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Death River Poems

These Death River poems are examples of River poems about Death. These are the best examples of River Death poems written by international poets.


Where Rivers Flow
See upper reaches
The rivers look more the same
Through course flows to sea....

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Categories: death, retirement, river, sea,



Like A River
Author Dana Redricks 
April 17, 2024

My love for you is like a river, it bursts forth and brings new life. God has truly blessed me...

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Categories: river, christian, confidence, dedication, deep,

Premium Member The Roan in the River
It was neither
a good place
nor bad
to end up.
It just was.

The roan lay amongst
glowing pebbles,
the silky water
spreading out its mane.
A grey eye,
just under,
looked up
searching for the...

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Categories: river, death, nature,

Premium Member The Steps Ahead
. . . and with a haughty drink 
of Virgil’s water 
from the River Lethe
I venture forth knowing nothing
bring on the steps ahead 
and what...

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Categories: river, inspiration, journey, life, mystery,

Rhiannon
There it is
The old kettle
Whispering on the hearth
In the winter it speaks to me
Of nights out on the moor

And as the wind
It whistles down the...

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Categories: river, beauty, death, mystery, myth,



Premium Member The river was swollen
The river was swollen from the melting snow,
with rhythmic pulsing it ebbed and it flowed.
The earth was hard and still unyielding.
The man stood weak with...

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Categories: river, animal, death of a

Soldier Grey
These days want and need are 2 different steeds
You see the things you don't like about yourself
You stand your ground but the ground is now...

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Categories: river, destiny, truth, war,

In This River We Drown In Light
In this river we drown in light
A doorway blocked from me
Yet open to dry eyes

I can only hear your hands
Clutching that splintered wood as water
Rushes...

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Categories: river, 12th grade, addiction, anxiety,

Lorca Translations Iii
Lorca Translations III

Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright and theater director. He was assassinated by Nationalist forces at the beginning of the...

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Categories: river, bird, dark, death, light,

The River of Life Revelations 22:18-22 Behold I Am Coming Quickly Conclusion
Conclusion and commentary River of Life Revelations 22:18-22

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:
If anyone adds to them, God...

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Categories: river, 10th grade, 11th grade,

Premium Member About Langston Hughes' Suicide Note
About Langston Hughes’ Suicide Note

My intention is not to offer an exegesis
We can all remember the kiss of Judas
Which of course was a death sentence
The...

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Categories: river, betrayal, dark, imagination, inspiration,

Premium Member Scream of Freedom
Scream, scream, and scream
Sometimes, you want to scream
But you cannot, you just cannot
You can no longer dream
You just cannot, but you cannot
You cannot eat, you...

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Categories: river, death, devotion, dream, freedom,

The Measureless Motion
The river flows on,
Though there are murky forests
On its either side....

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Categories: life, nature, philosophy, river,

On the Edge of Bow River
On the edge of Bow Valley River,
Where waterfall pours on stones,
I stand, a witness to nature’s symphony,
As the world unfolds before me.

On the other side...

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Categories: river, beauty, bird, break up,

Premium Member Shadows At Midnight
In the quiet of the night
That's what I dread the most
Cause when the clock strikes twelve
That's when I see her ghost

It moves like a shadow
Till...

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Categories: death, river,


Book: Reflection on the Important Things