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Dirge Poems - Poems about Dirge

Dirge Poems - Examples of all types of poems about dirge to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for dirge.
The Raven
...In the shadowed grove, where moonlight wanes, A raven perches, feathers inked with midnight stains. Its eyes, twin orbs of obsidian, hold secrets untold, As it croaks its mournful tale, a story of......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, animal, bird, dark, gothic,
Form: Free verse



A Dirge
... (In memory of Uncle Thomas) Bumpy breeze, like a blasting roar That day when you did soar without an oar Twenty-two years of sorrow, too long For many years, I sang a solemn song Days of dar......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, dark, death, depression, sick,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member After the Floods
... Dark clouds loomed over the horizon They broke loose in unprecedented force Nature’s wrath, sudden violence acquired It rained down as if unleashing all her fury It was a downpour w......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, angst, destiny, earth, rain,
Form: Free verse
Divinely Empowered
...In the depths of your being, there lies a spark, A divine flame, lighting up the dark. Empowered from within, you'll surely see, The strength to conquer, to be truly free. God within you, the s......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, abortion, absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: Ballade
Premium Member Sullen Scenery
... Written: April 05, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Perched delicately on the shiny cobalt. The brumal sky is where it lies. A sight that truly captur......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, nature,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT
...music to kids ears Pete carried on with his flute without parental consent his larynx engaged as his footprints leave their clues there would be scars over soot townsfolk grab pitchforks m......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, song,
Form: Choka
Premium Member Man on the Precipice of Eternity
...In seventy-eight, my steel-stallion, KZ1000, pride, wind in my hair. Its Sissy Bar, firm tether, bag secured, my wanderlust's prayer. Sun, snow, wind sculpt my journey's theme, my ......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, death, destiny, emotions, faith,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Once Upon a Time
..."N/A in Open Poetry 8" “Nothing gold can stay” Title of short poem by Robert Frost Once upon a time I was a stream that trickled along carefree, knowing nothing of the mighty ri......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Spontaneity
...Spontaneity 2-28-24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spontaneity Arthritic inertia, Absent of the Prime Mover, Bursts into astral fireflies of serendipity Coloring outside del......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, fun,
Form: Free verse
The Revenant pt 2 - Leviaethan
...The Revenant pt. 2 - Leviæthan I 'neath the grim pallor of a Plutonian moon, Sheltered in the cloak of Phantom's embrace, A tempest rages within flesh—entomb......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, anger, betrayal, dark, dream,
Form: Rhyme
The Dirge
...O Maya, 'Tis important to return from your invisible journey for I, right now, like a corpse dangling on the ground, wish to die in spring, beneath the cherry blossoms, while the springtime Moon is f......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, art, black love, break
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Oil Spill
...Note this poem was written some time ago but I was sick and deleted my site. I have been patiently reposting my poems since 9 October 2000. On November 13, 2002. The Prestige, one of twelve ta......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, abuse, pollution,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BE STILL MY HEART
... “Let my heart be still a moment and let this mystery explore” Edgar Allen Poe. Flutter dear heart Let this mystery start Of ......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, heart,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Minstrel of Moscow
... "I follow the Moskva and down to Gorky Park- listening to the winds of change" - Scorpions All the heads of state and their spouses (or significant others) have arrived and been seated for thi......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, judgement,
Form: Haibun
When death did us apart
...When death did us apart Inside the dirge, that hides behind the burial of the being, in the darkness of your iris, a harsh noise will cover the silence. How the sound of tears gives perm......Read the rest...
Categories: dirge, appreciation, blessing, books,
Form: Free verse

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