The River
Spurting up from the earth's crust, a small
spring trickles forward.
As it travels it becomes a creek, growing
larger, as it surges onward.
From here it forges into a stream, water
racing faster, widening its trail as it
moves along.
Over time and space, the stream turns into
a mighty river.
Twisting and turning, the water washes over
rocks, stone and trees,
forcing them to yield to its fury.
Over time the river craves out a trail, for
future water to follow.
Sometimes raging, other times serene it
moves along its journey.
Maybe merging with another or traveling
alone to find it's end, at the ocean.
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Submitted on November 07, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFGDDHIJKEICL |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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