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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	The Olden Renewed	Cover, Eric	Free verse	allegory, america, art, beautiful, death of a friend,
	I looked out at the rain	Rain, Erina	I do not know?	death of a friend,
	Sandcastles	Michaels, John	Rhyme	death, funeral, grief, heartbreak,
	An unfinished story	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	death, god, sin, spiritual,
	Dying roots	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	abuse, addiction, dark, death, drug, family, life,
	A Shepherd That He Gave To Be Our Guide	Gonzales, Jun	Sonnet	death, death of a
	Great way	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	death, faith, farewell, fate,
	Original Cuts	Welch, David	Rhyme	anger, corruption, dark, death, hate, pain, sin,
	A Silent Dark Void	Wings, Broken	Verse	death, strength, surreal,
	Prophecy	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	death, destiny, fate, hope,
	The Nightmare and his rider	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	death, destiny, evil, horse,
	One day	Brady, Tony	Quatrain	death, destiny, fate, forgiveness,
	Spud The Hamster	Shaw, Indiana	Couplet	animal, appreciation, bereavement, death, death of a
	For her	Burger, Denise	Dramatic monologue	death,
	Depression Maze	Van Leeuwen, Scott	Rhyme	death of a friend,
	Death Never Quells	Behm, Kurt Philip	Rhyme	death, life,
	homsapian	Hughes, Ryan	Free verse	death,
	John Phillips:A Dedication	GRASBY, DAVID	Free verse	death, death of a
	The pouring rain unceasingly they melt	Gonzales, Jun	Sonnet	death, grief, rain,
	The Ghost of Yellow-John Matthews	Welch, David	Narrative	death, journey, ocean, sea,
	Suicide	croft, karen	Haiku	death, depression,
	Death	croft, karen	Haiku	death,
	Muhhamed Ali	Shaw, Indiana	Ode	death, islamic, tribute,
	Darkness Falls	Rodeheaver , Julie	Free verse	death, life, sad,
	Modern Art	Patole, Nishika	Free verse	death, flower, philosophy, rose,
	Even In Death	Tortoza, Franchesca Mia	Ballad	absence, cheer up, dark, death, loss, love, suicide,
	MACABRE	Uchechukwu, Favour	Free verse	death, writing,
	I've Sought Comfort in my Own Depression	Shir, Darya	Villanelle	death, depression, grief, suicide,
	Shattered thoughts	Frederick, Keturah	Rhyme	anger, child, children, dark, death, depression, teen,
	Ghostly sorrows	Peers, Chris	Free verse	change, character, conflict, death, feelings, imagery, loss,
	Anodyne	Brouwers, Jimmy	Rhyme	death, depression, sorrow, suicide,
	DEATH WHERE IS THY STING	Uchechukwu, Favour	Personification	death,
	Forever	Wright, Tom	Lyric	death, heaven, life,
	Our Destiny is the Dirt	Robinson Jr., Freddie	Ode	death, destiny, perspective, truth,
	Dear Diary	Tortoza, Franchesca Mia	Rhyme	death, depression,
	OBLITERATING OBLIVION	Uchechukwu, Favour	Blank verse	death, imagination,
	the loss of a child	Hauser , Mike	Rhyme	death, loss, lost love,
	Why Am I Not Afraid Of The Dark, Mother	PRASAD, NIHARIKA	Ballad	death, hurt, lonely, longing,
	Tree by the Gravestone	Rodeheaver , Julie	I do not know?	death, grave, grief, loss,
	In The Shadows	garcia, star	Lyric	death, symbolism,
	WAILING WAVES	Uchechukwu, Favour	Rhyme	boat, conflict, confusion, death, deep, depression,
	The Man	Saaka, M Braimah	Free verse	death, life,
	no title	de Plume, Nom	Free verse	death, farewell, father, fathers
	Our Famous Song	Emery, Judy	Sonnet	death, depression, emotions, i
	1991: My Mother's Funeral	Cozart, Dale Gregory	Rispetto	death, grief, introspection, memory,
	Stay	Welch, David	Rhyme	absence, bereavement, death, grief, loss, love,
	juxtaposed varacities	lowe, millard	Free verse	death, humanity, life, truth,
	birth is a tomb	Hughes, Ryan	Free verse	death, depression, surreal,
	Parody of distance	Beam, John	Free verse	death, gospel, humanity, imagination,
	Obsession with Death	Buhagiar, Victor	Free verse	death, destiny,
	Angry at Nigeria	Makama, Funom	Limerick	abuse, africa, age, corruption, death, people, political,
