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Water Poems | Examples of Water Poetry

Agatha Christie - 1890-1976
er first time on a board, February 1922, was Muizenberg, South Africa, then again, in August, the lady surfed Honolulu, Hawaii, where, by Duke Kahanamoku, there may have been taught, and in Waikiki lost her shorts. Who would have thought, of all the girls in the whole wide world, she was the sort to shoot the curl. Tho' a novel way to spend the day, no crime this time,...

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Categories: celebrity, fun, sports, water,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Lord of the Western Sea
Christian daimyo, Yukinaga Konishi Born a merchant, became Commander of the Sea Granted favour by God and man Defended faith throughout the land The youth once granted his father's name An appellation that promised a life of pain Graven in paradoxical parts Warrior with a gentle heart Serving those who met cruelty with acclaim Defeat in war cost him his head But faith he held...

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Categories: water, christian, conflict, history, war,
Form: Clerihew



Premium Member Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Water describes a stranger while blood describes a family member This statement has been around for as long as i can remember When it comes to different situations why is this statement used When the truth is when you're in need of help your family has refused Family isn't the the blood it used to be because its been...

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Categories: water, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Observing Nature's Beauty
long tree limbs stretching over gurgling brook flowing minnows are dashing I sit on the bank observing nature’s beauty a calming moment ...

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Categories: beauty, nature, senses, water,
Form: Senryu
The Camel
If a camel is the ship of the desert then speaking equally a ship is the camel of the sea altho' a camel can go without water for up to seven months a ship without water on which to float is neither a barque a barge nor boat as the camel needs food to get over the humps it seems like a dromedary conundrum to...

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Categories: water, animal, boat, fun, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member How was the universe created
In God’s heart an intent arose, which we may simply call His will, to manifest the universe, where agape love may overspill. God conjured earth, water and fire which are present in every form and once this knowing we acquire, bastions of wisdom we can storm. These three elements God combined, to create all that’s manifest, by force of His absolute mind, each form being...

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Categories: water, earth, fire, god, spiritual,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Summer Haiku
the heat is now on thank God for the cool A/C heading for a pool...

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Categories: water, fun, summer, sun, uplifting,
Form: Haiku
Water Source
There's a water shortage in countries, especially where there's strife, and air conditioning is needed, to lead a pleasant life. We also have bone-dry Bermuda where, except for 5" monthly rainfall, collected in cisterns or brought by tanker ship, there's no water to be had at all. Attempting to inform the people in power, an endeavour which failed of course, what every island AC emits, and...

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Categories: water, word play,
Form: Rhyme
H2O
I'm more watery than women under the skin altho' my body's composed of 6 chemical elements within and all that remains to go with the flow is approx. 60% H2O and the gravity of the situation maintains if I stand on my head or hands or do cartwheels (head under heels) (tho' I prob'ly shouldn't oughta) on the cranium I'll have water (hydrocephalus) then again who knows how else would I...

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Categories: fun, humorous, silly, water,
Form: Rhyme
RAIN SHINE
rain shine so divine sprinkle blessings kissings wet ~ feet in leather boots ~~~~~~ Rain-shine sound patter mad hatter Alice lost in whimper drops coatless with Rabbi Rabbit ruling ...

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Categories: water, earth, environment, imagery, imagination,
Form: Other
Premium Member death is the color of water
Death is the color of water rivers soft and hushed hard as bone chambered in the cold caress of silence the hook of dawn the wasting night reddest born skin of new fire painting shades in darkness / wrung this is the Death I breathe when fingers crack from holding the earth together holding you holding me …together Death is the color of water...

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Categories: death, mystery, water,
Form: Free verse
The golden stain
The golden stain of the sunshine Made the sea water shine like gold And gave egrets at the coastline The golden stain. The egrets came with their household, To make the water like their shrine, Their beaks and wings defied the cold. Young egrets stayed at the shoreline~ Their playful nature they unfold, Still gifting the twilight skyline The golden stain. Inspired by picture 1....

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Categories: water, bird, house, nature, sea,
Form: Roundel
Premium Member Fantasy - Imagination Are Twins
"Fantasy ~ Imagination Are Twins. Having a fun time playing together in our dreams." By Poet As I look into last night's "Dream," I see a "Visualization" downstream. I see a huge bear and cubs dressed in lace of red and cream, that is a crazy color scheme. Is my "Imagination" going up in steam? The bears looked...

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Categories: water, dream, fun, giggle, together,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Horse to Water
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink You can present a man with evidence, but you can't make him think. You can push a rock up a too steep slope You keep sliding back, and you're at the end of your rope It's not that they're stupid, they might have a degree. Is just...

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Categories: water, analogy, confusion, history, metaphor,
Form: Lyric
In Water Dark
Image : 3 In water dark, I learn to drown A silence colder than the sea The ghosts I fled still pull me up In water dark He haunts the edge where I should be A memory I never chose Still carves his name inside of me He finds me gasping, cold, stripped bare Each time I hide, he leaves a mark I bleed unseen...

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Categories: water, love, memory, sin,
Form: Roundel

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