Short Running Water Poems

six kids
new house
no running water



posted on June 6, 2018...

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Spring green reflected
On running water sparkles
Restores my soul now...

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negative ions
running water, waterfalls....
peaceful spring ferns cling ...

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sounds of running water


moving and swirling over rocks


animals will drink from


                 P.R.Deremer...

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I gazed into the waterfall
Until the running water was all I saw
I let the river wash away
Everything I could not change
And now I feel
Better...

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The place where they stay is just a shack
Their clothes made from a burlap sack
Running water's here
But just to be clear
They run to the well and bring it back!...

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The nature surrounds us everywhere
In deep running water or high flying air
So we need not to complain
We have to forget our pain
Let's look at natural beauty and stare...

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The other side of nowhere

Clear running water.
The other side of nowhere.
In the deep forest.

A place we once played.
Away from the scorching sun.
As children we joyed....

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Be like the sun
for grace and mercy,
be like running water
for generosity,
be like death
for rage and angry,
be like the earth for modesty.
Appear as you are,
be as you appear....

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J-ust like a running water, 
A-lmighty's blessings overflow; 
N-ice things from above keep you 
A-way from the pain and sorrow. 

Topic: Birthday of Jana Zamora (March 27) 
Form: Acrostic Quatrain...

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You are like a spider 
on the running water 
hunting fish and insects in the river
I see you can feed yourself
on whatever you catch,
Me not,  Honey,
and keep it in mind,
I am not a pre-packaged food
on the shelf...

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Blessed, here in the first world 
I awaken to a warm room 
Running water, clean clothes 
And a rich abundance of food, 
All the provisions that I need. 

       W.A CHOLT.  Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2021

         18/4/21...

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Confetti trickles like running water.
Trickle, trickle, trickle—
I hear trickling...
Sound barrier insulation omits tones.
The party carries on. 
Bits of pieces remain stagnant.
But I can still hear trickling . . .

May 28, 2017...

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Just a thin wall dividing my headboard from the john,
every night it played me a continuos running water song,
so got up and closed the valve,
my problem now temporarily solved,
posting a note on the lid, "don't resuscitate until dawn!"...

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drowned in the drumming wetlands
we wade through pools of glass
             and begging loam

as young fish we tumble
             in running water
             a child`s palm

just one with water, the rain;
we have the wash and ebb
             in our eyes...

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…sometimes problems flow out from us 
like free, running water in a blocked sink. They spill out 
of control, making everyone close to feel uncomfortable
in their life walks…. There’s a state that their discomfort
is too much, that the only way to feel comfortable is to stop your problems.
You’re ignored no more…....

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Let  me be an old man in Anatolia
Resting on a white plastic chair,
Saintly in a white starched shirt
Drinking tea from a glass that has
Curves like a woman, watching
Children and traffic, nodding at the
Shadows, a friend of dust and
Thin Cats, weightless as a moth
On running water, silent with the
Grace of years, half asleep....

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Spirit travels in brown stained 
Cool water, spirit birthing
Energy to all living 
Little fish, medium fish, large fish swim

Deer come to fill from brown stained
Running water, racoon drinks
Dragonfly hovers like a
Helicopter_drinks fill, spirit refreshed

Thanks ^Rick Parise
For the challenge 
Contest: 7/7/7/10-(x2)
Theme:"The Spirit"...

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J-ust let March thirteenth
O-pen the day with light; 
N-ight cold chill is over, 
N-ew dawn sets things
A-right.

S-un early Monday morn
A-ims to warm your heart; 
R-ise of the beacon begins, 
G-ray haze and dusk depart.
A-llow not the tide to get high, let not the crocodile turn wild; 
N-ever ignore the running water, let the river remain mild....

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The dream is what I'm missing
Nature calls so I'm listening
The animals, trees, and running water
My voice and mind call out for another
Peaceful winds flowing through my hair
A beautiful scent is inside the air
The trees cry for their freedom
I hope they don't vanish because I need them
To lead me to her
She holds my freedom...


To: Rayvn Stobaugh...

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a question of definition

camping?
luxuries au wilderness
juxtaposition
air conditioned lassitude
with untouched raw nature
three piece baths
next to outhouses
wheels rolling through trees
electric lights break
the pristine dark
camp-fire-crackle ambiance
food microwaved
hot running water, lakeside
even the chipmunks shun
mere bread  
for more sumptuous fare....

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Slowly
                    Running water
           Gently washing each stone
         Flowing on down the river bed
                          Blindly

                       Searching
      Not knowing when this river ends
         Whether it’s straight or bends
                    It will just flow
                        In peace

Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
09.20.2014...

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Week One of two with zero running water
Faucets are dry because of a labor strike
Corrupt politicians and unions in S. Africa
Frustrate! But Our Lord is a God of Grace
Our watertank (for roof runoff) is emptying fast
I asked a neighbor just yesterday
Is there rain in the forecast (he didn't know)
All night it rained, our Tank is near full again
Hallelujah and shalom shalom. Trust Him...

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Surrounded by gifts in running water down tempted streams, and tall trees
mountain tops as high as we could see flowers, vines, and animals running free,
I see not as the rest of the world gos by forever in your eyes is all I see,
like Adam and Eve two people together letting the rest just be,
no sins no troubles just you and me,
in your eyes in your arms in your heart and a kiss endlessly....

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Riding down to the creek after all the rain
The Holy Spirit filled me, relieving all the pain!  




Contest: Your Best Rhyming Couplet
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins
Date written: 09-27-2021

Negative ions in the running water bouncing over rocks helps the body to release serotonin which is the chemical that helps relieve depression. Or I guess you could say our happy chemical....

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