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River Poems – Year 4
An Anthology of Poems produced for
World Book Day 2015
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Stream Tanka
Bubbly, flowing stream,
Peaceful, graceful, slow, steady,
Beautiful, flowing,
Slow, steady, foamy like bubbles,
Beautiful, peaceful, graceful.
By Abigail Holt
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River Tanka.
Drowning slowly,
Gracefully rushing,
Dashing peacefully,
Powerfully, rapidly,
Quickly, whooshing angrily.
By Aimee
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Waterfall,
The waterfall splashed.
The huge, sploshing waterfall splashed.
The huge, sploshing waterfall loudly splashed.
The huge, sploshing waterfall loudly splashed over the rocks.
The huge, sploshing waterfall loudly splashed over the rocks,
hoping it will meet a lake.
By Nevaeh
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River Tanka
Cool, blue cold water,
Shimmering, shiny stones,
Flowing fluently,
Fresh flowing mountain source,
Making its way to the sea.
By Eva Jarvis and Max Foley.
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Waterfall Haiku Beautiful trickling, A gigantic waterfall, Gracefully splashing.
By Francklyne
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The River
The waterfall crashed.
The pearl white, frantic waterfall crashed.
The pearl white, frantic waterfall fiercely crashed.
The pearl white, frantic waterfall crashed fiercely into the river.
The pearl white, frantic waterfall crashed fiercely into the river, pushing
its way to the ocean.
By jaytis
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River Tanka
River, prancing slow,
Gracefully, flowing calmly,
Gently, trickling,
Rumbling, grumbling sly,
Crashing, glimmering dancing.
By Keely Keelan
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Waterfall Haiku
Bubbling speedily,
Smashing , crashing rapidly,
Angry rhino’s charge.
By Kadie C
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River Tanka
Thrashing waterfall,
Rapid, speedy bubbly,
Booming, like a roar,
Life-giving, fresh vast beautiful,
Wildly, crashing on the banks.
By Kendal Ann Brooks
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Waterfall Haiku
Crashing waterfall,
Thrashing, flashing rapidly,
An angry tiger.
By Lewis
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River Tanka
Dancing, prancing, wet,
Relaxed, calm, gracefully quick,
Swirling, bubbling,
Rumbling horrendously,
Furiously grumbling.
By Liam P
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River Diamante
River
Flowing, cold, beautiful
Gliding gently, tiny tinkle
Thrashing against rocks
Ferocious, gushing
Sea
By Jayden & Logan
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Waterfall Poem
The waterfall dropped.
The deep, blue waterfall dropped.
The deep, blue waterfall dropped rapidly.
The deep, blue waterfall dropped rapidly through the trees.
The deep, blue waterfall dropped rapidly through the trees,
making its way towards the ocean.
By Logan and Jayden
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Waterfall Haiku
Thrashing waterfall,
Zipping, beautiful, water,
Angry lion’s roar.
By Macie Splaine
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River Tanka Furiously swift,
Smashing down wildly, thrashing,
Angry lion’s roar!
Loud booming, vastly, swiftly,
Making its way to the sea.
By Max Foley and Eva Jarvis.
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River Cinquain
River
Wet, bubbly,
Swooshing, slashing, crashing,
Waving gently, trickling, calm,
Water.
By Nicole
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River Cinquain
River, Flowing smoothly,
Moving, rippling, wet,
Unbelievable, dazzling,
Life source.
By Sophie
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River Haiku
Roaring angrily,
Furiously tumbling,
Stormy, thrashing down.
By Kadie Strang
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Waterfall Haiku
Beautiful, thrashing,
Rumbling, flowing, raging
Crashing waterfall.
By Mia
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Tanka River poem
River, flowing fast
Smoothly, swiftly, gently, clear
Rises peacefully
The fishy water bubbled
Calmly, steadily, swiftly .
By: Sam, Jake, Henry , Leo , Kaiden and Natasha
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Tetractys- River Poem
Dark,
Thrashing,
Menacing,
Gushing wildly,
Beastly raging, roaring like a lion!
By: Jake, Henry, Leo, Kaiden & Natasha.
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River Haiku
Beautiful river,
Flowing quick like a cheetah,
Rapidly rushing.
By Lacey
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Waterfall Haiku
Splashing waterfall,
Zipping, beautifully wet,
Rapidly rushing.
by Justice
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Waterfall Poem
Flowing waterfall,
Powerfully gliding,
Rapidly rushing.
By Marc