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Absence Poems | Examples of Absence Poetry

Absence Poems - Examples of all types of absence poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for absence.
Last drop
Why does it have to be meant then to be said? Why though did you ecounter the other way i talked with you about not entering there so then, was it on purpose? But you...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Epigram



nothing
Nothing Two o'clock this Wednesday afternoon protected by tall walls, but I have to go inside the sun is too hot It is about getting a deep, lasting tan my vanity has no limit gave me skin cancer I will not write anything...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, addiction,
Form: Blank verse
Persia
Persia, my homeland, an ancient domain a realm of poets' refrain memories of love's seasons renew Eternal springs flourish under the sun Where women are cherished, like morning dew Not to be tormented, but wrapped in loves warmth In a life of...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, history, humanity, passion,
Form: Free verse
Hemisphere In Between
Winter's subtle brush and Spring's balmy stroke On ragged frost to glossy flowers Will on with the heaven's wheel go— A passing through your new older hours, The sun's condolences, for dark power. As you've preened birdsong into my fear,...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, innocence, light, love,
Form: Dizain
Demon of The Shadows
Demon of The Shadows In darkness looms a shadowy figure, A demon theif of joy and delight, It slinks behind our backs and whispers sinister word, Bidding us to see through its eyeholes instead. As we stumble through...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, anger, death, destiny,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Stillness as Story
Stillness Without an opposite Appears as opposite.. This story appearing as Not even stillness......Read the rest...
Categories: absence, i am, words,
Form: Light Verse
When You Are Old
When You Are Old On a special night when you are old and waiting for sleep Remember me and this appointment you promised to keep Take out these pages my love and slowly read Of the days gone past...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, feelings, for her,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Maybe We Can Use Electrolysis Instead of Immolation
to free this specter from its host caught in a body like bear trap a house made of arms that can't let go my hearth’s flame is selfish, unwilling to part with smoke without separation i will choke at the memory...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, break up, loss,
Form: Rhyme
The beauty and the felon
Once upon a time Behold the stream of everlasting dote The fiddle and a young stag Cute, happy, naive young love Happiness lighten their infinite world Hidden deep in those pages of memories Prompt the deed sad...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, africa, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Put a Light in that Attic
There's a space with no light. So much crammed up there! Wonderful treasures in the front, Trash in behind. Images and memories all muddled together. Loads of ideas and half thought out plans scattered all over the place. Should have had some...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, confusion, how i
Form: Free verse
accountancy
Accountancy  It was a quiet day, I was driving around  with my camera, but not in the mood to take pictures of my Savannah which is today a flat piece of land between to hills that look like the bosom of...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, blessing, books, celebration,
Form: Blank verse
Covenant
Would your promise be worth keeping if it meant my heart would mend? Or would your promise be worth breaking for some dope and an empty bed?...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, addiction, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Abandoned Farm in Northern Victoria
For decades, motor cars have driven past in haste, eyes not straying far from the highway to where, set back and obscured by scrub, an abandoned farm is slowly succumbing to rot. I catch a glimpse of an old cart out front and stop. Nothing moves...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, farm, identity, loss,
Form: Free verse
When I think of you
When I think of you, a memory awaits. So deep within me that walls crumble at the sheer force of your gaze. When I think of you, a sweet smell arrives. Like fresh baked buns or the odor...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, cute love, dream,
Form: Free verse
Scars
Voices rush towards me all at once, Which I've been contemplating about since months. It's the frozen heart of mine, Which stops the other half of me from being kind. Personality clashes at its peak, There's no place left...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, anxiety, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme

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