Best Die Poems


Premium Member I Will Die Eagerly

I will die eagerly, 
ready to go, 
surrounded by neons
faeries, elves, imps

I will die happily, 
in my own way
lying next to my garden
surrounded by orbs

I will die gracefully,
gladly and fully ready
adoring the heavenly
ancestors who come fetch me.

I will die with a smile 
remembering my phenomenal 
fantastic make believe world
my family, and my friends.

When I Die

As my spirit look down on the flesh,
Will it be angry or happy at death,
Will the life that I have lived be an inspiration,
Or will the whispers be negative conversations,
Will the church be full or will it be empty,
Will the tributes be 2,or will it be plenty,
Will the few that knew me laugh at me,
Or will children and elders cry for me,
Killed violently,would someone die for me,
Would my over-seas friends,really fly for me,
When "Across the Bridge"is sung,and the dust thrown in,
Will I be spotless or filled with sin,
Will the pastor preach that the Lord I had found,
When I am burnt or put under the ground,
Will my kids be comforted,I prepared for death,
Or will they be angry,I left them in debt,
One thing is for sure,death for the living,
So live your life to the the fullest,from the beginning....

Premium Member HOW DOES LOVE DIE


If it is not watered with love passion, responsibility,
Humor, sensuality, fun, trust, respect and loyalty,
Petal by petal, and leaf by leaf it is bound to die,
Too late, too late to cry.

Treasure each other, as you would a vintage wine,
Chill out, enjoy a romantic restaurant and dine,
Hold hands and look into each other’s eyes,
In summer, choose a table under star studded skies.

Respect is an absolute dire necessity,
Learn together to face life with its every adversity,
And disagree maybe but talk everything through,
And count your blessings that are far more than few.

Never go to bed angry with each other,
This is your husband or wife, your lifetime lover,
For you will wake up in the same frame of mind,
And perhaps this is not being understanding or kind.

Be proud of your partner you vowed to love forever,
Let no one come between you, make life an adventure,
Say ‘I love you' at least three times in a day,
Have no secrets, life will be happy in every possible way.


POTD  14/10/24


Premium Member Just An Old Poet, Holding On Until I Die

Just An Old Poet, Holding On Until I Die

I write verse, live in the moment and score the past
oft revealing naked truths that set some aghast,
yet with rhyme and reason, I ink stain each white page,
some even tried to knock me off the poet's stage.

Tho' pen, paper and I felt no panicking fear
my course was set, but it was not always so clear,
wrote furiously for a time, to make my mark,
world brutally beat me, prospects were very stark.

As time flowed on by, and with wisdom slowly gained
inking pages, I saw they were not so badly stained,
life had given perspective and a renewed lease
although not Jason, I had found my golden fleece.

Just an old poet, holding on until I die
poetry is my treasure, do not ask me why!

Sonnet:  6-14-2018

Premium Member Live Or Die, You Couldn'T Do Both

Live Or Die, You Couldn't Do Both

Upon that dark ground, life was bloody and blue
all dark mists brought more than was due.
Dusty storms, blew about with black hands of Fate
lost as hurt seemed to escalate.

Within hidden shrouds, nights ate sad, dying souls
you cried within odd rhythmic rolls.
Never again, never again, your sworn oath
live or die, you couldn't do both.

Crying for rest on that spirit-eating ground
dancing along but with no sound.
Whenever that rare day's gleaming sun did shine
you grabbed it fierce, saying its mine.

Greatest of dreams was life would find saving lights
hope shown, banishing blackest nights.

Robert J. Lindley,  11-13-2016

Sonnet form, Lin 11, 8  ...


Poem Syllable Counter Results
Syllables Per Line: 11 8 11 8 0 11 8 11 8 0 11 8 11 8 0 11 8
Total # Syllables: 133 
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A 
Total # Words: 102

Premium Member Die with me

Sometimes quotes are all that we leave  behind... quote by poet


I told them I'm tired   now
time stands still   a casual acquaintance  without breaths
death is not gracious    just an unfaithful companion
sorrowful      sombre soul       slumbers
bound to uncharted waters         I'm drowning..

loyal morning birds chant    mournful melodies on repeat
                       strumming to heartbeats
mishmash medley of images     reverberate repeatedly
regretful reminders 
                           leave an emptiness behind   
                                                                echoes float like ghosts..

