Rain River Poems

After the floods have washed away life
hopes and dreams gone with each wave
sitting now by a once-small creek, rife
with catfish we never thought to save
which,...

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Gushing river's flow,
Rain cascades upon the land,
California soaks.

Clouds converge above,
Nature's tears fall, drenching earth,
Life's thirst quenched anew.

Parched landscapes await,
Nature's deluge on its way,
Respite from the...

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How lovely and how strange a river is. A river is a river, always there, and yet the water flowing through it is never the...

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“The crystalline river in her generous curves shines blue amidst the leafy green inviting the soul to contemplation. She is a sanctuary and keeper of...

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Brooding River

This winter saw a lot of rain in the river near the houses, still running clear and lucid, giving its soul
to the ocean
On the...

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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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rain-splattered waters
	burbles in rising river ~
		beaver trims rudder...

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You stole me from a castle 
My defiant vassal. 
We went butterflyback riding
Into wind that sounded like sighing. 
They put us down on a hill...

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 Since her birth on the mount     ...

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Volcanic rage erupts from deep within – 
No matter where or when, it roars and spits. 
Shattered mirror reflecting my every flaw – 
Bleeding shards...

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sitting on a rock in the middle of a gentle river
collecting my thoughts and taking in the pain
crying tears of regret and not caring about...

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Today like tremors having broken 
a boulder free sending it toppling 
from a cliff in the clutches of gravity 
plunging toward the ground 
encountering my...

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My Love, how she laughs!
And brims with delight
As she breezes along
The sun in her lap – 
A glittering pose
Becomes her, just so
In her whimsical hues
And...

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ripples on the lake
quietly spreading outward 
nature's vibrato

softly falling rain
builds ripples to crescendo 
shimmering sparkles

water, calm and still
until stone skips across it 
splish splash stepping...

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forever we talk 
on the river of rim

cutting its banks
under 
smothered stars and
a muted moon
it gushes through
fallen giants

whose dead limbs 
gather homeless crows 
 waiting...

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