Butterfly poetry collection
Roads and Rivers: Poetic Paths
A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.
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Comparisons
Path and Flow:
Roads are path, firm and true,
Rivers flow, coming through.
One guides with a steady hand,
The other wanders, across the land.
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Route and Stream:
Roads route, a direct line,
Rivers stream, a winding sign.
One navigates with a purposeful pace,
The other meanders, a gentle grace.
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Journey and Current:
Roads journey, far and wide,
Rivers current, a flowing tide.
One travels with a forward cheer,
The other drifts, drawing near.
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Path and Flow:
Roads are paths, carved and straight,
Rivers are flow, nature's gate.
One guides with a steady hand,
The other meanders, across the land.
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Journey and Stream:
Roads are journeys, paved and true,
Rivers are streams, fresh and new.
One drives forth with a constant pace,
The other winds, in gentle grace.
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Paths of Life:
Roads, they stretch with asphalt's might,
Rivers, flow with nature's light.
Roads, they carve through hills and plains,
Rivers, wind with gentle strains.
Comparisons
Both together, ways we tread,
In their balance, journeys spread.
Roads and rivers, life they weave,
In their paths, our dreams achieve.
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