River Comments

in the dungarees of childhood, - - -one of those perfect lines we all yearn to write and will stick in our minds forever

Very good poem. Nature, our beloved mother, what did we do to her?

This poet belongs in the company of giants like Angelou, Dickinson, Frost and others in the top 500. She earned every word of Frank Avon's well-thought out comment and the enthusiastic comments of Pulingat and Dillon and Hall. Frankly, I have seen other people's poems being placed in the top 500 that did not deserve that honor at all. This one deserves its placement- it is top flight writing. Bravo indeed!

This, in my opinion, is exactly what 21st century poetry should be like: its sounds, its cadence, its powerful imagery, its accessibility yet subtlety, and above all its message. You are to be congratulated - and I trust you are being publsihed elsewhere than on PH pages. IMO, the line endings are just right - the enjambments read smoothly and contribute to the steady rhythms. But, I guess what amazes me most is the way your words always suggests rhymes without ever actually rhyming. I wish I could learn to do that. It's a masterful skills. Not to mention the horrific, damning pun with which the poems slaps you at the end. Bravo!

First paragraph and last line are delightful. I dont like the way the lines are broken up though. The way it flows is nasty and seems to characterize the way the river is being described. I like the idea though and it is nice to find someone that is writing about important things.

Congrats' on being voted 'poem of the day'. How well you expressed the dangers in the meals we so love. Thanks for sharing. Great expression!

Rivers of our child where we splashed and giggled are no more found. All we see is damned rivers black and grey slithering like wounded snake.

A remarkable poem of importance which deals with the sad plight and condition of the river once flowed in such clear waters. But unfortunately it is deadly now owing to the contamination of chemicals a curse of the present period. it is fantastically told by the poet in few lines of poem and made it a success in all respect and therefore I liked it.

Excellent Joanne. Well deserved Poem Of The Day. Thank you

Very well written on a topic ever recurring.IT just keeps proving profits don't have morals.

Reality born by greed flows down to the sea spelling out in the poem the river we damned..Always nice to read a poem of substance with meaning for the planet's good...regards

Nature once abuse well get back at us in time... quite a warning!

water is our survival it must be protected and kept clean. good write

River is the water system that should be kept clean! When the developed nations have managed to achieve the desirable quality, the developing nations still discharge their waste into river and messing up their livelihood in many ways! a thought provoking poem though the concept is mixed up with other irrelevant information!

Fantastic! really, a write to read and reread. When will we buck our ideas up as its continually recycled through our children....the river we damned.... so true...tyvm karen

river not only river a power of nations...a good poem

what are w e doing to nature? ? so well put... read my poem Raped, on this, too.

well a great reminder fro the kind of pllution that we are exposed to these days :))

wow.............! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !