River Trilogy

The River

Fresh and cold you flow,
Nourishing the land and man
Neglected both die.

The life vein of earth,
As you carve through history,
We remember you.

The life vein of earth,
Nourishing the land and man
To soothe our tired soul.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Devnath  Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 10:58 AM
A wonderful tribute to river beautifully expressed my friend, bl
De Burca Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 3:50 PM
Thank you BL for reading and comment
Dietrich Avatar
July 20, 2016 at 3:18 PM
a lovely tribute to river, and great line about river as life vein of the earth.
De Burca Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 3:50 PM
Thank you for reading and leaving a nice comment.
Horsman Avatar
July 16, 2016 at 4:59 PM
Excellent poetry, and so true are your words
De Burca Avatar
July 17, 2016 at 7:02 PM
Thank you for the kind words Harry, I appreciate it.
Joyce Avatar
July 11, 2016 at 8:32 AM
ah love the imagery..great write my friend
De Burca Avatar
July 11, 2016 at 1:14 PM
Thank you Jim for reading and comment
Nance Avatar
July 11, 2016 at 8:22 AM
I like it, the life vein of earth was a very good line.
De Burca Avatar
July 11, 2016 at 1:14 PM
Thank you for visit and kind comment.
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