Best Obituary Poems
Below are the all-time best Obituary poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of obituary poems written by PoetrySoup members
Secret of the MorticianThe Secret of the Mortician
Dead, but I got eyes
Prepares my body at the morgue
Opens the chest
Drains the blood from its nudity
Admires my body before it...
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obituary, corruption, dark, death, funeral,
Paris the 13thParis the 13th
Tears, my tears fall to wine
As I can not comprehend this horrendous crime
Men filled with such spiteful hate
Islamic teachings seal their fate
Kill and...
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obituary, death, dedication, freedom, humanity,
Corey FazelKoorosh the Great, Friend
All of my heart
One tear
Or one Monsoon
No amount, no grandeur
Can express the sorrow
Oh yes, I am sad, I am saddened
I am in...
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obituary, beauty, death, death of
All Lives MatterFear is what they clothe them in.
Fear of losing their life because of one mistake.
Fear of losing their life because an officer is having
a...
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obituary, abuse, allusion, america, betrayal,
The MouseWe have a mouse in the house.
Not an average mouse
But rather a mouse with some nous
That trips traps as it goes traipsing through the...
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obituary, addiction, evil, humorous, imagery,
I Found a GirlfriendTook me the breath of all my life
A soul mate who could consume my heart wither a smile
I found that Gothic girl after dark
A little...
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obituary, beauty, cute love, grave,
Words For Those With No VoiceWords For Those With No Voice
For every pair of shoes
All the burnt bones and woes
In the millions, in the mud
All died alone
Starving of food and...
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obituary, allah, death, evil, holocaust,
Line in the SandObama drew his mighty line in the sand
Dare ye not to cross me
Assad replied in kind
Gassing thousands and laughing
A little Syrian boy has drowned
Siblings to...
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obituary, anger, angst, dark, death,
Valentines EveThe sun is setting
As she prepares her for evening
After dusk dinner with her lover in gardens over there
Basket of love all wrapped with love and...
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obituary, angel, beauty, death, gothic,
Death is not the End
Death is not the end,
For love goes on
And you will find the evidence
Long after I have gone.
The flowers that we planted
Will blossom without end,
You’ll find...
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obituary, bereavement, death, funeral, loss,
Grey Skies are Raining PoetsIs this a poem?
I will let poets decide
I read here, words and prose
How is it possible
Such ingenuity, over and over
Inspirations
Expressions of the heart
Kindness exposed
Bitterness sits...
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death, introspection, metaphor, obituary,
Stuck on YouI used to be free
Acrobatics in the air
I would soar with flair
From here to way over there
Fly away
Into my dreams
Free as the air that brushes...
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obituary, adventure, butterfly, nature, nonsense,
A Tribute to Robin WilliamsA good man's gone, loved by us all
on the screen both big and small.
The fire is cold, the lights are out.
His soul's moved on, without...
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celebrity, death, obituary, suicide,
ThousandsThousands living in fear
For they knew Hitler was growing near
In Poland her career would soon to be
As she helped scared persecuted to flee
Gas chambers were...
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history, obituary, tribute, woman,
YOU NEVER DIEDO Leader!, O Saviour! , O Braveheart!
Words went so sparse, in your praise
To Thank You, paint you an emblazon.
Galvanised is the nations skeleton now
We dare...
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bereavement, eulogy, obituary, tribute,
Patriot Guard funeral EscortPatriot Guard funeral Escort
Loch David Crane
August, 2008
Today is sunny: with three dozen bikes,
some decorated cars, a pair of trikes,
two dozen Marines: all of the...
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obituary, america, death, funeral, heaven,
Death of the Crocodile HunterHe was in large life a force of nature
and in barbed death a martyr to the cause.
Leaping madly on some croc or gator
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dedication, nature, obituary,
The Hangman's WhisperA gathering of whispers travel from breath to breath,
much like trains picking up chattering gossips along its
route. With breath held, they stand and wait...
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obituary,
Black BloodYour blood it boils
with the curse of oil
The backs of black
Their curse to toil.
The legs you wear
Covered in blood forever
And covered in...
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africa, america, obituary, philosophy,
The Old SaltThe Old Salt was a special man who came along in a time
when he was needed most.
A time that is now gone forever.
When men believed...
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obituary, adventure, bereavement, dad, daughter,
The Constitution of SadnessLife seemed rather bleak
The grey skies to him did speak
Of a better world
Somewhere, but not here
He was thought of with smiles
Always a good word
A Laugh...
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obituary, dark, death, emotions, farewell,
The Butcher Shop
Mohamed and Khaled
The best butcher shop in town
In the deception of silence
they butcher those with sound
Voices against their Kingdom
they fear and do not like
Raping their...
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obituary, allah, america, arabic, evil,
The CallingThe Calling
I hear the calling
She is out there in the wind
The darkness though
Hides her inside my very thoughts
My dreams escape only at the light of...
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obituary, angel, art, introspection, loneliness,
THE BUFFALOTHE BUFFALO
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
THERE WAS A TIME I ROAMED THESE PLAINS
FAR BEYOND WHERE THE EYE CAN SEE
IF YOU LIVED ON THESE PLAINS
YOU HAD TO...
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obituary, betrayal, culture, history, native
MachiavelliMachiavelli s'been stewing
teardrops in the Soup
Stooping to new lows
for SYMPATHY
stirring chickens in the coop
Seems some folks will do anything
for what...
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obituary, bereavement, betrayal, drink, giggle,