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Jan 31, 2018 · Here are ten of the best river poems. Edmund Spenser, Prothalamion. There, in a meadow, by the river’s side, A flock of nymphs I chanced to espy, All lovely daughters of the flood thereby, With goodly greenish locks, all loose untied, As each had been a bride; And each one had a little wicker basket, Made of fine twigs, entrailed curiously,
The River. Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1803 –. 1882. And I behold once more. My old familiar haunts; here the blue river, The same blue wonder that my infant eye. Admired, sage doubting whence the traveller came,—. Whence brought his sunny bubbles ere he washed.
‘The River’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a lyric poem that explores the poet’s childhood and youth. It is a meditation upon nature and mortality. The poem begins with a description of a river flowing near the poet’s native place.
Nimaanmi - It must be astonishing for a river to dry to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs. I have never seen such a river. The one that's in my village, I have seen her flooded, brining water to our door steps. One time I was able to cross her only getting wet 2 feet high.
The River by Caroline Ann Bowles appears to be a rather simple poem describing the journey of a river as it flows. However, when one looks at it deeply, it appears that the poetess is secondarily comparing the stages of a river with the life phases of a human.
Listen and read along to 'The River'. Valerie’s poems draw on Caribbean folk tradition, using riddles, question and answer and rap. Many have very regular rhythms and rhyme – which makes them great to perform.
‘ The River ‘ by Caroline Ann Bowles describes a river in all its liveliness and grandeur. The poet begins the poem by comparing it with a child who is playing hide and seeks. As the poem progresses, he compares it to a gallant youth who is daring to go anywhere.