I can hear a billion souls    but I'm deaf      free from those
bitter and remorseful   ignorant  uncultured 
                         without realisation of words unspoken
what could have been   should have been    but was not
                         it's too late  regret is an unfaithful belief
loved ones stare upon my grave       shivers and silence
anguish and grief   pain and relief
                            I'm paralysed  
                                               unable to rise 
to wipe their tears and fears..

craving to have one more chance to make amends
to express my emotions    to show greater devotion
it's too late     nothing is immortal         love we share only a memory
in times when my scent reappears        smile that I existed
                             love  with all of your heart..

I was never lost        never found
misunderstanding led to impassive pretending
I became too preoccupied   building walls
                                        they failed to overcome and conquer
                            yet I was no fortress..

legacies left behind    reveal with time
words written    words unwritten     surreptitious or controversial
unimportant for remembrance   die with me
                           maybe grim reaper will listen...
© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member - A Place Where Roses and Love Never Die -


Your voice rose gold 
touching deep beauty
If I were a cloud 
I would rain kisses all over you 
It was no secret that she was in love with the rain


Landing on paradise
blown away like a hurricane 
Lifting me of my feet 
floating in your beautiful words
To set sail in strong love storm
Dance with me in grace
If love is gentle like you
Long gentle kiss awaiting warm and soft lips


Holding hands your grace 
joy lights up inside every shadow
Dreaming by candlelight
The obsession tiny diamonds from heaven pour
Take me with you into your dreams 
where I will be happy and free with you forever more 

Within the angel rays of sunlight sparkle
A tantalizing sensation wowed by the gaze
Together we will travel through
the unknown path of rose petals
Twelve red roses softly blush scarlet 
wishing in the heavens for you
we will sing in another world angel
 
Maiden of the ocean whispering waves 
Each one salted with your spices
Let the waves hypnotize us
In Magic moments we shared so much more
Trying to soak everything in, not wasting any time
Dream of a thousand lifetimes beyond compare
Gentle winds kissing you a queen in four corners 
within warm pockets inside fingers of air



Written by L. Mcdaid & A-L Andresen :)  10.07.2015 
Copyright © All Rights Reserved

Premium Member Twenty Four Reasons To Die

The roses of September the first
They know the dance is almost over
Slowly the life shall bleed from the stem
Beauty shall wilt
The winds shall blow away the memories
Bagpipers four deep and six long
Shall march upon botanical grounds
In remembrance of those brave souls long ago
Stoic the march, the notes lingering in the air
Falling on the deaf ears, of the already departed
Two swords laid as the cross
Highland dances of youth,
Old photographs lieing burned in the trash

Marching forth, to old peoples applause
They march towards their own death
Overlook there, over the sea, look closer
Shall you see the dust that covers me?
Twenty four reasons to die
Yet here I am on the twenty fifth
Wishing for only one

Premium Member I Swear I Want To Die

It’s our second date. 

On our first date we talked until sun rise 
all I wanted to do was to keep looking at you, 
to keep looking at your lips,
to keep looking at your eyes,
listen to you attentively. 

I should tell you
I was resentful 
of the morning light 
placed a dot 
on chapter one 
of you and me.


This time we start our date 
at my favourite restaurant. 

You tell me you love it. 

We dine in the divine atmosphere
of two strangers slowly becoming friends. 

Your laugh sends joy 
back to my past, 
through to my future, 
your laugh is my  joyful present . 

Your smile hugs my body. 

I think you may be the one. 

Then I wonder if I spoke my thought out loud. 

Coincidentally you suddenly hold my hand 
with both of yours 
as you speak to me looking at me eye to eye. 

I swear I want to die, 
now,
in this perfect moment,
in this perfect us.

I don’t remember leaving. 

I do leave
but this time I don’t feel alone.

This time I feel you with me.

I start to laugh happy in this silly me. 

I paint you from memory 
on the retina of my eye.

I fall asleep 
just to
visit you 
in my dreams. 

04~12~2014
Maurice Yvonne

Before I Die

cascading crystals fall......... like
rhinestones from the sky
      a shower of ,
    your endless love
    on me before I die.

