Journey River Poems

Take a battering ram to the other side
The recoil will do me harm
A knife and spoon will suffice
Break the gates violently with arms
It will seal...

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from
 trickles
 in mountains
 its journey starts,
 meandering through 
 rocks and valleys,
 making its
 way to
 sea...

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a person’s 
     path of least resistance
          is described as our destiny

the...

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. . . 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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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...

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River, are you saddened as you drift along-
In this, your journey started centuries ago?
Varied tales lay hidden in your rippling song;
Embodied, mystic secrets mantle rocks...

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Oh, love shall lead me to the river Styx,
Where shadows dance and darkness affix.
In the realm of myths and ancient lore,
I'll follow love, to distant...

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River, like silver strip
Runs down from mountain slopes
Rides through planes and dales
Replenishing all lands
Replete with nourishments
Resonant with music
Roaring and romancing....

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Breaking my chains
    expanding horizons
  swerving past roadblocks
    escaping cages I once died in

  A wayward wind...

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 Since her birth on the mount     ...

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They left their lovely home to fulfill a promise that was not found, one big happy family board up their house pack their luggage in...

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The Portage

There is this distance between the lakes,
Through which the waters race.
Such is the land elevation difference,
Too treacherous for a canoeist to paddle,
And so must...

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This river travels through the world,
Traversing cultures; mysteries unfurl. 
A rock caught in the current; this pebble,
Rough firstly, each scrape, bump; at times trouble. 
Overcoming...

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As the river flows by my window, through valleys and hills,
the sound of its torrent, calms and stills
the churn and turmoil of bystanders standing on...

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There is a river flowing deep inside of me 
there is a river flowing deep inside of you 
Take us both through that prosperous journey...

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