A river for all

Might River Murray, winds through this land
Back beyond the millennium, flowing endlessly
Bones of river boats, now lie beneath the river
On a muddy river bank, abandoned
The Mighty River Murray, searches endlessly

Manifesting a landscape, created by a mighty force
Cliffs reflecting a timeless landscape, the beauty and splendour
There was a time when the River Boats Ruled the river
In the beginning before roads and railways, River Boats ruled
A mighty inland highway, from Barmah to the sea


Following the nights, by moonlight and stars, the magic of the river
A sky scape, reflecting across a mirage of water, stars so bright
To light up a sky, and light the way for many who come, across your magic
The mighty river, has survived drought, floods, fed each and every life form

Glory days, saw towns bustling, now abandoned towns
River boat towns, shipping goods, along the inland highway
Some survived, now highway towns, bustling through
 
Today river boats lie abandoned, decaying along the river
Some now renovated, to their past glory
How they will tell a story of the River Murray, and all it's people
This was but a story of a Mighty River that belongs to us all.

 

 

Author's Note

Prose attempt and creating a picture of life along the river murray

Reviews

[KWP]

i have visited the Murray River a few time when I was a kid. It was beautiful and majestic and epitomised what I thought of as true blue Australia. Your words ring true and they offer a palette full of images .. a lovely depiction .. xx

[B.J]

Thank you, same feelings here, we are lucky with the country we have. It's sad though we have state fighting over the water rights of such a beautiful river for all to use and save for generations to come. Thank you for you're visit

[Jennie Baron]

You create a vivid picture and an interesting glimpse into history. Here in Texas where I live, there aren't any impressive rivers of close by, but for some reason I thought of the railroads and all the towns that grew up around them in their glory days and then were practically abandoned.

[B.J]

Same here a lot of railway towns have disappeared to road trains. Great big semi-trailers, the biggest I've seen is about 3 or 4 trailers moving along the highways together so fast. It's incredible Thank you so much for the comment

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

The mighty fall hard in bad times and sadness is left behind.
Thanks for sharing the outlooks on the riverside of changing times.

[B.J]

There is a lot of History to the River Murray in Australia at one stage recently we never thought it was going to survive

[TL Boehm]

Loved this homage to the Mighty Murray - rivers do become the blood flow of a country - especially liked those last two stanzas.

[B.J]

Thank you, the River does have a mighty history, a few years ago we nearly lost the river to over use and drought. Farmers walking of the land. The South Australian end where the river make the sea you could almost walk across the river. Then the floods arrived and fortunately I was down at the mouth of the river at the time, luckily for me I was amongst those that saw the mouth of the Murray open again in all its glory...Thank you for reading

[Linda alexander]

Great comparison and fabulous way of presenting, really enjoyed, elegant

[B.J]

Thank you, the River does have a mighty history, a few years ago we nearly lost the river to over use and drought. Farmers walking of the land. The South Australian end where the river make the sea you could almost walk across the river. Then the floods arrived and fortunately I was down at the mouth of the river at the time, luckily for me I was amongst those that saw the mouth of the Murray open again in all its glory...Thank you for reading

[Linda alexander]

You welcome, take care

[B.J]

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[Sami Khalil]

You portray this mighty river with great descriptions and bittersweet history to the land and people. You tell us a story and take us on a journey. Excellent...:)...........

[B.J]

Thank you, the River does have a mighty history, a few years ago we nearly lost the river to over use and drought. Farmers walking of the land. The South Australian end where the river make the sea you could almost walk across the river. Then the floods arrived and fortunately I was down at the mouth of the river at the time, luckily for me I was amongst those that saw the mouth of the Murray open again in all its glory...Thank you for reading

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. A great story to be written. You are welcome...:).......

[B.J]

I thought of that and remembered as I was writing your reply :)......................

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. We must be on the same page. You are welcome

[B.J]

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[Sami Khalil]

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[Bright Ocean Star]

Barb, you paint a nostalgic picture of this river. Your writing is very descriptive and rich with history and respect. I like the tone and the rhythm of this piece. Nice write!

[B.J]

Thank you, the River does have a mighty history, a few years ago we nearly lost the river to over use and drought. Farmers walking of the land. The South Australian end where the river make the sea you could almost walk across the river. Then the floods arrived and fortunately I was down at the mouth of the river at the time, luckily for me I was amongst those that saw the mouth of the Murray open again in all its glory...Thank you for reading