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Mississippi River Poems - Poems about Mississippi River

Premium MemberHigh rapture days July 3-4, 2025 Q and A

...Q  Has Russia threatened to bomb Washington DC?

A   Yes

Q  Has DC been deleted from it cause of Russia?

A   Yes and it has been barricaded, evacuated and relocated into
     two separate lo...
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Categories: mississippi river, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose

I Wish I Was Raindrop

...Once there was a little girl tall and full of pain. The little girl was as bright as the sun but all she wanted was to fall like the rain. Pitter patter, drip drop. She wished to reach the sky and tr...
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Categories: mississippi river, angst, childhood,
Form: Prose



Premium MemberUnto His likeness

...In that day, when seeking Gods word.
For, purpose in this life not expecting much.
Growing up in church following along.
Mom, would say you need to go church to be good.
Great grandma saying shhh...
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Categories: mississippi river, faith,
Form: Free verse

You Will Be Given Nothing But the Sign of Jonah

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   Repent America, for your 7 great abominations. Like Ancient Nineveh, you have also shed innocent blood,
you adulterous and ungrateful drunkards. You have forsaken God for another. Your Apat...
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Categories: mississippi river, art,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberDinner Cruise

...It's a beautiful evening as we wait in line to board our boat
Autumn is in the air we require a light coat
The Mississippi River waters rejoice in the glowing moonlight
We are greeted by the capta...
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Categories: mississippi river, boat, river,
Form: Rhyme



The Great Lakes Acronym Spells Homes

...The Great Lakes acronym spells homes

I chose titled topic by a fanciful whim,
nevertheless still consider my knowledge 
of aforementioned material slim.

Housing multivarious biomes
register ...
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Categories: mississippi river, adventure, america, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme

Ruby

...Ruby

Ruby Bridges was one of the first Black American pupils	
in a 'White' school 
after racial segregation was declared unconstitutional.

It was November 14th, 1960 when six year old Ruby sa...
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Categories: mississippi river, black african american, discrimination,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberNavigating Through Life's Highway

...If there were a diagram of my life's journey,
it would begin in The Southern United States;
and crossing the mighty Mississippi River,
proceed North and slightly East for about 600
miles.

Afte...
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Categories: mississippi river, destiny, journey,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberThese Words I Write

...In these words I seek God's 
Guidance to write
I pray for many within it will cause a fight
That maybe you are tired 
Of stumbling on your own path in the night
Perhaps you do not like to attend...
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Categories: mississippi river, fate,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBirds

...rendezvous in sun 
                                  hummingbird's plight on ocean
                                              solo odyssey



                                              Ju...
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Categories: mississippi river, bird, summer,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberDear Friend, Waiting For You

...flying over Gulf of Mexico
                                    tranquil emerald expanse,
                                     not going to stop until
                                I reach Canada...
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Categories: mississippi river, best friend, bird,
Form: Personification

Work In Progress 1

...I was born the eighth among nine siblings .One sister Gladyss Darlene ,seven years older ,died after five days from a condition she would have probably survived had she been born in the hospital.I ha...
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Categories: mississippi river, growing up, home,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMississippi Morning

...We stayed high atop a bluff overlooking the Mississippi river and before our next day’s drive we were blessed to sit atop that bluff and watch the day arrive.

In the quiet calm of the morning our ...
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Categories: mississippi river, morning,
Form: Rhyme

Mississippi Masala

...Hair as long as the Mississippi River,
Eyes as dark as a bayou on a moonless night, 
kiss as sweet as a honeysuckle flower, 
and as dangerous as a rattlesnake bite.
She's a southern sinful deligh...
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Categories: mississippi river, culture, deep, desire, french,
Form: Rhyme

Early Morning Merriment

...The mist of the morning bathes the riverbanks, whetting my appetite for nature
I sit here letting the early morning tease my ears with the sweetest harmony, as
little angels flutter on wings, darti...
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Categories: mississippi river, beauty, inspiration, nature,
Form: Free verse

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