River Poems | Examples of River Poetry

Stones remember, the first cold plunge in ice-melt currents hurling the sense of fear. They remember each bump, each grind, each sudden collision, that carved their surface to soft compliance, yielding to the drag. They remember the murmuring bobble, as gentler waters tumbled them together, stone on stone mumbling in the cobbled bed. They remember the drought years - sun cracking their dried backs, leaving flakes and crack lines, on once-smooth sides. They remember the roaring...

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I would go where silence sings like a river of stars in the deep, vivid night, Where birds find their nests and the morning rises on wings of light, There where the Sky kisses the Earth with lips full of blue and the greenery sighs, Where the day whispers a gentle secret to the night and people gaze...

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CALL OF THE WILD babbling rivulets running over mossy rocks calling all wildlife ...

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Niagara Falls Aboard the Maid of the Mist, drenched from the spray, Approaching Niagara Falls, I gaze in awe At this wondrous sight of the renowned cataract, Cascading fervently over the precipice And violently crashing down upon the rocks In a roiling boil is mesmerizing to see. And behold! Out of the mist a rainbow appears, Arching a span over the turbulent waters From...

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Red-Crested Sampan ? Shariful Alam June 10, 2025 Hudson, New York United States of America ? If by chance we meet again someday, If desire brings us close once more, I’ll breathe deeply again at the foot of the mountain, Smear your gentle gaze across my soul. I’ll cross treacherous roads— carefully, ever so carefully. On a melancholic evening, I’ll go to Silentville. That day, I will become the...

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WHISPERS OF STILLNESS Almost sunset. I sit on the riverbank letting the water dribble over my toes and massaging my soles against the pebbles underfoot. I listen to the water trickling along and to the insects droning. Above me is a river of blue, the sky born of bluest petals, as if it were once a...

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Rubbed smooth and round in river slides ~ Cobbles jumbled - roughen stone-road rides...

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"In the echo of silence, the whispers of the Divine are heard." By Rumi I entered the winding path into the captivating vale Surrounded by ice-capped mountains and ancient trees Firs, larches, redwoods, spruce, and ash, all grand I shouted in glee: “I’m here!” All around some Echo replied. A repetitive Echo, always vibrating and mesmerising. What a singular sound...

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O, to grow up wild and free to roam the meadows and fields Down by the river what sights to see O, to grow up wild and free ...

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As this river gives, not giving a damn Emptying out the lake of hate, I am This ecosystem dies, but was it alive? Just surviving on dreams that I kept inside Confusion fills me, deep as this hole The sinkhole depths mirror my soul No reflections to see, nothing left to find Just hollowing cries, and thoughts unkind Saturated tears, muddled in fears A...

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Insanity and back again Somethings got to give Whatever you do Please don't shout my name It calls up the demon In me We partied when we were young Had to stop the world from turning We ran as fast as we could and then faster You lived for the minute and never thought it all would be gone Crushing killing Creative aptitude Not even thinking of...

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severe summer drought river* water level low treasure trove revealed *Mississippi ...

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Is it not simple These words I portray Leaving one in thought To pass the day away I watch the raging river Sunlight glisten Upon the leaves Reminiscing A day so long ago Of a child young And free Of all the stones gathered Piled high to conceive A fortress of golden light To Fulfill a yearning need Of lemon yellow blossoms Lavender frills And a beautiful Song The lofty hills consider Twinning...

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blessed maiden by the stream weaving raiments from the stars apple of her father's eye full of charm and grace there lived one across the bank across where the princess weaved steering oxen through the grass able, strong and brave the princess and the cowherd crossed paths by the Milky Way a glance, a nod, and a wink love then swept their feet lost within each other's...

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I hope I don’t fall short I fall oh so tall and I’m in appall As I long for your comfort Through it all, through it all… Pieces of me has fallen Into the deep end again Pieces of me has fallen Into the deep end again Don’t fence me in With your love again Press your heart against my own If you could,...

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