Poem Details | by
JAN ALLISON |
Categories:
beauty, loss,
Such precious gemstones
Morning dew shines like diamonds
God’s tears from heaven
Written on 18th February 2 days before my father died
Posted 22nd February 2015
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Poem Details | by
Andrea Dietrich |
Categories:
loss
soul-torn trees forlorn
will never be ever green
too much rain too late
For Brian Strand's YOUR VERSE AGAIN
any theme/any form max of 12 lines Poetry Contest
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Poem Details | by
harry horsman |
Categories:
loss,
the heroes of war
with medals
lay on yonder field
© Harry J Horsman 2018
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Poem Details | by
Dan Keir |
Categories:
adventure, dedication, freedom, home, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, metaphor, mystery, nature, nostalgia, people, political, sad, satire, social, sorrow, spiritual, success, time, travel, uplifting, urban, visionary, war, write,
A void of Facebook
Creativity dies here...
Procrastination!
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Poem Details | by
Carolyn Devonshire |
Categories:
loss, natural disasters
twisters swirl
nest graveyards ‘neath fallen trees
birds mourn their unborn
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Poem Details | by
Joe Inka |
Categories:
adventure, loss, nature,
The sea is unkempt
Unwary sailors regret
Thar mate has been swept
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Poem Details | by
L. J. Carber |
Categories:
farewell, loss, nature, nostalgia, seasons,
the little wildflowers
of spring blanket the backyard
till the mower comes...
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Poem Details | by
Deirdre Omaidin |
Categories:
loss
biting mountain air
baby lamb trails on the edge....
mint sauce with dinner
entry for Charles Henderson's strict Haiku 2 competition
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Poem Details | by
Sarah Jones |
Categories:
angst, confusion, death, depression, loss, sad, teen,
Sleeping in sorrow
If I don't wake tomorrow
Then all will be well.
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Poem Details | by
Ashlee Tilford |
Categories:
loss
He has gone away...
When I look for him I see...
Nothing but green grass.
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Poem Details | by
Saalik Siddikki |
Categories:
depression, hope, life, loss, on work and working, people
Jobless, indebted -
battles with insanity
- writes haiku shaiku
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Poem Details | by
Cathy Ncube |
Categories:
history, introspection, loss, philosophy, political, visionary
only foolish men
let their nation plummet, with
their eyes wide open
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Poem Details | by
jeanine dejesus |
Categories:
life, loss, nature, peace, seasons, uplifting, visionary,
A wisp of white cloud
On a breeze, that cools the land
Autumn is soon here
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Poem Details | by
L. J. Carber |
Categories:
autumn, loss, nature, old, sad, seasons,
reluctant leaves fall
from the old tree showering
an old man walking.
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Poem Details | by
Laura Breidenthal |
Categories:
depression, life, loss, sad, me, me,
in - pie - ces
why must you be in fragments?
take me pl—
ease me in-
to the pangs of oppression
let me ROT
in fragments
i trust you'll be whole again
while I break
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Poem Details | by
Brian Strand |
Categories:
life, loss
words left unsaid
drift upon the east wind-
freeze in my heart
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Poem Details | by
Robert Lindley |
Categories:
art, bereavement, dark, death, heartbreak, loss, sorrow,
Single Flower, In Winter's Grip
cold and frozen heart
graveyard, abandoned tombstone
life, fires, dead ashes
Robert J. Lindley, 11-13-2019
Haiku, ( Where Sorrows Meet Memories )
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Poem Details | by
James Burns |
Categories:
angst, confusion, death, family, loss, sad
Screams above the din
A moment of grief and loss
A loved one passes
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Poem Details | by
Dan Keir |
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, confusion, dream, education, faith, freedom, god, happiness, health, heaven, history, holocaust, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, miracle, nature, on writing and words, pain, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religious, sad, spiritual, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, write,
Beauty of nature
Why condense it down to God?
Isn’t life enough?
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Poem Details | by
courtney webb |
Categories:
animals, childhood, death, life, loss,
Black smoke covers all
children animals run
but they can't escape
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Poem Details | by
David Meade |
Categories:
loss, love,
running . . . denying
I am weary -- where can I go
your love pursues me
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Poem Details | by
Asif Andalib |
Categories:
life, loss,
In the sea of tears
A trawler full of fishes –
The pirates attack!
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Poem Details | by
Dan Keir |
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, courage, dream, education, faith, fantasy, fear, funny, god, heaven, history, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, love, miracle, mystery, nostalgia, on work and working, parody, passion, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religion, religious, spiritual, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, write,
Omniscient guy
Yet he lets bad things happen
How can he exist?
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Poem Details | by
Tanya Harrington |
Categories:
life, loss, nature,
pale silken strands sway
tickling the warm breezy air
honey wheat wands dance
prosperity flows
nourishing life on the farm
drought came and all died
TLH © 05-31-2012
Haiku/Senryu
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Poem Details | by
Leo Larry Amadore |
Categories:
death, introspection, loss, nature,
The earth is green now.
The flowers open early,
blooming but to die.
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Poem Details | by
Pheko Motaung |
Categories:
life, loss, lost love, marriage, moon,
Moonlight metaphor
The blind stars are his best friends
The great sea my heart
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Poem Details | by
Jim Tidd |
Categories:
soccer,
A momentary
lapse of attention results
in a sudden loss.
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Poem Details | by
Dan Keir |
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, confusion, courage, dream, faith, god, happiness, heaven, history, hope, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, love, memory, metaphor, miracle, parody, passion, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religion, religious, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, uplifting, write,
God made all people
But some better than others?
Stop being silly.
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Poem Details | by
Sharon Gulley |
Categories:
betrayal, innocence, leaving, loss,
Nothing stays the same
remember yesterday
A quite love
cuts like a blade.
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Poem Details | by
Sara Kendrick |
Categories:
animals, death, health, life, loss, nature
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Ornamental bird
Silver coated on den shelf
Oil coated soon death
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Poem Details | by
James Fraser |
Categories:
beautiful, conflict, dark, deep, dream, space, world,
Is their life on Mars
Carlotto's image, the Sphinx
Was their life on Mars
Creativity
Our intentions bring again
To Mars, loss or gain
But then we must ask
Simply, what can mankind bring
Mars no longer sings
For Contest 'Subject Mars' written July 7th, 2015.
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Poem Details | by
Mohammad Yamin |
Categories:
caregiving, loss,
My hands were
Alone that
Patted my back
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Poem Details | by
Gail DeBole |
Categories:
loss, nature,
a startled sun -
scattered elephants on the plane;
their families grieve
Written: February 1999
Updated: January 29, 2016
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Poem Details | by
Hyle Chu |
Categories:
loss, nature
A white day ends—
red clouds reflect
the setting sun
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Poem Details | by
James Fraser |
Categories:
anger, angst, horror, life, loss, people, war,
A gentle wind asks
Answered, simply, why not still
Said family grieve
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