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Revelation
All morning
the river wore a thick fog
along its length, until
a great looming shape emerged,
tall, gliding almost soundlessly
towards me, becoming the bow
of a ship parting the fog,
escorted by two tug boats
churning the...
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Categories:
boat, morning, river,
Form: Free verse
Gander through timeLuminous miscellaneous adorn my crown,
Frills and strawberries,
Thorny circlet dusted with a light layer of twinkle,
As my eyes hysteric with confusion
muse on this loss.
I gather the lumps of loaf
crossing the border of...
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Categories:
river, 11th grade, childhood, family,
Form: Free verse
Wild RiceBeneath the Wolf’s breath,
rocks cradle my resting form.
Wild rice sways, whispers—
nature's soft secrets unfurl,
beauty bathed in dawn's light.
Note: Wild rice growing at mouth of Wolf River in Wisconsin on Menominee Indian Reservation....
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Categories:
native american, nature, river,
Form: Tanka
Two Streams that ConvergeTwo streams that converge
And flow inextricably
Are like two lovers
Meandering about who meet -
Not knowing anything of what
They were missing before
But now having full sight
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Categories:
analogy, love, river,
Form: Rhyme
Where Rivers FlowSee upper reaches
The rivers look more the same
Through course flows to sea....
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Categories:
death, retirement, river, sea,
Form: Haiku
Categories:
beauty, river, water,
Form: Senryu
SpringRiver gently flow
Soothing soul and calming heart
Serenity found
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Categories:
blessing, happy, river, uplifting,
Form: Senryu
After the FloodsAfter the floods have washed away life
hopes and dreams gone with each wave
sitting now by a once-small creek, rife
with catfish we never thought to save
which, though river, now also a grave
How can life itself be...
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Categories:
anxiety, future, river,
Form: Quintain (English)
Through a Break in the TreesThrough a break in the trees
Flows a tawny river
Sanding the rock endlessly
As a peerless carver.
The jungle is not seen
In the murky water's face.
The skies do not...
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Categories:
africa, peace, river,
Form: Rhyme
White Kissamazing white kiss
the sky and river meeting
a light turquoise shade...
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Categories:
adventure, kiss, river, sky,
Form: Haiku
Break on throughTake a battering ram to the other side
The recoil will do me harm
A knife and spoon will suffice
Break the gates violently with arms
It will seal itself again and entice
It will swallow my body with charms
It...
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Categories:
river, addiction, extended metaphor, god,
Form: Rhyme
What an AdventureWe’d go exploring along the river and through the woods,
We’d run, and we’d whoop, then go silently to try and see a rabbit if we could.
We’d push through all the briar and the bramble,
Then chase...
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Categories:
river, adventure, childhood, fun, growing
Form: Rhyme
The Swan
Categories:
nature, river,
Form: Haiku
The quiet calmThe quiet calm levied my mind after
several sorted attempts to quiet my
thoughts quiet the traumatic events
I sprung into action complete medication
management while continuing to journal
losing time hours I supposed turned...
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Categories:
river, africa, america, analogy, life,
Form: Free verse
WhisperAvon runs swiftly through Shakespeare's town
Stratford-upon-Avon such delightful place
Walk river bank a place renowned
In my mind's eye the Bard I do embrace.
Sitting beneath Weeping Willow tree
Medieval whisper I hear quite clear
Things lost to time, things...
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Categories:
allusion, imagination, poetry, river,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of River Poems
Definition | What is River in Poetry?
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