River Poems – Year 4

An Anthology of Poems produced for

World Book Day 2015
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

2
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

3
 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.

4
 Waterfall Haiku
Beautiful trickling,
A gigantic waterfall,
Gracefully splashing.

By Francklyne
5
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

6
 River Tanka

River, prancing slow,

Gracefully, flowing calmly,
Gently, trickling,
Rumbling, grumbling sly,
Crashing, glimmering dancing.

By Keely Keelan

7
Waterfall Haiku

Bubbling speedily,
Smashing , crashing rapidly,
Angry rhino’s charge.

By Kadie C

8
 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

9
Waterfall Haiku

Crashing waterfall,
Thrashing, flashing rapidly,
An angry tiger.

By Lewis

10
 River Tanka

Dancing, prancing, wet,

Relaxed, calm, gracefully quick,
Swirling, bubbling,
Rumbling horrendously,
Furiously grumbling.

By Liam P

11
 River Diamante

River
Flowing, cold, beautiful
Gliding gently, tiny tinkle
Thrashing against rocks
Ferocious, gushing
Sea

By Jayden & Logan

12
 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

13
Waterfall Haiku
Thrashing waterfall,
Zipping, beautiful, water,
Angry lion’s roar.

By Macie Splaine
14
 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.

15
 River Cinquain

River
Wet, bubbly,
Swooshing, slashing, crashing,
Waving gently, trickling, calm,
Water.

By Nicole

16
 River Cinquain

River,
Flowing smoothly,
Moving, rippling, wet,
Unbelievable, dazzling,
Life source.

By Sophie

17
 River Haiku

Roaring angrily,

Furiously tumbling,

Stormy, thrashing down.

By Kadie Strang

18
Waterfall Haiku
Beautiful, thrashing,
Rumbling, flowing, raging
Crashing waterfall.

By Mia

19
 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

20
 Tetractys- River Poem

Dark,

Thrashing,

Menacing,

Gushing wildly,

Beastly raging, roaring like a lion!

By: Jake, Henry, Leo, Kaiden & Natasha.

21
 River Haiku

Beautiful river,

Flowing quick like a cheetah,

Rapidly rushing.

By Lacey

22
Waterfall Haiku

Splashing waterfall,

Zipping, beautifully wet,

Rapidly rushing.

by Justice

23
 Waterfall Poem
Flowing waterfall,
Powerfully gliding,
Rapidly rushing.

By Marc

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