River #03

Where the river meets the sea
I’ll wait patiently
until your ship comes in
carrying you to my smiles
we’ll walk the miles and miles
to a place to begin again

upriver to where small streams
become the water of river dreams
where meadows grow green under
skies of sun and thunder
there we’ll settle on high ground
ever fertile and sound

we’ll labour to work the earth
and give a family birth
a family that will grow
to work together and sow
under that mantle of blue and grey
after years and many a day
we will turn to each other and say

the life we chose has been a good one
as good as the river is long
to its banks we will continue to go
hand in hand
watching the river flow

River #02

Plenty Gorge Parkllands
The river of love that runs through my heart
is a river that flows straight to you sweetheart
and when it comes time for me to depart
my spirits will be high as I impart
my gladness at receiving love’s joyful dart
from you
to pierce my once armoured heart

River #04

this river rolls alluringly 
deep and slow
so full and powerful I cry
take me
take me river before I should die
take me dear river to wherever you go
I’ll ride you there fast I’ll ride you there slow
and river my river I’ll love you always
I’ll drift on and caress you the rest of my days
I’ll wind through your meanders
and sing with your songs
we’ll seed fertile plains and fill billabongs
river my lover take me I’m yours
through all seasons we'll wander
I’ll never ship oars

Lisa prompted we poets with pilgrimage, wandering or walkabout for the dVerse challenge this week. I have recently been wandering, on walkabout, writing about rivers, and so came to #04.

River

I’ll ride the river to your door 
strong and silent I will come to you
I’ll wind my way from where I was lost
the river will deliver and save me too
and when becalmed by your charms
once again after all this time
I’ll float leisurely then outstrectch my arms
to again touch the flows that sooth me
I’ll let the gentle eddies turn me around
my turbulence washed away
I’ll settle on the sandy riverbank
with you forever and a day