The River (Theme and synopsis)

The river in this poem has its own positive and negative side just like human beings.The theme highlighted in this poem is about nature itself where poet describes the criteria of the river.The river can be calm and at the same time it can turn to an ugly monster.

Synopsis of the poem

The River is about the many faces of a river.  The river is a wanderer where he moves all over the place.  He does not sit still and is always in motion.  He is also a winder where he twists and turns.  He meanders.  He  is  also a hoarder where  he  keeps  things  deep  down in  his  river bed.  Sometimes, he is a baby when he is happily flowing along. At times, he is a singer as seen through the happy sounds of the water.  Finally, he is also a monster and can devour trees (most probably referring to a flood).