	Fade Away	Adams, rogerPAT	Limerick	death, desire, how i
	ON THE AGENDA	EDDIE, CHICANO	Free verse	death, god, heart, magic,
	Puppeteer	Simone, Renie	Rhyme	death, devotion, drug, faith,
	Yesterday I Passed Away	Chan, Bernard	Quatrain	death, farewell, leaving, life,
	beautiful souls	Nicole, Sabina	Rhyme	death of a friend,
	Autumn Leaves	Emery, Judy	Sonnet	death, emotions, epic, voice,
	Take Me To Texas	Bradfield, Larry	Quatrain	death,
	The Divine Ledger	Grappel, Robert	Blank verse	death, wisdom,
	Emotions get gender	SHARMA, Nipoorva	Free verse	boy, break up, change, death, freedom, heartbreak,
	Suicide	Subedi, Suyasha	I do not know?	death, depression, friend, goodbye,
	Yet A Spark In This Lost Soul Still Ignites	Lindley, Robert	Sonnet	art, bereavement, dark, death, memory, sorrow, symbolism,
	Do You Care	Tortoza, Franchesca Mia	Couplet	death, depression,
	I Want Nothing More	Tortoza, Franchesca Mia	Rhyme	abuse, anger, betrayal, dark, death, depression, desire,
	Stars	Kopp, Sarah	Free verse	death of a friend,
	If I Were A Vinyl Record	fields, verlecia	I do not know?	abuse, anti bullying, celebrity, death, family, freedom, political,
	A Mother's Name	Garcia Howard Bramble, Patricia	Free verse	appreciation, bereavement, death, dedication, inspiration, lost,
	Letter to Abyss	Makama, Funom	Lyric	death, dedication, depression, funeral,
	Don't Cry Daddy	Peers, Chris	Free verse	death, father son, grief,
	Taken away from me	Poole, Ashley	Lyric	abuse, addiction, anger, best death of a friend,
	School bully	Poole, Ashley	Lyric	abuse, anger, betrayal, bullying, death, freedom, violence,
	Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night	Nguyen, Ngoc	Elegy	death, deep, light, night,
	Sarah	Walker, Andrew	Quatrain	death, i miss you,
	Acid Attack Victim	Parveen, Tahira	Free verse	abuse, beauty, betrayal, death, jealousy, love, voice,
	Play on Jerry Play on: A Dedication	GRASBY, DAVID	Free verse	death, death of a
	6 Months In 1992	johnson, curtis	Prose Poetry	anger, change, christian, death, hope, life,
	- Gentle Wings -	Smile, Sunshine	Tanka	death, heaven,
	Dirty Laundry	Robinson Jr., Freddie	Dramatic Verse	death, political, truth,
	Will You Kiss My Cold Lips	Leach, Alesia	Rhyme	death, depression, grief, sorrow,
	Men in Suits:	Garcia Howard Bramble, Patricia	Free verse	anger, betrayal, change, death, environment, humanity, political,
	Urban Decay	bruce, denis	Free verse	death, obituary,
	The Art of War	Hsi, Thomas	Haiku	death, rain,
	The Storm	Harvell, Steve	Narrative	death, nature,
	His Season is Now	Wood, Dean	Haibun	death, prayer,
	River of Blood	Robinson Jr., Freddie	Dramatic Verse	death, judgement, religious, truth,
	Reflection	kiran, ravi	Free verse	death, depression,
	- Death Came As A Cold Gust -	Smile, Sunshine	Couplet	death of a friend,
	How Far For Me To Go	Maier, Jieranai	Free verse	death of a friend,
	My Love Will Always Be The Same	Emery, Judy	Narrative	death, emotions, epic, love,
	Grandpa	Morris, Marty	Elegy	death, depression, devotion, grandparents,
	Last Breath	Smith, Jeremy	Free verse	death, life, lost love,
	but then I became a warrior	Floyd, John	Free verse	addiction, anxiety, bereavement, death, depression, mother son,
	How Dark and Dank That A Life was Taken	Williams, Marilyn	Blank verse	death, depression, farewell, forgiveness,
	Beyond Baudelaire's Misogyny	Cash-Powell, Marley	Free verse	death, women,
	When alteration finds	Hurlin Shelton, Mark	Romanticism	death, goodbye, love, truth,
	The Edge Of Life	Hossain, Md Shahadat	Free verse	anger, anxiety, bullying, conflict, death, dedication, heaven,
	For My Child	Sivey, Russell	Free verse	allusion, anxiety, child, death, life,
	Collaboration Contest	Daniel, Jo	Rhyme	death, faith, hope, winter,
	It's Hard to Believe with Heaven-Could Come This Much Hell	Shaudd, M.P.	Lyric	death, emotions, grief, hurt,
	JESUS GOT YOU, NO WORRIES	HAYNES, BRANDIE	Ballad	angel, angst, beautiful, birth, death, depression,