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Categories:
beauty, river, water,
Form: Senryu
Love-Like-WaterA love like water.
so soft,
so fragile,
as it flows and bends,
leaving gentle kisses,
a giver of life.
A love like water.
a love so strong,
so powerful,
as it destroys obstacles,
breaking walls,
to shape a path,
a future.
A...
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Categories:
water, 12th grade, beautiful, love,
Form: Free verse
Rapids AheadThere once was a man from Mozambique
Who went canoeing most every week
In a white water battle
Lost safety vest and paddle
Now he's really up the freakin' creek...
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Categories:
boat, water,
Form: Limerick
Life Living TravelsThrough the many days
Up and down marking each their hours
So do minds sail their curious course.
With each weighed anchor leaving swirling trails
Showing the world what the bottom had, then to follow
While highest birds fly singing...
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Categories:
water, adventure, dream, life, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
No 1304 Contest-Still Waters~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Still waters, deep,
surface like glass reflecting green above;
and below are trees, sky,
shadows, leaves, sunlight,
moving and motionless.
Here silent images shimmer now,
and - air breathing suddenly - break.
Unbidden feelings confuse
reality and fantasy.
Which is which?
Fantasy and reality confuse;
feelings...
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Categories:
fantasy, water,
Form: Free verse
On An Evening in April
The water,
the distant buildings,
the small boats nestled
in their own reflections,
all seem captive
to a still
that has settled
the evening,
paused in a lull
between breaths.
There is no wind
to crease the surface...
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Categories:
absence, boat, eve, water,
Form: Free verse
AfterIs this it,
Is this what becomes of
All our hard work,
All our efforts,
All our dedication.
We have nothing left,
Except our lives
And a very distant hope
That things will turn out just fine
...
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Categories:
dark, heartbreak, sad, water,
Form: Free verse
After the FloodsWater! Water! The entire landscape submerged
Grave silence! Except the torrents swift and huge
Intimidating sights, plains and valleys merged
Rushing above the tops of roofs with a surge
Clergymen discoursed it the Almighty's curse
The end of epoch, predictors...
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Categories:
storm, water,
Form: Rhyme
Scythes FateSunlight glints off polished silver
A river reflects in its face
Water tinted a reddish hue
Sweeps along the scythes base
But iron and silver do not meet
Until the blade swings toward a rock
The wooden handle now rots there
With...
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Categories:
death, water,
Form: Rhyme
That Really BitesHis jet ski jumped over the wake
But then he made one big mistake
He shouted so pleased
Then suddenly sneezed
And blew his false teeth in the lake...
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Categories:
water,
Form: Limerick
WaterShe quenches our thirst, cleanses our bodies and soothes our soul.
She nurtures our crops so that we may sleep with full bellies.
Ever accommodating, she gracefully manoeuvres herself to fill all empty spaces. ...
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Categories:
water, appreciation, beauty, imagery, nature,
Form: Free verse
After the FloodAfter the flood,
There will be a lot of mud.
The mud can be oozy and thick,
And will swallow you up quick.
Some people may be dead,
But don't let that go to your head.
Some may not survive,
But most...
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Categories:
storm, sunshine, water,
Form: Rhyme
WasteI like water,
Except when it's green and lumpy a lot!
Then I imagine all sorts of things.
Leaf monsters growing,
And having a fling.
Slimy worms crawling,
On the bottom of everything!
Planning a party,
On great slimy plates!
They invited me to...
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Categories:
water, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
RipplingA tiny stream next to a tree,
Reflecting light while it is rippling.
...
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Categories:
light, nature, tree, water,
Form: Crystalline
OrangesOranges, oranges, oranges galore!
Rinse, and quarter, then stack some more! :D...
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Categories:
water, appreciation, food, fruit, jobs,
Form: Couplet
Specific Types of Water Poems
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