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River Poems | Examples of River Poetry

River Poems - Examples of all types of river poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for river.
Where The River Cries
The poet hears the river’s cry In the flow of waters going by Ebb and flow, calm and storm The poet finds the river’s form In verse – in words that soothe and lift The river’s wound the water shifts...Read the rest...
Categories: metaphor, poetry, poets, river,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member River's Magic
I learned to love the river waves lapping ‘neath our boat Glint of sun set the scene a-sparkle as over the waters we’d float ...Read the rest...
Categories: river, father son, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
Lights on the river
Icicle candles sinuous laser lances chromatic gouges ...Read the rest...
Categories: light, river, water,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member 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...Read the rest...
Categories: boat, morning, river,
Form: Free verse
Gander through time
Luminous 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...Read the rest...
Categories: river, 11th grade, childhood, family,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Wild Rice
Beneath 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....Read the rest...
Categories: native american, nature, river,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Two Streams that Converge
Two 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 ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, love, river,
Form: Rhyme
Where Rivers Flow
See upper reaches The rivers look more the same Through course flows to sea....Read the rest...
Categories: death, retirement, river, sea,
Form: Haiku
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls The natural paradise Very impressive...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, river, water,
Form: Senryu
Spring
River gently flow Soothing soul and calming heart Serenity found ...Read the rest...
Categories: blessing, happy, river, uplifting,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member After the Floods
After 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...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, future, river,
Form: Quintain (English)
Premium Member Through a Break in the Trees
Through 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...Read the rest...
Categories: africa, peace, river,
Form: Rhyme
White Kiss
amazing white kiss the sky and river meeting a light turquoise shade...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, kiss, river, sky,
Form: Haiku
Break on through
Take 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...Read the rest...
Categories: river, addiction, extended metaphor, god,
Form: Rhyme
What an Adventure
We’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...Read the rest...
Categories: river, adventure, childhood, fun, growing
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of River Poems

Definition | What is River in Poetry?


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