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The River

MY RIVER From high on the mountain it runs to the sea Along the way it kisses the wood, the land The otter, the egret, the fish, wild and free Such beauty bestowed by an almighty hand I sit and wonder what its secrets might be What lies beneath it’s face, what touches it’s sand This river on whose ripples the sunbeams gleam The place where I come to smile, to cry… to dream

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 2/12/2019 12:31:00 PM
I have read your short work and wanted to say congrats on your win ..Way to go.. Sara
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Date: 2/5/2019 12:57:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Barbara. This poem took me on its journey down the river. Lovely! : ) xxoo
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Date: 2/4/2019 12:31:00 PM
I love your description of this river, Barbara, and kept hoping you would address the punctuation problems in line six. Both "it's" should have been "its." But for that, you would have scored higher. It was very difficult for me to judge this contest because contestants wrote so many incredibly beautiful poems. It's my hope that all of them will regard their entries as wonderful "stand-alone" poems. Congratulations on your win! Best wishes, Carolyn
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Date: 2/1/2019 10:24:00 PM
Sounds like a lovely river, enjoyed this!
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Date: 2/1/2019 6:49:00 PM
OUtstanding, Barbara. So good to see you again!!
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Date: 2/1/2019 3:39:00 PM
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??? So good to see you back and you have not lost your poetic touch. Hope all is going well with you - Bob
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Barbara Gorelick
Date: 2/1/2019 4:38:00 PM
SO glad to hear from you! Hope all is well. Life kind of got in the way of my muse..hope to be around more. Barbara

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