Best Grim Reaper Poems
Below are the all-time best Grim Reaper poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of grim reaper poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Grim Reaper ComethAs All Hallows’ Eve approacheth my thoughts turneth to darkest dread,
Whilst in old age I harboureth a deep fear of seeing this one’s grim head;
Methinks...
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Categories:
grim reaper, allegory, dark, evil, fantasy,
Form:
Sonnet
Old ManSilently he sat in darkness, flinching at the sight of light.
Which created a glow reflecting on his balding head.
His cold glare did not help my...
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Categories:
grim reaper, angst, dark, life,
Form:
Prose
Ethereal"At the end of my life, with just one breath left, if you come then, I'll sit up and sing. That cannot now be said...
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Categories:
grim reaper, assonance, death, loss,
Form:
Alliteration
Forget Our Hearts VisionsNow that only forgotten promises remain,
sounds of solitude are gifts I wish to obtain.
Sentiments are temporary in a world full of change,
affections are wasted in...
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Categories:
grim reaper, emotions, heartbroken, lost love,
Form:
Lyric
Poetry Numbs the PainOne day we will be, forever silent.
Where would we be without poetry?
As a child, I buried my heart,
drained from games death would play -
in adulthood,...
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Categories:
grim reaper, childhood, emotions, life, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Silence of a Poet"When the Grim Reaper asked for my spirit,
I told him to take my poetic pen.
He walked away smiling, leaving me illiterate."
In the mystical wilderness of...
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Categories:
grim reaper, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Interlude"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this performance we call life,
my spirit searches for an...
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Categories:
grim reaper, angst, death, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
Dancing With DeathA raven sits alone, perched upon a tombstone,
humming an eerie tone, which is sombrely known.
This deadly treachery is disturbing my reverie.
A shadowy energy, ready for...
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Categories:
grim reaper, death, life,
Form:
Rhyme
HeartbeatsThump, thump...thump, thump
Your heart beats with internal impediment
Making each breath a struggle.
I see your pain, I feel your anguish,
I dearly love your determination to...
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Categories:
grim reaper, angst, care, devotion, love,
Form:
Free verse
Empathy of Elements with Ink Empress
When life parades a fine line
between alienation and rationality,
internal intruders of the soul shroud spotlights.
In my dreams
I'm playing charades with the grim reaper.
surrounded...
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Categories:
grim reaper, analogy, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Night OwlSitting by her open window
Was a girl deep in thought,
Lost within a book of Poe
A perfect poem she sought
With a curious eye
He watches her pen,
For...
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Categories:
grim reaper, bird, moon, mystery, night,
Form:
Quatrain
Categories:
grim reaper, absence, age, angst, car,
Form:
Rhyme
At the Seat of the Catacombs of Amygdala
"At the Seat of the Catacombs of Amygdala"
"...the curse ruled from the underground down by the shore
And their hope grew with a hunger...
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Categories:
grim reaper, daughter, imagery, journey, loss,
Form:
Free verse
The HangingThe jury was unanimous
Twelve cried out justice
Guilty
It was just before the changing hour
The hanging planned for quarter past midnight or so
The moon was full, the...
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Categories:
grim reaper, betrayal, depression, evil, ireland,
Form:
Verse
Dead People Don'T CryWhen life is this tough, you may long to die.
The Grim Reaper beckons, like he's your friend.
Try to remember, dead people don't cry.
A bad beginning,...
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Categories:
grim reaper, depression, night, people, dark,
Form:
Lanterne