River Flow

River Flow
(after Langston Hughes)

Oh, that I could know that my
Words could combine like a soul
Ballad; one that has
That deep groove, that grown
Ups put the kids to bed, deep
In your feels like,
Damn, make the 
Wetness flow like rivers.

Oh yes. I’ve known rivers.

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This is for a dVerse prompt: Write a Golden Shovel poem.

So here is the prompt: Write a Golden Shovel poem.
*Choose a line from a poem that resonates with you.
*Build your poem so each line ends with a word from that line.
*Keep the words in order, forming the original line down the right margin.
*Let your poem move in its own direction. Surprise us!
*Include attribution (after [poet])

My Golden Shovel poem is taken from The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes. An excellent poem the line I’ve known rivers is from the poem as well and is repeated along with the line My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I hope you enjoy! 😊