River Poems
#river
River poems, poetry about rivers, lakes, streams, canals and brooks. Poems about the waterways which lead to the sea, including the nature and wildlife found in and around rivers and lakes. Also, poems about small river boats, fishing and the beauty of the countryside and the waterfront.
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RareFaction
RareFaction
Poem Published
19th Apr 2024 7:19am
19th Apr 2024 7:19am
Waste(d) waters
Gently, as the river flows,
Crystal clear hydration like a dream of light.
But it has secret poison that is also clear as glass as it flows intwined
So I pull out my canteen,
On this hiking excursion.
and I filter the dreams.
As I gasp from my thirst again.
Gotta keep my head clear.
And my freshwater too.
So I lie down to rest on my journey.
Slowly falling asleep safe and sound for now.
Until I thirst again.
Crystal clear hydration like a dream of light.
But it has secret poison that is also clear as glass as it flows intwined
So I pull out my canteen,
On this hiking excursion.
and I filter the dreams.
As I gasp from my thirst again.
Gotta keep my head clear.
And my freshwater too.
So I lie down to rest on my journey.
Slowly falling asleep safe and sound for now.
Until I thirst again.
#river
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Josiah
Poem Published
15th Apr 2024 5:13pm
15th Apr 2024 5:13pm
It's Time
We have none to lose
Yet, it slips away
When most kinetic
In jubilant high spirits
It slips between grasp
Like pouring sand
Prying my own hands open
To lose my miser's cloak
At peak's potential
Yet it trudges onward
With seconds saturated
Scraps go to the dogs
Stay vigilant in panning
This eternal river for gold
Some days, perfume
Wisps that float by
Brushing into us
With memories
Like close embraces
Mixed with soft lips
Other days,...
Yet, it slips away
When most kinetic
In jubilant high spirits
It slips between grasp
Like pouring sand
Prying my own hands open
To lose my miser's cloak
At peak's potential
Yet it trudges onward
With seconds saturated
Scraps go to the dogs
Stay vigilant in panning
This eternal river for gold
Some days, perfume
Wisps that float by
Brushing into us
With memories
Like close embraces
Mixed with soft lips
Other days,...
#NaPoWriMo2024
#river
#LifeCycle #bittersweet
#LifeCycle #bittersweet
128 reads
2 Comments
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
8th Apr 2024 8:43pm
8th Apr 2024 8:43pm
He Told Me He's Doing A Wildlife Film
Gianna got
so jealous
after seeing
her fiancé Eric
naked in the river
with her maid of honor
Deborah and Eric's chimpanzee.
so jealous
after seeing
her fiancé Eric
naked in the river
with her maid of honor
Deborah and Eric's chimpanzee.
#heartbroken
#river
#animals
#fiction
#sensual
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
7th Apr 2024 00:40am
7th Apr 2024 00:40am
Red River Willie
Red River Willie
Red River blues
sung by bearded prophet
of western visions
whose cigarette voice
rolls with muddy water
on course for father of waters
while soothsayer of song
plays the harmonica
for crickets chirping
on the banks by the railroad tracks
where old men dream
of days sifted into silt
where the whippoorwill fades
in a dusky hollow
© 2024 by John Hindle
Red River blues
sung by bearded prophet
of western visions
whose cigarette voice
rolls with muddy water
on course for father of waters
while soothsayer of song
plays the harmonica
for crickets chirping
on the banks by the railroad tracks
where old men dream
of days sifted into silt
where the whippoorwill fades
in a dusky hollow
© 2024 by John Hindle
#countryside
#river
#music #tobacco
#music #tobacco
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Pishashee
Poem Published
28th Mar 2024 8:42pm
28th Mar 2024 8:42pm
The Seen and Unforeseen
I had just succeeded in shaking the world off, like a Pop! and started my journey alone up the mountain. No one wanted to go with me, and I didn’t waste any time on the offer of such an adventure.
It was as though I had been waiting on a sign from God my whole life, and had just gotten an answer, telling me I could go. I readied to get myself together. I felt blessed with a mind that lay wide open to receive such a treasure and began the journey. I was going to write a book. And even though I had been thinking about this swell book since I was a little girl. I didn’t know...
It was as though I had been waiting on a sign from God my whole life, and had just gotten an answer, telling me I could go. I readied to get myself together. I felt blessed with a mind that lay wide open to receive such a treasure and began the journey. I was going to write a book. And even though I had been thinking about this swell book since I was a little girl. I didn’t know...
#river
#sky
#nature #WritingPoetry
#nature #WritingPoetry
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wallyroo92
Bumped 9th Mar 2024 2:41am
18th Apr 2019 10:19pm
18th Apr 2019 10:19pm
The River is Flowing
The river is flowing freely once again,
After the long winters rain and snow,
Now I must pick up this ink and pen,
Spring’s fresh flourishing and all it’s glow.
I see the sun reflecting in the waterway,
The river is flowing freely once again,
It’s spring’s beautiful glorious display,
It brings simple joy to the hearts of men.
