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Welcome to the Virginia River of Words Sample Poem page. Check out the sample poems below, and then read the poems of the national and international winners for 1998 and for 1997.

SUNSET ON THE WATER

sunset
beautiful, captivating
inspiring, uplifting, shocking
sun, clouds, waves, habitat
flowing, destroying, moving
peaceful, helpful
water 

 By Lauren Hayden, 13
Haiku

THE FROG

The frog
The frog is green
He jumps to lily pads
He feels like he is having fun
The amphibian

By Anna Hayden, 11
Cinquain