Best River Poems
Below are the all-time best River poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of river poems written by PoetrySoup members
Crying RiverCrying River (The Untold Ballad)
Undercover waters of rain dash
Cold children, no smiling splash
Tragic sobs, epic force of the mountain rain
Beautiful as it may seem...
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Categories:
river, beautiful, cry, deep, freedom,
Form:
Ballad
The river and II move with the river, it moves with me
We move in synchronicity
My thoughts flow with currents
Push my feelings around the bends
It heals my wounds, the...
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Categories:
endurance, river,
Form:
Rhyme
River
Heart throbbing, euphoric,
like a giant slalom skier
the river gushes down
winding its reckless way
round obstacles and blind corners
unawed by imposing mountains
till it finally comes to the...
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Categories:
analogy, river,
Form:
Free verse
The Alluring RiverThe river looks calm and inviting,
a natural gift of beauty.
Waterfowl inhabit to feed and nest.
A gateway shared by creatures,
dangers hidden beneath.
The river is beautifully...
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Categories:
appreciation, bird, nature, river,
Form:
Rhyme
Lily of the NileLily of the Nile
O Lily of the Nile, your enchanting
purple starburst blooms
rise on naked stalks to greet
lovers on their river stroll as
nature lifts their...
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Categories:
beauty, flower, river,
Form:
Verse
LAKE'S MUSIC
To find solace from misty tides that curve,
In low beats gently weaving their way
Along the coastline where our town rests:
This aging lake I knew as...
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Categories:
peace, river, song,
Form:
Free verse
Waterfalls Of Expectations
spilling mother’s milk
Nature’s bounty feeds her child -
river’s youth fades fast
Susan Ashley
April 29, 2020
~ Fourth Place ~
Premiere Contest: Hi-Ku (5)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
...
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Categories:
beauty, life, nature, river,
Form:
Haiku
The Last CallHe left his sneakers by the shore
A backpack too, was laid aside
to pick up when the sun had died
He claimed his other gear, instead
The thrill...
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Categories:
river, bereavement, death, death of
Form:
Free verse
A Piece of Winter
Take away the frost of Winter,
Rid the land of biting snow,
Then who would praise the warmth of August,
How could April rivers flow?
Hush the deafening crash...
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Categories:
april, august, river, seasons,
Form:
Quatrain
rivers bankby rivers memory bank - flowing current eddies of you...
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Categories:
memory, river,
Form:
Monoku
Ode to Mother GangaNo mere river, thou art nation’s heartbeat,
That you came from heaven may be a myth,
Not, that for people’s good ye fell beneath,
For centuries ye buoy,...
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Categories:
mother, river,
Form:
Ode
Eddy In The MirrorA long hard look softens to the touch
life lines rivers that ebbed and flowed
the midstream upstream fight
has left its nicks and scars
but the...
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Categories:
image, metaphor, river, water,
Form:
Free verse
The BridgeI walk towards you,
as you stand waiting at the center of the bridge.
Beneath my feet, aged timbers span the churning river below.
With each step I...
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Categories:
river, adventure, child, growing up,
Form:
Free verse
LAND OF MINE
Mine is a land of golden rivers
And glowing sunsets that melt your heart
A long history of native people in harmony
With lush wildlife and...
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Categories:
river, beautiful, nature, ocean, patriotic,
Form:
Free verse
When we were youngWhen we were young
And the world was new
The fields all green
And sky so blue
We were in awe of each new day
Our waking hours were all...
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Categories:
river, adventure, blue, child, fun,
Form:
Rhyme
Romantic WatersRomance dwells in moving waters
Cerulean lake lapping the shore...
Moonlight cast across the waves
As the sea sings of passion's amour.
Kayaking on the Russian river
In twilight's softest...
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Categories:
river, romantic, water,
Form:
Free verse
The ReunionIn the beginning it is just a lovely cloud
Collin comes across her in the coffee house
One of his friends calls his attention
Look, your mom is...
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Categories:
river, anxiety, beauty, joy, mother,
Form:
Free verse
Ode to holy Ganga- ConstanzaOh Ganga! river so revered
your holiness purifies deep
if thy essence we let in seep.
From lord Shiva's hair you appeared
down the mighty Himalayas
quenching the thirsty souls...
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Categories:
river,
Form:
Rhyme
sung
sung buddhist prayers
released afloat spring rivers
a skyward mist
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Submitted on March 5, 2018, for contest HAIKU, THEME: WATER ...
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Categories:
river, devotion, inspirational love, prayer,
Form:
Haiku
The Battles Of Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift
In eighteen seventy nine; twenty second of January
Was the day of a great battle and for the Zulus victory
At Isandlwana the Zulu army...
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Categories:
africa, england, river, soldier,
Form:
Narrative
A Southern MemoryA Southern Memory
dusty, winding road
cotton crops glowing bright white
Mississippi mud
Robert J. Lindley, 3-25-2019
Haiku, (Time has flown)...
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Categories:
river, appreciation, creation, farm, imagery,
Form:
Haiku
Many, many long years ago
Going home after forty years
I came back to conquer my fears
Brush with the law forced me to go
Many, many long years ago.
The old homestead no...
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Categories:
friend, home, memory, river,
Form:
Rhyme
Worcestershires Jewel In The CrownOn the the Cotswolds edge, there is a town
Its name is Evesham, a jewel in the crown
Famous for its battle where De Montfort died
But his...
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Categories:
river, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Fo'c's'le - A Dream
fo'c·'sle /'fohksel/ noun deriv: forecastle
1. the forward part of a ship below the deck,...
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Categories:
river, boat, endurance, history, native
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
The thing in the poolI drown you in wine, the goddamn squatter
who lives in me. Flow, Lethe, dark and deep!
But even through a drunken dreamless sleep,
like a nude...
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Categories:
death, fear, river,
Form:
Rhyme