Poetry River Run Free

Quietness upon the face,
Silence and loneliness,
Land before time,
Before living things existed, 
Sadness as my waters ran through the earth,
Was my voice the only thing to be heard?
As I swelled and ebbed, 
Swished back and forth, 
Was I alone as I sadly moved?
Was my story over before it started?
I ran through the earth looking for life,
Through the mountains to the highest peaks,
Over the desolation through the land,
Congregated every teardrop into large seas
My tears filled every part of the earth
Sadness as my heart became an open ocean,
I realized that I had great power,
A gushing force as I quickly moved,
I was unstoppable and determined,
As my adventures of roaming became exciting,
The earth began to drink of my waters,
A great light shining down,
Began pulling me up towards the skies,
Something very dramatic happening,
Breathtaking!
As I hung around in great clusters of clouds,
Looking down upon the earth,
Beauty astounding and thrilling,
Until a great crash of thunder,
Crashed through splitting bursting into
Millions of tiny droplets, 
I fell to the earth,
With exhilarating freshness,
Hitting the ground at great speeds,
Continued flowing on my journey, 
Into the rivers then back home to my sea,
As I looked up to the sky
Great colors burst into a rainbow,
Life began creating,
Smaller than the eye could see,
As surely then up to the tallest trees,
Earth drank of my rivers
As the poetry in the river ran free.


01/05/2016

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 12/24/2016 6:01:00 AM
WR, Makes me wonder when water broke and a new life began and ours is only such a short span. JTH
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 12/25/2016 5:07:00 PM
Thank you James x
Date: 6/20/2016 8:39:00 PM
Wendy, love the way you made the water talk never ending a 7:) Thank you so very much for reading my poem “Pleasure You To Walk The Night.” Hugs Eve
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 6/27/2016 2:11:00 PM
Eve thank you for your comment Its a bit late sorry x I don't get alerts xxx
Date: 5/18/2016 6:54:00 AM
Hi Wendy. Congrats for your placement with this beautiful piece!! ;-)
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/18/2016 2:45:00 PM
Thank you teddy x
Date: 5/17/2016 5:24:00 PM
Love your poetry river, Wendy. Congratulations on your fine win in the Tall Tales contest. Hugs, Sandra
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/18/2016 2:46:00 PM
Thank you sandra x
Date: 5/16/2016 1:11:00 PM
A nice dream like poetry River run free beautifully drawn. Congrats on your beautiful win with this beautiful poem my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/17/2016 11:56:00 AM
Thank you BL x great
Date: 5/16/2016 1:09:00 AM
Wendy, Congratulations on your awesome Poetry POEM win. Stop by my blog "POETRY THERAPY." if you'd like... Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/17/2016 11:58:00 AM
Thank you poet x that's great my win I cannot check it any more don't know why it just not there So I cannot comment on the winners x
Date: 5/4/2016 6:19:00 AM
- A great poem, Wendy - Luck in contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/4/2016 1:00:00 PM
Thank you sunshine xxxxxx
Date: 5/3/2016 8:11:00 AM
Dear Wendy, Ur poetry river is flowing well & hope it will hand every success before reaching ocean. Brilliant concept & wonderful creation. loved it. Best wishes for the contest..........hugs
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/3/2016 8:19:00 AM
Thank you Manmath xxxxx
Date: 5/3/2016 5:37:00 AM
Such an intricately knitted personification. You captured the loneliness, then the burst of the expanse. Superb!
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/3/2016 7:48:00 AM
Thank you Dineen xxxxx
Date: 5/1/2016 8:50:00 PM
wowow, Wendy. this one ROCKS. Gotta fave it!!!
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/2/2016 6:37:00 AM
Thank you very much Andrea xxx cheers
Date: 5/1/2016 7:06:00 AM
Hi Wendy, this is a great write....enjoyed
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/1/2016 12:58:00 PM
Thank you Joseph xxxx
Date: 4/30/2016 9:29:00 PM
In the midst of reading , when exactly, I became a river myself I don't know....
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Wendy Rycroft
Date: 5/1/2016 2:39:00 AM
Thank you Probir xxxxxxx
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