Whitewater Poems - Poems about Whitewater

Foaming water, hard to see, raft rocketing rapidly, constant roaring on the air, everything soaked, toe to hair, paddles plunge and the bow shifts slowly through the angry mists, shoots past rocks, and eddies white, the river drops out of sight, stomach lurches,...Read the rest...

Life is like a whitewater rafting ride With turbulence and crashing waves Fear not of what lies ahead 'Cause God will guide your way Don't be afraid to make mistakes And swiftly move with currents strong Life's chaos can be daunting But,...Read the rest...

We shelter secrets, holding them close and encrypted. Hidden truths, like submerged rocks that create snapping undercurrents and choppy, white-capped rapids for navigating affinities....Read the rest...

New River waters skimming jagged rocks Drenched rafters paddle madly Are we having fun yet? THIRD PLACE WINNER written July 12, 2021 for "Bite Size No. 12" Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gauthier FIRST PLACE WINNER Brian Strand's Poetry Contest July 17, 2021...Read the rest...

Purple shadows drift beneath the gray sky forge Mists dipping into verdant valleys like quicksilver Skimming the rapids where we hurtle downriver Through seething whitewater of New River gorge Hurtling toward narrow waters of...Read the rest...

I’m in a dream of lightning beams. I am all scattered by many things. Then, whitewater awakes me, Into a wearying worry. Where did my rudder go? My pail has fallen overboard. Fifty holes are swallowing in the water. The...Read the rest...

The beauty stands still ...Read the rest...

The August sun does not reach the shadows of the old mesquite as it grows in the river bed. The soft dry sand, the sultry heat invites the visitor to sleep. Thunder in the mountains rumbling through the hills white water washes...Read the rest...

Mountain springs forth life Cascading, white, powerful A natural flow...Read the rest...