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Rivers

A nonet

By J. R. LowePublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge
Rivers
Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash

veins ran hot across the riverbed

drinking in the rain, flowing, we

surrendered to confluence

until time made us a

distributary

but even so

these rivers

still flow

on

love poemssad poetry

About the Creator

J. R. Lowe

By day, I'm a PhD student, by night.... I'm still a PhD student, but sometimes I procrastinate by writing on Vocal. Based in Australia.

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  • Susan Payton11 months ago

    Drinking in the rain flowing - beautifully put. I am going around looking at different types of poetry, trying to learn. Nicely Done

  • Congratulations on placing in the challenge 🤩… great line: “ until time made us a distributary”😊… I had forgotten distributaries… tributaries seem to get the limelight 🤣.

  • Poppy about a year ago

    Beautiful poem! Congrats on placing!!

  • D.K. Shepardabout a year ago

    Congrats! This was so wistful and well written!

  • Ava Mackabout a year ago

    Wonderful job, J.R.! I loved this one

  • The Dani Writerabout a year ago

    Such an appropriate metaphor, and you used it well! Congratulations on placing for the challenge JR!

  • Kayleigh Fraser ✨about a year ago

    Such a great use of metaphor! Well done on your challenge placement 🫶🏻😇👌🌟🤍

  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    This is such a wonderful nonet. Congratulations on your win!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Congrats, Josh. 👏

  • Testabout a year ago

    Look at you JR, just cleaning house!! TS and then chases it with honourable mention on the nonet challenge!! 🎉

  • Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Awesome!!! Brilliantly written!!!❤️💕 Congratulations on the Top Story!!!❤️

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    and congrats on TS!

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    so poignant, well done 😁

  • Novel Allenabout a year ago

    This sure packs a nostalgic wallop J. R. Like sitting by the ocean in forever mode. Beautiful, Congrats.

  • Sanjay Upadhyayabout a year ago

    great

  • Beautiful.

  • Andrea Corwin about a year ago

    Lovely imagery and congratulations on TS 🎉🎉🎉

  • Caroline Janeabout a year ago

    This is such an elegant nonet, Josh. Topic, metaphor, construction, language are all in "confluence" Beautiful.

  • MrZabiabout a year ago

    Great

  • Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Testabout a year ago

    Beautiful.

  • Gabriel Huizengaabout a year ago

    This is LOVELY. Love the imagery of water, you weave it so perfectly into the relational theme. Thank you for sharing this, what a deserving Top Story!

  • Testabout a year ago

    Back to say congrats on Top Story!!! 🎉

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