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Short
funeral
poem by
Savannah Rose Harper | Go to this short poem
The Sad Day
The twins are dying
Both of them are just crying
Falling funeral
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Short
funeral
poem by
Robb A. Kopp | Go to this short poem
Life Song
Still funeral home
Sweet song of the metronome….
Ninety three steps home
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Short
funeral
poem 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
funeral
poem by
kathryn collins | Go to this short poem
almond petal pall
barely pink blossoms
Vincent’s funeral blanket
lay atop his grave
Kathryn McLoughlin Collins
July 26, 2012
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Short
funeral
poem by
James Chenevert | Go to this short poem
Origional quote
Life in the fast lane ends up with you being the lead car,
in a slow moving funeral procession.
J. K. Chenevert 1995
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Short
funeral
poem by
Joe Flach | Go to this short poem
Title
skidding tires-
crying at her funeral
Entry in the Broken Monoku contest
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Short
funeral
poem by
Chelsea Boyd | Go to this short poem
The Elements
The fire consumes our souls
The wind spreads the fire
The earth catches the sparks
The water destroys the funeral pyre.
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Short
funeral
poem by
corey scholz | Go to this short poem
the hypocrisy of children
the girl in the purple leotard
that everyone made fun of
until the accident
when they all went to the funeral
and pretended to cry
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Short
funeral
poem by
Tara Andre | Go to this short poem
Silly Epitaph 9
Here lies a man who had no name.
There was a funeral; Nobody came.
No one cried, and None was blamed
Only three men attended; what a shame.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Charles Sides | Go to this short poem
Egotistical Twit
I had a boss who thought he was it
He was an Egotistical Twit
When he passed away
On funeral day
Only two people showed and that’s it
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Short
funeral
poem by
Thvia Shetley | Go to this short poem
A golf limerick
While a man was golfing in Fife
a funeral cortege was arife,
his head bowed in prayer
at this somber affair
to pay last respects to his wife!
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Short
funeral
poem by
Bob Wombacher Jr. | Go to this short poem
Dead End
No, I'll not attend Bill Johnson's funeral.
I'd guess he's the next one in line.
And why not, you say?
Let me put it this way:
It's because he's not coming to mine.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Judith Angell Meyer | Go to this short poem
His funeral
That he planned his funeral is factual
And being a prankster quite actual
He prerecorded his voice
So when we kneeled on the joist
He said, "Hi there! Don't I look natural."
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Short
funeral
poem by
harry horsman | Go to this short poem
First Funeral for a Five Year Old
I
close my
eyes in haste,
one’s body gone
into the inner sanctum of the ground.
Gone, gone forever into paradise.
are you joking
I’m asking,
in the
ground?
© Harry J Horsman 2012
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Short
funeral
poem by
mourning mist | Go to this short poem
The Funeral
I buried my wife that I loved just yesterday,
I thought she loved me the very same way,
After the funeral I stumbled upon a love note,
She loved another man and sailed upon his boat.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Nikhil Gupta | Go to this short poem
Untitled - July 3, 2011
My mind darkened with desire
Sweltering like a funeral pyre
My heart burdened with sin
A disgrace to both kith and kin
As sorrow overcomes my soul
Am hopeless without a goal
A puppet with an evil role.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Paul Curtis | Go to this short poem
ARE YOU WEARING BLACK
Are you wearing black?
Yes it’s a funeral I know
But underneath the garb
Is that all black also?
No, it’s not irreverent
Picturing you in lacy black
There was no bigger letch
Than your dead uncle Jack
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Short
funeral
poem by
kash poet | Go to this short poem
funeral song
her lips quiver
without making a sound...
funeral song
© kashinath karmakar 2012
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Placement:1st ;(March 2012)
Contest:Strictly a Stickler for Strictness (haiku)
Sponsor:Charles Henderson
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Short
funeral
poem by
prentiss davis | Go to this short poem
IF i die
when i die, please cry for me
i wanna be loved, i long to be free
no funeral, just sniffles and tears
say you cant live, mourn me for years
selfish maybe, who are you to judge
but maybe i wont die, maybe i wont budge..
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Short
funeral
poem by
Albert Ahearn | Go to this short poem
Greenhouse Gas
Our blue marble is imperiled
Due to excessive CO2
Like being over a barrel.
Our blue marble is imperiled.
Greenhouse gas, it's our funeral
the solutions long overdue.
Our blue marble is imperiled
Due to excessive CO2.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Pinaki Ranjan Mukherjee | Go to this short poem
Post-funeral me
"Gorgeous" -
she said;
and added -
"mysterious" too.
dark suit, black tie -
silhouette -
she saw
dress,
you saw physique;
blind God asked -
"what's going on dude"?
my sigh replied,
I'm mourning over my death.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Robert Pettit | Go to this short poem
Barbarians
Barbarians trampled through the empire.
They came in waves from wherever was home.
