Grief River Poems
These Grief River poems are examples of River poems about Grief. These are the best examples of River Grief poems written by international poets.
Storm Song
remember, the scent of hope
after the storm, the hurricane
who blew in rains, shaming earth
so the still floods raged around us,
flowing rivers to cover us in...
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Categories:
river, courage, hope, memory, mountains,
Before My Eyes
flashed autumn’s trees, the limbs gray
leaves crunching quietly,
like a feeling
being crushed, crumpled
lost dreams
who compel me to see the grief
the nostalgia – graceful as a...
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Categories:
appreciation, autumn, poetry, river,
The River Takes EverythingThe years don’t ask for permission—
they arrive unannounced,
ripping through the walls we once called skin,
scraping the edges of what we believed would last,
etching names into...
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Categories:
river, anxiety, betrayal, destiny,
The River of BonesIn the valley where shadows cling,
There flows a river without a spring.
Its waters pale, its whispers low,
A winding path where none dare go.
The reeds are...
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Categories:
dark, river, scary,
The River Made Of TearsI walk along the river bank
to where my family home once stood
There's nothing here but mud and rock
and memories from childhood
It wasn't time...
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Categories:
river, death, grief, in memoriam,
PaddleboardingMust we be at work?
The river calls for my board,
To float with nature....
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Categories:
appreciation, grief, nature, river,
The RiverI've made to many wishes
I've screamed curses and prayers out into the wind
Nothing left but whispers in the palms of my hands now
Fuzzy remnants...
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Categories:
river, bereavement, child, death, grief,
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....
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Categories:
river, 11th grade, childhood, family,
Peace RiverWhen my life
Is filled with grief
When I question
my belief
Peace River
come to me
Flow from heaven
set me free
From on high
to dark valley
Crystal pure
a gift...
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Categories:
river, beautiful, blessing, feelings, religious,
Cry Me a RiverCry me a river, let your tears flow
Drown me in sorrow, the pain that you know
Let me feel the weight of your broken heart
And together,...
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Categories:
river, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Weaving Its WayA leaf weaving its way
down a flowing stream
skitters windswept 'cross
an autumnal lawn
Once detached...
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Categories:
golf, grief, river, wind,
On the HillOn the hill, a mother
is desperate to nurse babies
who have gone still and silent,
with milk they'll never take
She knows they are not sleeping...
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Categories:
river, animal, bereavement, birth, child,
The Autobiography of a BrookYou've visited me after a long time: Remember; once, I was brimming with might? Named babbling brook, revered as a singing deity, how blissful was...
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Categories:
river, care, caregiving, change, childhood,
Salted Gloomgloom flow through a lake
when crossed to another edge
swing through salted tears....
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Categories:
analogy, grief, river,
Six IslandsLife is a precious gift, and sometimes we push against
the wind, and like salmons, we spend much of our brief lives ...
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Categories:
change, river, sea,