Son River Poems

  I learned to love the river
    waves lapping ‘neath our boat
  Glint of sun set the scene a-sparkle
 ...

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We shall be all gathering at the river that runs by the throne room of God,
On that bright and glorious day--when our Lord comes down...

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There are actual people
half woman half man
running mornings and
dream people in movies
half language half light.
Tomorrow is John’s funeral.

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This is my minute
my moment
Oops, gone!

Anything can happen
if...

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puddles in potholes 
damp cool morning will burn
before monsoon busts open

achy stiff start per usual
body creaks to the bathroom
teeth brushed face splashed
hair undisheveling--attempted
throw on a...

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I sat by the riverbank today and wondered
How long it takes the water to get to the Gulf
Considered things my inquisitive mind ponders
Like what is...

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Son, each day I will ride
Through waving cottonwoods
Near the broad river bend
Where the wild blue flax grows.

It is a special place
That your grandfather knew
Where he...

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"I see the lights come shining, from the west to the east
Any day now, any day now, I will be released." pop song

OH! My Lord...

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We dream of rain
In the setting sun 
in the season of one.
A wildest west and a withered crest, 
the coat of arms. 
A falcon and...

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Our boat is first to slice
The green snake skin of Clam Lake
This Saturday morning in May

Heading east to the mouth of Grass River
Where angry Pike...

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As the clatter of the day passes
And the whispering of silence is finally heard,
The tumbling of the nearby waters
Suddenly become a joy.
A sound so very...

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By the Jordan people came out to John
to be baptised and cleansed of all wrong.
     “Now all you Pharisees
  ...

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Photograph ~ Snake River ~ Ansel Adams

a
river
wends its way
through harsh terrain -
your landscape is college, dating, career
you feel lost, so I encourage you that
rivers always
find...

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Child Of The Savannah 
(A Poem by Nwabuisi Chimezie Samuel ) 

I walked into my youth 
With bare foot. 
So I don't lose my way,...

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 She is a deep feet                 
She has beaten...

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There was a lame duck 
Injured looking for a quick buck 
And feeling struck
Thankful for the merciful luck 
After being stalked and plucked  
Taking...

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