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Rivers and Roads: Poetic Paths

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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Comparisons

Flow and Track:

Rivers, flow, a winding grace,
Roads, track, a straightened pace.
One meanders, free and wild,
The other leads, direct and mild.

02

Comparisons

Current and Path:

Rivers, current strong and free,
Roads, paths where journeys be.
One carves through land, a liquid trail,
The other weaves through hill and vale.

03

Comparisons

Water and Stone:

Rivers, water's gentle bend,
Roads, stone that has no end.
One whispers songs of nature's lore,
The other hums with footsteps' score.

04

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Flow and Path:

Rivers are flow, nature's course,
Roads are paths, guided force.
One winds with a gentle grace,
The other leads, a steady pace.

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Current and Route:

Rivers are currents, ever moving,
Roads are routes, always proving.
One carves through land with might,
The other journeys, day and night.

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Journeys' Path:

Rivers, where currents gently glide,
Roads, where paths in freedom stride.
Rivers, in meanders find their way,
Roads, where travelers' footsteps lay.

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Comparisons

Both together, journeys trace,

In their passage, find your place.
Rivers and roads, life's adventure's call,
Destiny's journey, one and all.

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