Best Epitaphs Poems
Below are the all-time best Epitaphs poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of epitaphs poems written by PoetrySoup members
Mermaid Epitaphs
As heartrose epitaphs
swathe earthly echoes
with swelled up w a v e s
of spiritual sirens,
sea-fairies collide
with...
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Categories:
epitaphs, deep, destiny, emotions, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
Epitaphs In Verse - Reflections In the Eyes of a PoetThe eyes behind a head inclined reflect a universe
Of shanty towns and kings in crowns and parties in a hearse,
...
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Categories:
epitaphs, life, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
To Be With You -I love you,
that's not hard for me to say,
its not a prediction, or a reflection, it just is
a motion in my heart's ocean,
an ocean named...
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Categories:
epitaphs, desire,
Form:
Ballad
Arms of starry SkiesMy eyes cry for
fuschia glimmer on
indigo waves again,
but all I see are
haunting hues
of black sequin
glittered epitaphs;
reflections of hollow
clouds enveloping cold air;
building tension...
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Categories:
epitaphs, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
The Last Organ GrinderBetween paper-soft
worlds of fragile
imaginations,
I float upon those
gossamer tulips
that split every
second of saccharine
musings and
eclipsed confessions,
distinguishing all
photoelectric synonyms
of lachrymose...
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Categories:
epitaphs, dark, deep, destiny, meaningful,
Form:
Free verse
The EnlighteningThe graveyard, shrouded in pale mist, so hauntingly eerie,
dampen spirits as the full moon loses her glow - dreary!
I float, like a vapour, amongst lifeless,...
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Categories:
epitaphs, grave, halloween, horror,
Form:
Narrative
Casket of ChaosI am like faded leaves,
beneath my frail feet,
failing your forbidden name
that crushed the petals of
blossoming hopes,
dusted with dark
obsidian nightmares,
enclosed in
seeds of discontent,
sprinkled...
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Categories:
epitaphs, angst, dark, deep,
Form:
Free verse
A Phantom of LoveAll alone you sit there in grip of graveyard, hosting demonic thoughts,
Listening to cries of tombstones, squalling from lovers’ somber epitaphs,
Recounting how you chased prospects,...
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Categories:
epitaphs, death, lust, sorrow,
Form:
Verse
Angel of Arctic Moonrise
This poem is a special devotion for my mother, who has always been a healing sun for these wintry eyes. Mumma, you're my hope, my...
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Categories:
epitaphs, child, deep, devotion, love,
Form:
Free verse
Cosmic Chaos“Special are the ones that see beyond veiled verses,
behind violet smiles, so much is spoken in silence, where cosmic chaos...
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Categories:
epitaphs, angst,
Form:
Free verse
Strolling Through Evergreen CemeteryI was strolling through Evergreen Cemetery the other day,
Glancing at epitaphs etched upon various stones along the way.
Some flowing verse was out of this world...
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Categories:
epitaphs, death, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Time MachineTIME MACHINE
We always try to build a TARDIS,
in thinking we would look the smartest.
But then, who's time would we travel in,
with a choice for...
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Categories:
epitaphs, future, memory, science fiction,
Form:
Rhyme
The Sand Dunes Bard......for Clark
Thoughts are more sure-footed at
Low tide, those he meets along the way
Are often stationary....sometimes stuck,
With a helpful curse, a hand reaches out,
Feigns retreat, chuckles...
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Categories:
epitaphs, tribute,
Form:
Free verse
The Graveyard of ShipsBeneath the fathom’s deep, in wreckage’s graveyard
Of the forgotten, here the broken bones of ships lie still,
Covered in a forest of seaweeds greenery.
Corrosion steel hauls...
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Categories:
epitaphs, hero, history, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
Tombstone TalesI took a casual stroll through the local cemetery the other day,
Looking for interesting epitaphs and to pay my respects along the way.
Many stones were...
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Categories:
epitaphs, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme