If it is just about water
I could answer the question
the floating and rapid
growth of pools after rain
or the mud that blackens the hull
as we pull to the shore
rivers, however, are usually
sandy bottomed, silt lined,
filled with random fish.
It is the stories a river tells
between the banks
river bends, sand bars
the occasional sunken log
boys jumping to swim
merchandise going to market
water crossed by a bridge, take sides
now,
the river becomes political.
Want to review or comment on this poem?
Need a FREE Reader Membership?
Reviews of "Rivers"
Reviewed by Rafika Anderson (Reader)
Reviewed on January 2, 2008
Yes, the river runs just like life, deep, mysterious, teeming with interesting characters and the unknown is just around the bend.
From the author of Jupiter Remembered and Until It’s Time: Embracing Life In Our Later Years comes Petals of Love: Poetry of a Woman’s Soul – a heartfelt collection spanning more than thirty-five years. Through tender reflections, these poems offer g
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
Share
Print
Save
Follow
