River Poems – Year 4

An Anthology of Poems produced for

World Book Day 2015

1

Stream Tanka

Bubbly, flowing stream,

Peaceful, graceful, slow, steady,

Beautiful, flowing,

Slow, steady, foamy like bubbles,

Beautiful, peaceful, graceful.

By Abigail Holt

2

River Tanka.

Drowning slowly,

Gracefully rushing,

Dashing peacefully,

Powerfully, rapidly,

Quickly, whooshing angrily.

By Aimee

3

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

4

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.

5

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

By Francklyne

6

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

7

River Tanka

River, prancing slow,

Gracefully, flowing calmly,

Gently, trickling,

Rumbling, grumbling sly,

Crashing, glimmering dancing.

By Keely Keelan

8

Waterfall Haiku

Bubbling speedily,

Smashing , crashing rapidly,

Angry rhino’s charge.

By Kadie C

9

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

10

Waterfall Haiku

Crashing waterfall,

Thrashing, flashing rapidly,

An angry tiger.

By Lewis

11

River Tanka

Dancing, prancing, wet,

Relaxed, calm, gracefully quick,

Swirling, bubbling,

Rumbling horrendously,

Furiously grumbling.

By Liam P

12

River Diamante

River

Flowing, cold, beautiful

Gliding gently, tiny tinkle

Thrashing against rocks

Ferocious, gushing

Sea

By Jayden & Logan

13

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

14

Waterfall Haiku

Thrashing waterfall,

Zipping, beautiful, water,

Angry lion’s roar.

By Macie Splaine

15

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.

16

River Cinquain

River

Wet, bubbly,

Swooshing, slashing, crashing,

Waving gently, trickling, calm,

Water.

By Nicole

17

River Cinquain

River, Flowing smoothly,

Moving, rippling, wet,

Unbelievable, dazzling,

Life source.

By Sophie

18

River Haiku

Roaring angrily,

Furiously tumbling,

Stormy, thrashing down.

By Kadie Strang

19

Waterfall Haiku

Beautiful, thrashing,

Rumbling, flowing, raging

Crashing waterfall.

By Mia

20

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

21

Tetractys- River Poem

Dark,

Thrashing,

Menacing,

Gushing wildly,

Beastly raging, roaring like a lion!

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

22

River Haiku

Beautiful river,

Flowing quick like a cheetah,

Rapidly rushing.

By Lacey

23

Waterfall Haiku

Splashing waterfall,

Zipping, beautifully wet,

Rapidly rushing.

by Justice

24

Waterfall Poem

Flowing waterfall,

Powerfully gliding,

Rapidly rushing.

By Marc