Friday, August 22, 2025

What the River Is

By Dinah Henry

The way a river is

that sometimes the touch is just dust

then a hard pouring down rainfall. 

Every wave feels like rocks thrown on my skin.

The smell is sometimes like clean mint,

but then it’s pure sulfur. 

The taste is between salty and earthy.

What I see is a river,

but some might think it’s a pond or a creek.

This river will grow in time though.

Just you wait and see.

 

 

About the Author


Dinah Henry has been going to ICC for 5 years. She majors in creative writing to help her writing skills. She already has five other poems in the Illinois Central Review that you should definitely read. She is mostly shy but once she warms up to you, you know that she probably won't stop talking. She is trying her best to be a famous writer. Make sure you tell her how much you love her work.

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