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Death Ballad Poems

These Death Ballad poems are examples of Ballad poems about Death. These are the best examples of Ballad Death poems written by international poets.


The Ballad Of Pedro And Luis
It was hot and arid in the desert
No wind, no breeze, not a breath
And Pedro and Luis were lost 
And so very close to ...

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Categories: ballad, destiny, fate, humor,



The Duel
The Gunslinger 

You think I am ordinary he said
As he wiped the sweat from his head
I have done things I now dread
Where I made choices...

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Categories: death, western,

Eternal love
There was once a man, so fair and so bold
He lived in a castle, with treasures untold
He had wealth beyond measure, and power to spare
But...

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Categories: bereavement, death, emotions, heartbroken,

THE LOWERED BANNER
The banner I raised high in the air,
Singing "it is well,it is well, it is well with my soul"
Praying,"dear God,if ever we fail in life,
Teach...

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Categories: death,

Premium Member The Man At The Bus Stop
After I came home from work one day, and sitting down for tea
I looked out the window, and was surprised to see
A person sitting out...

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Categories: bereavement, death of a



Taught you better than this
So dark, hand stretching and shaky
How deep, how far, how did I get here?
Too scared to cry, the heart beat slows
She shouts my name, ears...

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Categories: africa, america, destiny, growth,

Premium Member The Seduction
I saw this young boy standing there, and much to my dismay
Had a pretty young thing with him, so it sort of wrecked my day
Now...

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Categories: encouraging,

The Ballad of Love Distorted
The Ballad of Love Distorted 

The horse’s ears flicker in silent rebuke
His rider is tense, taut, confused. 
Raw frost shining in soft silver rhythm 
And...

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Categories: bereavement, betrayal, daughter, desire,

Healing
So shaking and wan we are
In frighten peace to pant
We breathe short-wind broil
Our nature have been polluted
Our food have been poisoned
Our blood have been daub...

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Categories: conflict, confusion, corruption, crush,

Numb
I lost the closest thing to me
And it's trapped in my head
Wake numb to no emotions
It's feels like I'm dead
Knew love because he taught me
Still...

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Categories: 11th grade,

HEADSTONE SONG
HEADSTONE SONG

May my gifts spread across the Blue-Green 
Globe when I return to Sky
May my smile ripple in your open hearts
When I dance on an...

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Categories: death, emotions, feelings, funeral,

SONG OF DEATH
..... SONG OF DEATH ......

Tick tok, Tick tok,
In the past, goes the clock,
Where there lived a girl...
In a cottage, white like pearl...

She used to sing...

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Categories: death, evil, gothic, history,

death by dreaming
"death by dreaming"


it seems it
was "I'm Only
Sleeping" was
playing from
a neighbor's
window

when

though he wasn't
a salesman Death
came knocking
at his door
seems

He didn't come
to see about the
shrubs yet it was
growing...

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Categories: 2nd grade,

Premium Member War and Children
I tell a tale of younger days
When I was just a kid
I went to school in war time
As many others did

We would collect the shrapnel
From...

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Categories: age, boy, childhood,

Premium Member Laughter; a Mirth Gone
Ever since you passed 
away
The Mango tree lost its 
allure
The audience have all but 
dispersed
And the laughter realm has long 
ceased
Because our bossom friend is...

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Categories: bereavement, best friend, death