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Short
griefpoem by
Debbie Guzzi| Go to this short poem
falling
falling
to my knees in grief --
solid ground
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Short
griefpoem by
karen croft| Go to this short poem
grief stricken
Excruciating loss of limbs
As tears run uncontrolled
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Short
griefpoem by
nicole marrier| Go to this short poem
Grieve
Today im not sad
Im in the next stage of grief
Today im angry
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Short
griefpoem by
Gert W. Knop| Go to this short poem
Chile in argony
Houses in rubble
Concepción fallen in argony
The world is in grief
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Short
griefpoem by
Barbara Gorelick| Go to this short poem
Alone
The mirror speaks truth
Her lonely eyes reflect grief
Another day gone
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Short
griefpoem by
paul holmes| Go to this short poem
Tears
Emotions wet trail
Of laughter or grief, often
A mixture of both.
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Short
griefpoem by
Michael J. Falotico| Go to this short poem
"Less to Carry"
My shoulders are tired
of carrying so much grief
from a long hard week..
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Short
griefpoem by
Cherie Lowe| Go to this short poem
Free
Oh gentle spirit
Set loose from life’s pain and grief
Flee to the heavens
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Short
griefpoem by
Dina Televitskaya| Go to this short poem
smile
It has flown to me.
And it has given me grief.
It was your sad smile.
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Short
griefpoem by
Gregory Golden| Go to this short poem
What Endless Smile
What sign of grief
What endless smile
Is that
What makes
This heart denial
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Short
griefpoem by
Joyce Johnson| Go to this short poem
Time Goes By
Old Father Time that master thief,
Will steal your dreams and pay with grief.
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Short
griefpoem by
James Burns| Go to this short poem
Passing...
Screams above the din
A moment of grief and loss
A loved one passes
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Short
griefpoem by
Justin Debrosse| Go to this short poem
Faces in funeral homes
Faces in funeral homes
We noses display grief-
I'm lost in memory of death's entrance
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Short
griefpoem by
Asif Andalib| Go to this short poem
The poor
In congested homes of slums
The poor people live –
No one listens to their grief!
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Short
griefpoem by
Margaret Okubo| Go to this short poem
Joy Lost
Pain and grief remains
as thieves in the dark of night
rob a heart of joy.
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Short
griefpoem by
Johnette Loefgren| Go to this short poem
ship wrecked
Waves break on your shore
tred the shells of shattered dreams
dashed on shoals of grief
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Short
griefpoem by
john o'brien| Go to this short poem
True Rest
True Rest
Though grief is real
And problems still exist
The peace He gives is far greater
Jesus
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Short
griefpoem by
Joshua Lacey| Go to this short poem
Express Yourself
Express Christian's belief
Satan up to mischief
Only path to relief
Instead of saying "Good grief"
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Short
griefpoem by
Alfred Brown| Go to this short poem
A Rose
The life of a rose, so wonderful yet too brief
Generates a smile when the heart is in grief.
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Short
griefpoem by
Gregory Golden| Go to this short poem
Remove This Mask
Life wears
This mask
Of grief and
Happiness
Unveil this truth. again
At last, we remove this mask
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Short
griefpoem by
Russell Sivey| Go to this short poem
Carrying Grief
My mind though blessed with wisdom
Carries with it grief of years gone by
Russell Sivey
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Short
griefpoem by
Igor Marinovsky| Go to this short poem
Time
Time is our joy and sadness,
happiness and grief.
Sometimes it flows so fast.
Sometimes it runs so slow.
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Short
griefpoem by
Just That Archaic Poet| Go to this short poem
I Can't Go On Like This
Take me to my Halcyon,
The place where all my grief is gone
While I'm unsure if Peace is pure-
When all I do is wrong!
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Short
griefpoem by
dheya shirqati| Go to this short poem
It's the evening
Windows wide open on the Oxygen of grief ..
And flowers of the depression on the table of silent ..
It's the evening!!
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Short
griefpoem by
Ruben O.| Go to this short poem
Cut Down
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friend's fault stirs soul's grief
allied axe logs weak aura
grand tree ends landing
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Short
griefpoem by
Francine Roberts| Go to this short poem
life goes on
intermittant storms
rage in the sky and my heart
my unshed tears burn
in spite of my grief
the sun shines and life goes on
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Short
griefpoem by
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders| Go to this short poem
Charlie Brown
Poor Charlie Brown,
a boy who always wore a frown.
No Valentines, no love, good grief!
Bald head hung low in disbelief.
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Short
griefpoem by
Brian Strand| Go to this short poem
eap-AUDITION
The poet hears silence;
in the eyes of grief
within the clouds motif
in the falling leaf
of the haiku,brief
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Short
griefpoem by
S.Jagathsimhan Nair| Go to this short poem
AVIAN GRIEF
Families bereaved
Epaulettes and sacrifice
And valour buried
Only this lone guest to sit
And rue, in avian grief.
