Alice Oswald

It's a relief to hear the rain. It's the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle or rivulet or flood.

British Poet

The term 'rivulet' suggests the water body is very tiny compared to a river.

Small Size

Rivulets often appear in natural landscapes and are described in nature-scapes.

Natural Setting

Use 'rivulet' to create vivid images, especially in poetic or descriptive writing.

Descriptive Imagery

 to maybe think about that story again in a different way. Not only is the tree much bushier, maybe, than we originally thought about it, but our family tree may not actually be a bush at all. What we may be looking at is more like a river delta; a whole bunch of rivulets coming down from a common source;

How Finding This Human...

 Such a limited rainfall, and highest colorful life flourished in these areas. You won't find water in this slide. But it is invisible. Somewhere a stream or a rivulet