Boors killed Romans and set buildings afire.
Cities were laid to waste when tribes would roam.
These ruffians lit Rome’s funeral pyre.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Samantha-Jane Smith | Go to this short poem
Why Should I Stay
What would happen if i was gone?
If i disappeared?
Who would look for me?
Who would blow it off?
What if i never woke up?
Who would come to my funeral?
Who would forget?
What if I pushed through pain?
Would anyone care?
Who all cares???
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Short
funeral
poem by
Christopher Ferguson | Go to this short poem
Desensitized
Everclear tastes like water
And heroin feels like breathing
Explosions blast like silence
And morning feels like evening
Parties feel like funerals
And fame brings no acclaim
Friday feels like Monday
And joy and sorrow feel the same
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Short
funeral
poem by
Will Coker | Go to this short poem
Justice
People don't laugh at funerals
except, perhaps in their hearts.
For as long as the speeches are ringing out,
breathe evenly.
And measure against veracity the hears of the praise,
knowing that justice
is quietly waiting in the corner.
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Short
funeral
poem by
DON JOHNSON | Go to this short poem
his fate
each to his own funeral gift,
the hook will give my bones a lift,
at the university...
or so my old mate says of he:)
i have threatened to steal him off the hook:)
police might think it kind of crook,
jail time for little me?
Don
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Short
funeral
poem by
Joshua Vick | Go to this short poem
Funeral in the Rain
What a fitting day to say goodbye
A funeral in the rain
As if the angles began to cry
Because you went away
And yet the sun breaks through the clouds
To give the world a smile
Letting me know all is alright
And I’ll see you in the sky
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Short
funeral
poem by
Ashley Daly | Go to this short poem
Why Did I Look At The Clock?
Why did I look at the clock?
Did I want time to stop?
Nothing’s totally originally
Including you
I am the anti-art
If you like a white dress
I’ll wear one of black
And I won’t take it off til your funeral
Because I’m wearing red to that
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Short
funeral
poem by
Frank Penicaro | Go to this short poem
Breakfast Menu
Broken arms hold a baby chewed in leprosy,
Black rain covers slit wrists,
Birthdays are rehearsals for Funerals.
The heart is a rapist
fate a faded color.
there just isn't enough candles
to go around
for the man
who stays
drunk
forever.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Jim Campbell | Go to this short poem
The Blackbird
The Blackbird
Looms over my grave
At my funeral
Nobody came
Not a soken word
For this slave
Neither a hero
Or unbrave
A life with nothing to show
His last words wen't unheard
The only one he really did know
Was the Blackbird
That looms over his grave..
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Short
funeral
poem by
Lyndell Cadasse | Go to this short poem
I Do Not Exist
Chasing snowflakes in summer
Sunshine building sandcastles
In winter walking alone amidst
A crowd of ghosts holding
Hands with non existent
Finger tips writing on mirrors
After cold water showers
Attending my funeral on
My child's birthday
I do not exist..
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Short
funeral
poem by
tom bell | Go to this short poem
Cenotaph
I caught a draft
In the Cenotaph,
Honoring a dead man
Who was not there
The clergy saw me shiver,
Got me a chair,
The ceremony went on
And I died right there
Well at least I provided
The funeral focus
Although, for years,
There were rumors
Of Hocus-Pocus
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Short
funeral
poem by
Le Sony'r Ra | Go to this short poem
Latenight No2
On grieving:
there is both a time
and a place.
Leave your swollen sensations at your seats,
and please allow the door to hit you on your way out;
I can tell you need the kick.
Call it a funeral,
sounds like a carnival,
call it a funeral,
I call it a fun-for-all.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Sasha Marchlewski | Go to this short poem
No black at my Funeral
Do not wear black to my funeral
For this will be a joyus day
No more will I be forced to linger on this earth
The destruction and hatred around me
No more will I feel the pain that has come into my heart
Do not wear black to my funeral
For this will be a joyus day
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Short
funeral
poem by
kylie arello | Go to this short poem
Amazing Rain
Amazing grace
a church choir sang
and one woman's head in a church pew hang
a tear rolls down her face in pain
for a loved one song
at there funeral played
for it hurt so much
she ran into the rain
where tears look normal
and there is no pain
By:Kylie Arello
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Short
funeral
poem by
Gary Bovett | Go to this short poem
Presbyterian
Always used to confuse
Pedestrians with presbyterians
Understandable I suppose
Given my limited vocabulary
Watch out presbyterian crossing
ahead
Certainly some caution justified
Wouldnt want to run one over
There'd be bagpipes at the funeral
And one less at the Hogmanay
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Short
funeral
poem by
William Robinson | Go to this short poem
NO DIRGES, PLEASE
Sing me no mournful dirges--
No funeral hymns of morbid night.
But sing me anthems of the morning--
Of new beginnings, dawning bright.
Do not rain upon my pageant--
Bring out the rainbow tinted sky.
