The River
Greg Lanier 1962 (Atlanta, GA)
There’s a river
Passing slowly,
Don’t know no rainbows.
The wind blows,
Birds calling,
Following fish to the sea;
The river reminds me of me.
Trees are swayin’,
Children playin’,
Thought I heard them callin’ my name.
Forgotten games; I’m falling,
Falling for dreams I can’t see,
Following fish to the sea;
The river reminds me of me.
There’s a river
Passing slowly,
Don’t know no rainbows.
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Submitted by GregLanier on May 10, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 391 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 3 |
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