common tempest
raindrops
pooling downward
joining creak to marshland
ponds, streams, tributaries fed by
her tears
thunder
chasing lightning
sonic reverb transfer
potential, kinetic shudder
his pain
landslide
rushing downward
life uprooted, falling
order, chaos, all the same vibe
blending
river
churning, winding
carving stone like putty
flushing nutrients to deltas
mending
sandbar
what’s left behind
river lapping edges
touching, lingering at tidepools
softened
raindrops
chasing lightning
life uprooted, falling
touching, lingering at tidepools
mending
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Written for dVerse Poetics: The River. Paul Dear is guest hosting. The river theme is his baby. Feel free to drop by and check out other poets’ river-themed poems.
Hephaestus’ Waste & Cosmic Rubble 
And, you would add a FM video too.
NowAChaoticThing
Barry, this is beautifully done and I am happy to see you get involved with some of the prompts too! Goodness, this takes me back to the days of Free… so so long ago 😔.
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Tre, Rumors is one of my all-time favorite albums! Granted I was 4 when it came out, but I developed an appreciation for it after digging through my parent’s collection. 🙂
I was considering making my NaPoWriMo a Rumors-themed event, but that’s probably too much pressure for me.
Ahh… I have fond memories of the Freestyle forum. You and Vic are the only 2 I kept in touch with, though. Sometimes I miss the old gang.
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I still think of all the fun we had and you know Vic and I are still cool. I hung out with him last February. 😊
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I saw the pictures! So jealous! 😉
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Haha! We had a great deal of fun. It was nice.
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water turning and twisting, nice write 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Splendid poem Barry. Another River journey and this is so full of narrative.Tears and pain blend towards mending and then soften. Could be my life. Yours. Anyone’s. Fantastic take on the prompt. Thank You.
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Thanks Paul! I really enjoyed this prompt.
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So did I Barry.
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It suggests to me a couple who have been fighting in the first two stanzas and then make up in the last four.
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*nodding in agreement*
I was going for a “can’t live with you; can’t live without you” vibe, but the form I chose was limiting. I kept painting myself into corners. I’m happy with it though.
Thanks for reading!
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I agree with Paul. This piece opens up a lot of possibilities. Great write!
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Thank you!
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I LOVE the idea of thunder “chasing lighting.” Fantastic.
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Thanks! 🙂
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I like this very much, and I especially like that clever use of structure and that final stanza. It works really well.
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Thank you. I almost boxed myself in using the structure, but it was fun. I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
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Wowww!! I love the flow and profound rhythm in this! Brilliant write.
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The river is a wonderful metaphor for a relationship… after all it very rarely parts… and somehow stay together despite the rapids.
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I agree. Sometimes maddening, but often necessary… just like a river. Thanks, man. 🙂
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Love the energy of your verses and this word – mending – stayed with me ~
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