Poems About Rivers Seeking Honest Critique
#river
Poems about rivers seeking honest critique. Honest feedback has been requested for these poems.
cabcool
Poem Published
21st Aug 2023 9:50pm
21st Aug 2023 9:50pm
crucial moments
Rivers don't drink their own waters; trees don't eat their own fruits. The salt seasons
the soup in order to have its purpose fulfilled. Live for others!”—Israelmore Ayivor
a river carries life,
a river carries death;
a river carries pleasures,
a river carries pain.
some, swept away by strife,
return not from beneath,
...
the soup in order to have its purpose fulfilled. Live for others!”—Israelmore Ayivor
a river carries life,
a river carries death;
a river carries pleasures,
a river carries pain.
some, swept away by strife,
return not from beneath,
...
#identity
#river
#TruthOfLife
#LifeGoals
#determination
162 reads
2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
20th Aug 2023 10:59pm
20th Aug 2023 10:59pm
there was a river
A river doesn’t just carry water, it carries life.”
—Amit Kalantri
i.
once, there was a river
that made glad
the people of the village of his birth;
such a kindly giver,
wetly clad,
whose fortune came from deep inside the earth.
ii.
eager children tarried
on his banks
to watch leaf boats come dancing round his bend,
gazing as he carried,
in their ranks,
flotsam and jetsam to their salt-lake end.
iii
crayfish idling ‘neath rough ...
—Amit Kalantri
i.
once, there was a river
that made glad
the people of the village of his birth;
such a kindly giver,
wetly clad,
whose fortune came from deep inside the earth.
ii.
eager children tarried
on his banks
to watch leaf boats come dancing round his bend,
gazing as he carried,
in their ranks,
flotsam and jetsam to their salt-lake end.
iii
crayfish idling ‘neath rough ...
#heartbroken
#river
#animals
#water
#nature
168 reads
5 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
1st Aug 2023 5:03am
1st Aug 2023 5:03am
The f**kins
Watching river traffic on the Willamette was soothing. Tugboats leading mighty cargo ships. Fireboats with their high-reaching water plumes. Bedecked sailboats with flickering lights during the Christmas season. My favorite boat had a timed sequence of Santa skiing down a hill. All of this was right outside my window or viewed leisurely from my balcony. True, the complex was just starting to go to seed, remodeled some years later as pricey waterfront condos.
It was one of the best places I've ever lived. Close to downtown Portland, across the street from Union Station. From my...
It was one of the best places I've ever lived. Close to downtown Portland, across the street from Union Station. From my...
#anger
#city
#river
#fire
#PowerOfWords
173 reads
4 Comments
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
9th Jul 2023 8:34pm
9th Jul 2023 8:34pm
Curious About What's Going On Across The River
Kelly
stepped outside and
looked across the river
and at the mansion where her friend
Jonathan was hosting costume parties.
stepped outside and
looked across the river
and at the mansion where her friend
Jonathan was hosting costume parties.
#friendship
#home
#river
#fiction
#confusion
155 reads
2 Comments
neves
Poem Published
1st Jun 2023 3:25am
1st Jun 2023 3:25am
Emerge
I lay in water
drifting away
in a bathtub
trying to forget
the sting left
on my face
this evening,
I think in rivers
how endless
their routes
turn out
longing to
be stolen
in swirls
be lost
without
return.
drifting away
in a bathtub
trying to forget
the sting left
on my face
this evening,
I think in rivers
how endless
their routes
turn out
longing to
be stolen
in swirls
be lost
without
return.
#river
#nature
#confessional
202 reads
2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
29th May 2023 1:50am
29th May 2023 1:50am
stagnant river
"When people refuse to speak out
for too long, it's like water that's stagnant
and starts to rot!"—August Strindberg
i.
you had the same hope
as the other springs
that cleft the mild slope
through the wis-wis strings
ii.
you played the same rock
drums to syncopate
mornings when the clock
woke the sun too late
iii.
at the makeshift bridge
other streams went right
but the left-fork ridge
swept you out of sight
iv.
in the gorge below
you have found your grave ...
for too long, it's like water that's stagnant
and starts to rot!"—August Strindberg
i.
you had the same hope
as the other springs
that cleft the mild slope
through the wis-wis strings
ii.
you played the same rock
drums to syncopate
mornings when the clock
woke the sun too late
iii.
at the makeshift bridge
other streams went right
but the left-fork ridge
swept you out of sight
iv.
in the gorge below
you have found your grave ...
#river
#water
#nature
#apathy
#choices
195 reads
3 Comments
ThePoet632
CrossWords
CrossWords
Poem Published
6th May 2023 1:35pm
6th May 2023 1:35pm
Riding My Bike Far Afield
At last; i have got my bride healed
And i will take her for a long joy ride
We shall stroll in pastures of green
Going up steep lands, quitly down hill
I have really so much missed her company
When we'd go hand in hand o'er the lea
Beyond the flat hills and forest, past,
Then resting before a landscape to see
I rode my pretty bike across the flat hills
And green pastures, and the idle meads
Herds ans flocks, a celestial harmony
And the flute, was the leading melody
...
