name and would soon forgot that she was tightened and then pushed. The first brush of cold air on her face stole her minute breath. So she didn't cry at first.

 Not until the warmth h of her mother's tongue soothed away the fears of the day. The red sands that lay beneath her a cushioning pillow. And warm underbelly thick with the scent of milk. 

It was with determination she both suckled and then fell asleep. Wrapped in her mother's love. A safety she could feel.