Best Tributes Poems

Where I am probing a tranquil night
I find you there in the depth of skies
Among shiny stars, my beloved sight,
Endearing as ever to gratified eyes.

You...

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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...

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I read my obituary
Accolades run afoul to lighten the souls of the living
Trite clichés, forgotten kin, melodic tributes
Boring and meaningless

Upon a granite stone etched for...

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I have read that book
cover to cover
many a time
It's held me when I was down 
gave me smiles all night long
It has given me a...

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A mother’s ears  - fine tuned
will pick up on her infant whimpering
          in the middle...

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When a friendship dies
no mourners come
with last respects to pay

There’s nothing 
but the silence
where there once was much to say

Old comforts
feeling awkward
if in happenstance we...

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"Two doves in white flying, feathers glow beneath the morning's rainbow colors" - Charles Messina  


The sun thaws in a kaleidoscope of hues,
of crimson,...

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Royal Matriarch

Beloved, cherished, idolized
Who could this person be?
A pop star or the president?
A hot celebrity?

Not even close, ten cuts above
A modest hero reigns
A selfless woman,...

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Understanding Suicide Understanding Me

Awhile back I had a dear friend contact me to ask if I heard about the young mans suicide at a nearby...

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The voices of my present state and feelings echo
down into my mother’s sympathetic ears,
They resonate…in no barriers, she decodes
with her warm understanding and great love...

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A conversation with my Mom-

"Good morning, daughter- came to you today,
     to celebrate your birthday and share time.
It's been a while...

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Is There Life On Mars

Is there life on Mars?
Where is John Wulf is he Retire?
Is he ignoring my honest sister?
Or is he just a flying...

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A plucky fellow wakes us up each day at dawn
To the tune of cock-a-doodle-do we yawn

How grateful we've been that we need no alarm
His sunrise...

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Synchronicity woven by fate’s volatile hands
   Gave rise to calamity in deceptive, calm skies
   Creating tragedy so harsh that reason defies
Into...

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Lady Di 
The princess we loved

At 5ft 10 tall with stunning beauty
This angel stunned the world
With her duty.
A young Diana did marry a Prince Charles...

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