And i will take her for a long joy ride
We shall stroll in pastures of green
Going up steep lands, quitly down hill
I have really so much missed her company
When we'd go hand in hand o'er the lea
Beyond the flat hills and forest, past,
Then resting before a landscape to see
I rode my pretty bike across the flat hills
And green pastures, and the idle meads
Herds ans flocks, a celestial harmony
And the flute, was the leading melody
...
#countryside
#river
#sky
#nature
#mountains
164 reads
2 Comments
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
5th May 2023 11:43pm
5th May 2023 11:43pm
our mutual friend
the river could tell stories when
it liked not the amount of corpses
who threw themselves in or
the body of
men who made their living
dragging them out of
the need to make money leads to terrible things
it liked not the amount of corpses
who threw themselves in or
the body of
men who made their living
dragging them out of
the need to make money leads to terrible things
#river
188 reads
3 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
3rd May 2023 9:41pm
3rd May 2023 9:41pm
ballad of ocho rios
Though the road’s been rocky, it sure feels good to me.”—Bob Marley
i.
the elegant bus,
complete with its driver,
will take all of us
to where the big river
comes down to the sea
through the twists and turns of walkerswood.
ii.
we pass grazing cows
and pigs running after
an old mother sow,
whose grunts are like laughter;
...
i.
the elegant bus,
complete with its driver,
will take all of us
to where the big river
comes down to the sea
through the twists and turns of walkerswood.
ii.
we pass grazing cows
and pigs running after
an old mother sow,
whose grunts are like laughter;
...
#countryside
#river
#beach
#nature
#holiday
284 reads
2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
1st May 2023 8:55pm
1st May 2023 8:55pm
little river
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power
but because of its persistence.”—Jim Watkins
little river,
gentle giver
of sweet, cool, refreshing springs;
at the dawning
of each morning,
as the sky new sunlight brings,
down you come from off your mountain.
o sweet, cool, refreshing fountain,
little river,
gentle giver
of a thousand lovely things!
crayfish swimming,
mullets skimming
in your sparkling silver spray;
children wading,
ducks parading,
butterflies come out to play; ...
but because of its persistence.”—Jim Watkins
little river,
gentle giver
of sweet, cool, refreshing springs;
at the dawning
of each morning,
as the sky new sunlight brings,
down you come from off your mountain.
o sweet, cool, refreshing fountain,
little river,
gentle giver
of a thousand lovely things!
crayfish swimming,
mullets skimming
in your sparkling silver spray;
children wading,
ducks parading,
butterflies come out to play; ...
#river
#sea
#water
#nature
#determination
241 reads
2 Comments
PittinixDesigns
Poem Published
20th Apr 2023 00:58am
20th Apr 2023 00:58am
Papa Bird, the Old Wizard
One night a country bumpkin told his friends an incredible story about an old wizard named Papa Bird. He resided alone in the mountainous area of Westmoreland. The people of the district said that he was an obeah man, but he regarded himself as a scientist. Papa Bird was no ordinary wizard; his magic was real. Moreover, he had strong supernatural powers.
All the witches and wizards in the district feared him because they were charlatans. Papa bird’s house was on top of a hill, and every day he would sit on the verandah and look down in the valley. When people wanted to visit...
All the witches and wizards in the district feared him because they were charlatans. Papa bird’s house was on top of a hill, and every day he would sit on the verandah and look down in the valley. When people wanted to visit...
#power
#river
#mountains
#bees
#magic
175 reads
3 Comments
a_piscean_dream
Tierra
Tierra
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 10:27pm
19th Mar 2023 10:27pm
In the River's Mouth, Part 2
Breaching the water's surface
Choked for air
I began to replenish the ocean with my very own tears
I allowed the tiny drops of my soul to flow without fear
A gratefulness remaining within me, considering the rest was spared
Blurry-eyed, but still seeing
I noticed impressions of now-strangers' feet sprinkled along the nearby shore
For a moment, I almost felt a loneliness at the absence of people to match them with
But then I questioned how I could long for connections that lacked permanence before
Within seconds, their...
Choked for air
I began to replenish the ocean with my very own tears
I allowed the tiny drops of my soul to flow without fear
A gratefulness remaining within me, considering the rest was spared
Blurry-eyed, but still seeing
I noticed impressions of now-strangers' feet sprinkled along the nearby shore
For a moment, I almost felt a loneliness at the absence of people to match them with
But then I questioned how I could long for connections that lacked permanence before
Within seconds, their...
#river
#sea
#SelfReflection
#meditation
#SelfDiscovery
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1 Comment
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