Set aside a good amount of time for this, access your poet mind and let your writing run:
What is a river?
You might start by interpreting your answer within a specific field, like physics, environmentalism, or politics. You could find yourself writing about something you’ve seen with your own eyes, something you live with now. You might write that there may not be an answer or that the question makes no sense, and why. You might read the question, close your eyes for a few moments, and write whatever appears there. Options as diverse as…
I have lived along many rivers…
A river is something I rarely see…
The river is the beginning of all things…
A river is a place of fear / comfort / love / death…
The river will always be defined by what I lost inside it…
The river is family…
Rivers begin with a mountain and end with a sea…
All I know about rivers is that the ocean is full of them. What I know about the ocean is…
Be creative and have fun!