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Short
griefpoem by
Ellie Daphne| Go to this short poem
Lady Mantle's grief
Lady Mantle's grief
like morning dew drops
her transparent healing tears
display so clearly
@ Ellie Daphne
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Short
griefpoem by
Modupe Sefunmi| Go to this short poem
Flaming Fire Crackled
flaming fire crackled
ranging venom of cruel souls
thousands of hope dashed
burning ember raised its hands
the world united in grief
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Short
griefpoem by
raskin bobbins| Go to this short poem
recovery starts small
Tall pines, burnt forest
Devastation of soot and grief
Blackened bark, smokes
Winds whisper as time passes
Among the decay, seedlings
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Short
griefpoem by
jack horne| Go to this short poem
Susan Hill's Woman in Black
The woman in black:
Spirit haunting Eel Marsh house,
Detests the living,
Wasted, bitter, died of grief,
Terrifies the villagers.
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Short
griefpoem by
Carrie Richards| Go to this short poem
Restoration
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Wounded pillaged trees
Phoenixed under sunlit peace
Rising out of grief
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Short
griefpoem by
Debbie Guzzi| Go to this short poem
Lashed
heartbreaking aqua
tears tearing from lashed sighs
run in wakes of blue
endless fountain of grief’s fall
wipe salt filled eyes
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Short
griefpoem by
William Masonis| Go to this short poem
Political Chastuska #1: How to Respond to a Meltdown?
Depression rears its ugly head;
New grief for those in need.
Throw money at it 'til it's dead,
Yet place no check on corporate greed.
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Short
griefpoem by
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen| Go to this short poem
Lamenting Blossom
Lamenting Blossom
Shed not tears of grief.
Light forestalls your requiem.
Glorifying life.
© Dane Smith-Johnsen
April 18, 2010
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Short
griefpoem by
Just That Archaic Poet| Go to this short poem
Peace-Offering
My Hopes renewed and doubts subdued,
Pray no grief comes soon intrude-
May Peace of Mind thus tell me true,
"The only one for me is you."
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Short
griefpoem by
Owen Yeates| Go to this short poem
Poisonous Barb
A poisonous barb did depart
From her venomous mouth like a dart
Said with disdain
Caused much grief and pain
And embedded itself in his heart
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Short
griefpoem by
harry horsman| Go to this short poem
Grief Of Betrayal
Oh summer’s love flown
gone with the swallows on wing,
life now insipid
when warmth torn out of one’s heart
like the pending storm; freezes.
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Short
griefpoem by
Brian Strand| Go to this short poem
BROKEN
In
his grief
for a child
despair crushes
love-
pain
erupts
into an
obsession with
death.
Ekphrasis on his series on death by Bocklin
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Short
griefpoem by
Carrie Richards| Go to this short poem
Remembering Springtime
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Autumn memories
Giving birth to a teardrop
a leaf folds in grief
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Short
griefpoem by
Brian Strand| Go to this short poem
A CLERK'S TALE
He
made a
map of sorrow-
in tribute to his
love,
his
journey
through the vale-
found him peace with
God
Ekphrasis -C Lewis-A Grief Observed
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Short
griefpoem by
James Horn| Go to this short poem
Sin and Grief
Sin is small word which is so obscure;
How much more of it can we endure?
Causing so much pain along with grief;
God please put in my site much relief.
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Short
griefpoem by
DINA SCALIA| Go to this short poem
9-11
Sadness
Pain
From tragedy remain
The grief we relive each year again
But
The spirit revives within us all
Remembering the purpose of our countries call
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Short
griefpoem by
Can Yucel| Go to this short poem
only gift
Lost in waiting full
of grief
my eyes dive into
your absense.
I cannot make my
heart understand
that the flowing
tears
are the only gift
from you
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Short
griefpoem by
Gregory Golden| Go to this short poem
I Trade You For This Gold
I kiss you not,
Sweet Jesus,
Upon your flesh
I kiss you not,
For I am weak
Broken by
This seed
Of grief
Why did I
Trade you
For this
Bag of gold
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Short
griefpoem by
jack horne| Go to this short poem
Kissing Suzanne
My first love was called Sue Heather,
I thought I’d love her forever.
We kissed and came to grief:
With braces on her teeth,
She stapled my lips together.
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Short
griefpoem by
Robert Uy| Go to this short poem
Joy I Felt At Knowing Her
Joy I felt at knowing her
Despair came along with love
Tomorrows shall be naught of her,
And with it, grief.
How come I want none of the liberation
Letting go brings?
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Short
griefpoem by
Linda Rutherford| Go to this short poem
Monster..
Eyes red from crying
anger so deep..kills the soul
childhood stripped away
she is help in grief and love
safely in her mothers arms
For the contest T(h)anka you
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