History River Poems
These History River poems are examples of River poems about History. These are the best examples of River History poems written by international poets.
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“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” Confucius
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Categories:
river, extended metaphor, heart, love,
Spent TreasureSpent Treasure
Julius Caesar desired Brittania
not its tin for soldiers weaponry
but for an island strung with pearls
the rarest and most prized of gems
he would face the...
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Categories:
river, beauty, class, environment, history,
TIME IS LIKE A COSMIC RIVERTIME IS LIKE A COSMIC RIVER
Time is like a cosmic river running to a somewhere sea,
As wide as all existence, long as eternity.
Time to be...
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Categories:
river, change, creation, history, space,
IronbridgeWhere once a fiery crucible
changed the world
a coracle
reclaims its river...
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Categories:
river, change, history,
The River of LifeI wish I could immerse myself
in the pages of history, time,
and deep reflection...letting go
of everything I think I know
and give myself...
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Categories:
river, bible, books, history, humanity,
Stepping StonesDo not let this be sand taken by breeze,
uncovering unwanted paths
like stepping stones in a stream.
Pause time
without jumping to the next.
Take all...
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Categories:
river, emotions, for her, inspirational
The Mythical River BeastI watched it emerge
from out of the fog, monumental
in size, a sheer cliff face of steel
moving pass me, almost
quieter than my breath
but for...
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Categories:
boat, magic, river,
An Evanescent Life - Xaxa SonnetOur life is as evanescent as the
trumpet flower of the morning glory.
The merest chapter in the history
of mankind’s ever compelling story.
Various...
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Categories:
river, death, extended metaphor, life,
London BridgeTo wake beneath a bridge, absurd
Understanding not a single word
Of language lacking meter, grammar
An ageing cuckolds pleading stammer
Sunrise denied sweet fogs corona
Beneath this bridge in...
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Categories:
life, river,
Ripples. for public domain
Wind has long formed ripples,
pebbles too, upon a shallow river bed,
a hand agrasp a wooden oar,
fingers dangling in play,
skipping rounded stones,
a...
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Categories:
river, water,
From Birkenhead BridgeMemory still walks
along the river
on a summer's evening
when a soft wind
lingers over the mangroves
and lifts the smell of mud
rimmed along the river's edge
into...
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Categories:
river,
Pateras PotamosCome to me Achelous
river without tears
Carry me distant
away from my fears
Direction is onward
Olympus bestows
Hermes in orbit
directing the flow
At home in your waters
whose currents surpass
Defining...
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Categories:
river,
Hindu Anarchy Coming To India: Canto Ii- Two States Begin FightingWhich is the easiest way to make two
Indian states to fight?
One is to throw power, language, water-
Issues on their face.
So you’ll have got two Dravid...
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Categories:
river, corruption, environment, malayalam, poetry,
Paradise Found 2Were I to swim to the edge of the sea,
what splendid scene should await for me?
Would I behold the legendary town
with glittering brick roads and...
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Categories:
river, fantasy, happy, history, longing,
A Quiet RiverAlong a quiet river to nowhere were styx lean like broken crosses. The wind is gentle with a sent of quite decay or is that...
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Categories:
river, adventure, allegory, allusion, analogy,