Best Commemorative Poems

you May-
think me odd    perhaps strange 
peculiar and off the wall-
but I
like to wander cemeteries

among    rows   ...

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you May-
think me odd    perhaps strange 
peculiar and off the wall-
but I
like to wander cemeteries

among    rows   ...

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It did not cost a fortune 
and gave her so much joy
I sent a book 
to a lovely friend 
‘twas second hand
though good as new
...

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I am the cornerstone
In the legend of timeless Oaks
That so profoundly stand alone
Magnificent in strength and age
A noble guardian of longevity and resilience

My permanence and...

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Dragon put out his shingle to be a psycho-analyst. 
        He claims he can cure the blues, in...

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Beyond like a dream 
 unfolding on this historic day 
astronauts head skyward - heroes,
 fools, call them what you may

The world watches in awe
...

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for Ronald Hindmarsh-Midwood 
                     ...

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I had a dream — 
different ... dark ... obscure
Mine’s wasn’t like Martin Luther King,
it was different
So very dark to the core
In my dream I...

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Two young men in vietnam 
Sit in a foxhole one night
While chatting and talking about there families
and sharing pictures of each others wives

But along in...

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Callous sentences saunter into the quaintest of landmarks
Capturing the cinematography that is the mockery of felicity
At times I ponder on whether its veins quake with...

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American duo great humorists by far
                   ...

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Poet's Notes:
I love this little poem. Kimmy's boss at the hair salon where she works died about a week ago and the family is very...

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He lived a life of such greatness
And did not die a thousand deaths
To all souls he brought happiness
Even as he breathed his last breath


© Joseph,...

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In a matter of seconds it came in a wave,
taking thousands with it to an early grave.
More people dead than still walking around,
soul-less beings with...

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We have tree traditions,
still accessible in diverse backward
and forward
reforesting cultures,
of planting a commemorative tree
when a great and portentous series of loving events
comes to its untimely...

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