There’s time enough for dark and dismal,
Let's bask in sunshine, till we die.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Malcolm Dyer | Go to this short poem
Life
l life
happy, blissful
thriving, wishing, playing
birthdays, graduations, funerals, wakes
falling, decaying, cursing
punishment, pain
death
This is a diamante two poems in one revealing opposites
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Short
funeral
poem by
CYNDI MACMILLAN | Go to this short poem
Amy Winehouse
Moon displays an eternal blush,
All stars live long, consume, burn, rush!
Why does the night lie?
Grief gags the sun, a funeral hush,
Mourns a sky that black raven's brush,
I know why day cries.
*By Cyndi MacMillan, For Dr. Ram Mehta's Tail-Rhyme Contest.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Innocent Fungurani | Go to this short poem
Blind Goddes
child fed on the sap of rotting wounds
body, bones clad in thin black skin
opaque eyes,pearly beads on
dead nearve-string.
mind maddened by hunger
bursts pearly fish-eyeballs
into floods of stale tears,
as worm-infersted faty thighs
squeek funeral song.
lulaby for another sick featus.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Le Sony'r Ra | Go to this short poem
Craft in the Vast Outermost
Open yourself
widen your ears
to a sound not unlike the spinning of a planet
on the verge of ending;
planetary death:
planetary funeral:
planetary mourners:
planetary daisies on gravesoil
dug
down
DEEP
so deep it could fit a planet
and all the sound it made
hurdling like a jet in space.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Nicole Dibala | Go to this short poem
Lair
You cried at my funeral
You looked my family in the eye
You pretend to be sad
I died from the broken heart you caused me
I lay beneath the ground missing you
How can you lie to them all
Stop pretending
You don't miss me
You're not mourning
All you did was lie and cheat
I loved you and still you lied
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Short
funeral
poem by
chipepo lwele | Go to this short poem
Thatcher's Demise
It was a love or hate her ,state of affairs!
Other's praised her works,but some groaned
over her controversial policies!
As it was,the funeral inspired many scoffers,
if few sympathetic mourners!
But,where I come from we do not despise the dead!
Whether they led a good or bad life story!
chipepo lwele
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Short
funeral
poem by
BRIAN EATHERTON | Go to this short poem
Family Gatherings
Mum doesn't do
Family gatherings anymore,
Weddings,christenings and the like,
She's rather go for a walk
Or a ride on her bike.
They always seem
To bring out her worst,
Make her curse
About to burst.
She'd give her own funeral
A miss if she could,
A close call,
But then given a chance
Wouldn't we all.
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Short
funeral
poem by
jack horne | Go to this short poem
Funeral Pyre
Everyone cheered as the fire was lit
And innocent laughter surrounded the Guy’s pyre;
As crackling flames engulfed the stuffed figure sitting on top of it,
A hedgehog hibernating below, in the heaped dead leaves and briar,
Did not survive the children’s bonfire.
Guy – an effigy of Guy Fawkes burnt on 5th November
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Short
funeral
poem by
Nasilele Mubyana | Go to this short poem
My Body is my Hearse
I've forgotten
The taste of life
The sweetness in my mouth
Has long ran rancid
My wine too dry
And my bread in no time
will be mossy with mold
Remind me
Remind me how to feel
Joy
Inside, I feel as though
A thousand have died
A funeral for each
A thousand coffins lay in my mind
A thousand days to feel unhappy inside.
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Short
funeral
poem by
Ruben O. | Go to this short poem
Calla Lily
.
Upright trumpet bloom
Gloomy Heart in simple leaves
Still blaze of color
For its wild whiteness
Water’s pond whispers kisses
of sensuous waves
Full sun in shy queen
Forever and ever meek
Innate elegance
Pure virgin, foul death
for weddings and funerals
Sorrows in same grave
.
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Short
funeral
poem by
DON JOHNSON | Go to this short poem
silent
^Rick Parise
Contest Name 5 ~ 8 Line Poetry / Any Theme
A silent voice not often heard,
me tongue gets tied in search of a word,
I wasn't here back on the third,
some shiela hugged me thoughts are blurred,
but the funerals friday...
confusion reigns mate...Don
no i aint dying...
thanks Patrick Cornwall
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Short
funeral
poem by
Angel Hale | Go to this short poem
If i died
If I died, would you still love me?
If I died, would you be sad or happy?
If I died, would I let you down or make you proud?
If I died, would I be a burden or a blessing to you?
If I died, would you go to my funeral?
If died, would you think happy or anger, also sad thoughts?
If I died, would you be happy or sad I was gone?
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Short
funeral
poem by
julie Cottingham | Go to this short poem
JOURNEY'S END
From the day I was born there was no turning back,
From baptismal white to funeral black,
The path was prepared the journey unsure,
To find people and places in times unencountered before
The sands of time fall silently, the years they race to a close,
To learn finally where I did succeed,
Revealed by my creating host.
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