There’s a cool breeze every now and then,
As if winter’s frozen whisper melts away,
The river is flowing freely once again,
Spring’s warm embrace is here to stay.
Now that all the snow has...
After the long winters rain and snow,
Now I must pick up this ink and pen,
Spring’s fresh flourishing and all it’s glow.
I see the sun reflecting in the waterway,
The river is flowing freely once again,
It’s spring’s beautiful glorious display,
It brings simple joy to the hearts of men.
There’s a cool breeze every now and then,
As if winter’s frozen whisper melts away,
The river is flowing freely once again,
Spring’s warm embrace is here to stay.
Now that all the snow has...
#river
#spring
#nature #NaPoWriMo2019
#nature #NaPoWriMo2019
582 reads
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cabcool
Poem Published
28th Feb 2024 6:08am
28th Feb 2024 6:08am
she loved the river
Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and
sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”―Emma Smith
she loved the river,
the whispering, lisping river.
there skinny-dipped
under the curtain of its depths,
when no one was around.
fish popping out huge eyes,
attracted by her nippled elegance
and marvelled by her gently rippled dance.
she moved the river, ...
sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”―Emma Smith
she loved the river,
the whispering, lisping river.
there skinny-dipped
under the curtain of its depths,
when no one was around.
fish popping out huge eyes,
attracted by her nippled elegance
and marvelled by her gently rippled dance.
she moved the river, ...
#river
#water
#nature
#fate
#tragedy
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PAR
Poem Published
14th Feb 2024 11:09pm
14th Feb 2024 11:09pm
Coastal navigation
Gigantic sea of forgotten
silent sea that does not bring
your voice in the turbulent waves
sea of island eyes on fire
that doesn't imitate the sound of your voice
sea that limits the roof of your mouth
and swallow your voice mythologically
like a desert island lighthouse
human marks of desert sonar
quasar pulse and virus analysis
sea that salts the throat
sea that stretches the rope
chained from anchored boats
in the deep brown
from the...
silent sea that does not bring
your voice in the turbulent waves
sea of island eyes on fire
that doesn't imitate the sound of your voice
sea that limits the roof of your mouth
and swallow your voice mythologically
like a desert island lighthouse
human marks of desert sonar
quasar pulse and virus analysis
sea that salts the throat
sea that stretches the rope
chained from anchored boats
in the deep brown
from the...
#river
#sea
#beach
#water
#nature
110 reads
5 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
21st Jan 2024 2:38am
21st Jan 2024 2:38am
what (they call improvement)
rows
and rows
of established
trees
cut down,
animals displaced
from
their homes,
the land
stripped,
life giving
waters drained,
all for
the sake
and benefit
for mankind,
and this
is what
they call
improvement.
and rows
of established
trees
cut down,
animals displaced
from
their homes,
the land
stripped,
life giving
waters drained,
all for
the sake
and benefit
for mankind,
and this
is what
they call
improvement.
#forest
#trees
#river
#animals
#nature
160 reads
8 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
12th Jan 2024 8:47pm
12th Jan 2024 8:47pm
unconditional love
how
the earth
could still
love and
take care
of us
unconditionally,
even if
we act
as spoiled
children,
trying to
hurt her,
maybe one
day, even
murder her.
the earth
could still
love and
take care
of us
unconditionally,
even if
we act
as spoiled
children,
trying to
hurt her,
maybe one
day, even
murder her.
#countryside
#forest
#river
#nature
#mountains
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8 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
24th Dec 2023 8:57pm
24th Dec 2023 8:57pm
Streaming Costa Rica
Streaming Costa Rica
Son of Costa Rica
Leads us down river path
With angelic sun smile
He points to howler monkeys
Climbing high in trees
Where dreams bloom
His soul steeped in coffee
As he unpeels banana blossom
Until we arrive at time’s beginning
Where cool water flows
Over rocky stream bed
Our plastic raft
Takes us into deepening sunshine
Like a leaf broken from
A rubber plant stem
To float down the watercourse way
Until a flock of dark feathered birds
Gathered on shore ...
Son of Costa Rica
Leads us down river path
With angelic sun smile
He points to howler monkeys
Climbing high in trees
Where dreams bloom
His soul steeped in coffee
As he unpeels banana blossom
Until we arrive at time’s beginning
Where cool water flows
Over rocky stream bed
Our plastic raft
Takes us into deepening sunshine
Like a leaf broken from
A rubber plant stem
To float down the watercourse way
Until a flock of dark feathered birds
Gathered on shore ...
#men
#river
#birds
#water
#nature
156 reads
5 Comments
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
19th Dec 2023 12:15pm
19th Dec 2023 12:15pm
Not How This Guy Describes The Hot Chick
"Dull" is not how this
guy describes the hot chick
he saw skinny dipping in
this one river last summer.
guy describes the hot chick
he saw skinny dipping in
this one river last summer.
#river
#fiction
#FreeVerse
#dialogue
#sensual
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