PoetryWhat the River Keeps
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What the River Keeps
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Noor Fatima42 followers · Featured writer
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40Parts
★ 4.9155 ratings
7mRead time
Forty short poems about the Ravi, a grandmother’s hands, and learning what water forgives.
Updated 30 Apr 2026 · © All rights reservedTable of contents
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The Ravi17 Oct 2025 · 4.7K reads · 1 min
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Cardamom22 Oct 2025 · 4.7K reads · 1 min
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Grandmother’s Hands27 Oct 2025 · 4.6K reads · 1 min
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Paper Boat1 Nov 2025 · 4.6K reads · 1 min
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Fog6 Nov 2025 · 4.5K reads · 1 min
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Barsaat11 Nov 2025 · 4.5K reads · 1 min
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The Bridge16 Nov 2025 · 4.4K reads · 1 min
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Evening21 Nov 2025 · 4.4K reads · 1 min
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Kettle26 Nov 2025 · 4.3K reads · 1 min
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Letters2 Dec 2025 · 4.3K reads · 1 min
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Undertow6 Dec 2025 · 4.2K reads · 1 min
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What the River Keeps11 Dec 2025 · 4.2K reads · 1 min
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The First Page16 Dec 2025 · 4.1K reads · 1 min
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An Unsent Letter21 Dec 2025 · 4K reads · 1 min
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The Second Key26 Dec 2025 · 4K reads · 1 min
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The Ice Road31 Dec 2025 · 3.9K reads · 1 min
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Night Pharmacy6 Jan 2026 · 3.9K reads · 1 min
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What the Lamp Saw10 Jan 2026 · 3.8K reads · 1 min
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Undertow15 Jan 2026 · 3.8K reads · 1 min
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Glass Throne20 Jan 2026 · 3.7K reads · 1 min
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The Last Lantern25 Jan 2026 · 3.7K reads · 1 min
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Harbour Lights30 Jan 2026 · 3.6K reads · 1 min
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Small Hours4 Feb 2026 · 3.6K reads · 1 min
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After the Rain9 Feb 2026 · 3.5K reads · 1 min
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Signal14 Feb 2026 · 3.5K reads · 1 min
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The Keeper20 Feb 2026 · 3.4K reads · 1 min
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Salt and Iron24 Feb 2026 · 3.4K reads · 1 min
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The Map Room2 Mar 2026 · 3.3K reads · 1 min
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The Ember Vow6 Mar 2026 · 3.2K reads · 1 min
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Paper Boats11 Mar 2026 · 3.2K reads · 1 min
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The Lighthouse16 Mar 2026 · 3.1K reads · 1 min
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The Long Table21 Mar 2026 · 3.1K reads · 1 min
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Borrowed Light26 Mar 2026 · 3K reads · 1 min
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The Spare Key31 Mar 2026 · 3K reads · 1 min
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A Crown of Ash5 Apr 2026 · 2.9K reads · 1 min
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A Door Left Open10 Apr 2026 · 2.9K reads · 1 min
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Glass and Ember15 Apr 2026 · 2.8K reads · 1 min
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Low Tide20 Apr 2026 · 2.8K reads · 1 min
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Homecoming25 Apr 2026 · 2.7K reads · 1 min
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Old Roads30 Apr 2026 · 2.7K reads · 1 min
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Rabia Iqbal ★★★★★ · 18 Sep
Slow in the middle, but the ending is worth it.
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Faris Rizvi ★★★★ · 11 Sep
One of the best things I’ve read on Storyloom.
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Leo Shah ★★★★★ · 7 Sep
The characters feel like people I know.
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Anaya Noor ★★★★ · 27 Aug
One of the best things I’ve read on Storyloom.
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I love how quiet this story is.
Okay but that ending??