Premium Member How To Die

At a carnival- in my dream
I saw an old man had made 
a rocket - and blasted off
I saw it go overhead and at first thought
It was a decoy
because no-one could come back to Earth safely
From such a blast
Then - I assumed because he was old 
he wanted to die in a 
Blaze of glory
Next I see his rocket turn into a parachute
And he has on snow skis and poles
We all make a space for him to land.
As he lands - the street turns into a river- 
and he manages to land upright
on the skis - on the water.
But I think then he had a heart attack
From the joy of landing 
Suzanne Delaney

Premium Member Where Spirits Never Die

Speechless clementine horizons infuse lilac hues, 
tinting twilight's tepid breeze, reflecting sensually,
kissing tranquil waters, forming momentary ripples.

Chocolate cosmos awake greeted by fresh frangipani,
blending luscious flavours into an aromatic paradise.
Mockingbirds serenade sun into a silent slumber, its
fluorescent friend parades a galaxy of pellucid pearls.

Menagerie trails lead to zeniths where only eagles soar,
where vermilion dahlia sneak through mountainous smoke,
isolated by time - haunted by ghosts of ancestral Apache.

Silent One
6 January 2018

Example for 10 word and 10 lines challenge contest.

Ten words used:

Menagerie
Vermilion
Infuse
Mockingbirds
Twilight
Frangipani
Luscious
Pellucid
Ancestral
Ripples
© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member To Die Within

A sad moon rises this night.
                                    While emptiness fills a lonely cup.
                                    The stars have fallen from sight,
                                     love has died, eyes faced up.
                                     All the roses bend, turning brown.
                                     Here covered in blackness, I'll drown.

                                     Streching forth my hand out,
                                     to grasp the empty air.
                                     Clutching my loneliness and doubt,
                                     to scream life is unfair.
                                     Finding no heart to care.

                                      Where do you turn,
                                      when love is broken?
                                      How deep the burn,
                                      when tears have spoken?

                                      Confusion now reaps,
                                      from passion's cause.
                                      My heart weeps,

                                       pulsating still,
                                       losing will,

                                           dying.


For Andrea Dietrich's contest I Don't Know

Watching Dreams Die

A wrong  path taken  a sudden curve in the road.
So you take  a fall over some false code.
Thrown in a cell.
Taking the blame for thoose secrets we never tell.

Concrete  walls cast shadows over sky. 
So many souls trapped watching dreams die.

You had a little baby now she's a cute little girl so you learn.
Years drag slowly as pinwheels turn.

No one plans on making  loved ones
cry.
In a place life does not exist.
You spend your time watching dreams die.

Was it the system or just a stupid mistake.
Long after the bars.
The guilt alone you will take.

You missed your mothers funeral but her 
 her heart died with you.
A letter informed a inmate his marriage
was threw.

You lost part of your life this you cannot 
deni.
Trapped behind bars watching dreams 
die.

Why Would a 12-Year Girl Want To Die?

Why would a 12-year girl want to die?
What would make a 12-year-old girl end her life?
Why would a 12-year-old girl want to say goodbye?
Now I lay here with an empty bottle of pills by my side.
It was just too much to hide.
My little brother found me on my bathroom floor.
He went screaming out the door.
The ambulance came and I heard voices fading away.
I can still make out what they say.
Why would a 12-year girl want to die?
What would make a 12-year-old girl end her life?
Why would a 12-year-old girl want to say goodbye?
Now I lay in a hospital bed.
He can’t hurt you anymore the nurse said.
Thank god the gun box was locked.
Now theirs a knock.
The cops came in and said my sister talked.
They said after what my father did he will never walk.
Why would a 12-year girl want to die?
What would make a 12-year-old girl end her life?
Why would a 12-year-old girl want to say goodbye?
He came in my room at night.
Something’s a child just cant fight.
Tired of living with this dirty feeling.
Tired of all together feeling.
Why Daddy Why?
Why would you make me cry, lie, and all-together die?
Why would a 12-year girl want to die?
What would make a 12-year-old girl end her life?
Why would a 12-year-old girl want to say goodbye?
Mom didn’t know.
She said it wasn’t my fault and beyond my control.
They said there were more.
They just were scared to come forward before.
Now I’m on the stand facing a child molester.
The lawyer asks my father.
Why would a 12-year girl want to die?
What would make a 12-year-old girl end her life?
Why would a 12-year-old girl want to say goodbye?
What did you do that was so bad that your daughter wanted to die?

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