Best River Poems
Below are the all-time best River poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of river poems written by PoetrySoup members
Crying RiverCrying River (The Untold Ballad)
Undercover waters of rain dash
Cold children, no smiling splash
Tragic sobs, epic force of the mountain rain
Beautiful as it may seem...
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Categories:
river, beautiful, cry, deep, freedom,
Form:
Ballad
The River and II move with the river, it moves with me
We move in synchronicity
My thoughts flow with currents
Push my feelings around the bends
It heals my wounds, the...
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Categories:
endurance, river,
Form:
Rhyme
Life On the RiverA balance in life can solve the riddle.
To find the balance, start in the middle.
Distractions from the banks may lead us wrong.
Go with the...
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Categories:
emotions, life, pain, river,
Form:
Sonnet
Lily of the NileLily of the Nile
O Lily of the Nile, your enchanting
purple starburst blooms
rise on naked stalks to greet
lovers on their river stroll as
nature lifts their...
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Categories:
beauty, flower, river,
Form:
Verse
Lake's MusicTo find solace from misty tides that curve,
In low beats gently weaving their way
Along the coastline where our town rests:
This aging lake I knew as...
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Categories:
peace, river, song,
Form:
Free verse
Waterfalls of Expectationsspilling mother’s milk
Nature’s bounty feeds her child -
river’s youth fades fast
Susan Ashley
April 29, 2020
~ Fourth Place ~
Premiere Contest: Hi-Ku (5)
Sponsor: Brian Strand...
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Categories:
beauty, life, nature, river,
Form:
Haiku
A Piece of Winter
Take away the frost of winter,
rid the land of biting snow,
then who would praise the warmth of August,
how could April rivers flow?
Hush the deafening crash...
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Categories:
april, august, river, seasons,
Form:
Quatrain
A Simple Whim- POTDHow I wish to scuttle alone,
over a gentle river,
from bank to bank,
in a small boat,
rowed with a bamboo pole.
The call of the wild is an...
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Categories:
cheer up, fantasy, river,
Form:
Verse
The Last CallHe left his sneakers by the shore
A backpack too, was laid aside
to pick up when the sun had died
He claimed his other gear, instead
The thrill...
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Categories:
river, bereavement, death, death of
Form:
Free verse
Ode To Mother GangaNo mere river, thou art nation’s heartbeat,
That you came from heaven may be a myth,
Not that for common good ye fell beneath,
For centuries ye lift...
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Categories:
mother, river,
Form:
Ode
Categories:
memory, river,
Form:
Monoku
Eddy In the MirrorA long hard look softens to the touch
life lines rivers that ebbed and flowed
the midstream upstream fight
has left its nicks and scars
but the...
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Categories:
image, metaphor, river, water,
Form:
Free verse
Lets Rhyme
Written: November 24, 2023
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Seraphic sand is sapped on the seashore
As swirling waters swallowed the load...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, river, sea,
Form:
Monorhyme
The BridgeI walk towards you,
as you stand waiting at the center of the bridge.
Beneath my feet, aged timbers span the churning river below.
With each step I...
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Categories:
river, adventure, child, growing up,
Form:
Free verse
Land of MineMine is a land of golden rivers
And glowing sunsets that melt your heart
A long history of native people in harmony
With lush wildlife and...
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Categories:
river, beautiful, nature, ocean, patriotic,
Form:
Free verse