Best Valediction Poems

Muted swans in silent waters
watch as swallows spiral upwards
far away into the distance.
Vibrant flowers lose their beauty,
Fading, wilting, meekly dying
as the summer's sad surrender
honours autumn's golden reign.

07.09.19

Farewell, Summer Poetry Contest : sponsored by Nette Onclaud...

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Valediction to..

Yet again nature sheds rain,
thunder and lightening strikes as they scream in pain,
the bell tolls the loss of tranquility,
mankind mourns the loss of humanity,
oceans deprived of water,leaves fallen from tree,
infinite hollow soul moves,gloominess hangs in the world are now set free,
dissimilar morning begin with...

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Quite some time has passed since then..
we used to sit together for hour's,talking endlessly,
"till the yellow sun turned dark"..
 
 
and a gracious embrace to mark a goodbye,
i used to walk back home with scent of you in my soul,
 
 
and a silent promise...

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I seldom bred a token for 
despair
Out of innocence, 
meekness, pain or worse
I'd rather wear the sand-
hill, plucking air
Engaging folds of plants 
in cold discourse.

I seldom pleased the lure 
of brilliant pleas
Nor gave mine ears to 
beggar calls and cries
I'd rather cleave to 
laughter, ringing...

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A veil of silence trickles across the floor,
Dusty slither of light projects from the door,
Her shadow creeps softly out from toe,
Awaiting her lover of friend and foe.

Slithering light snaps open into space,
Painted innocence sits upon her face,
As lust’s silhouette is launched in the air,
His essence...

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Virus now in decline
Vacations back on line
Vectis arms open wide
Vessels each hour to Ryde
Visitors so oft held
Valhalla they have dwelled
Valediction withheld


[Vectis: the old Roman name for The Isle
Of Wight, it is still in common use today.
Valediction: an act, gesture or words of farewell]


5 May 2021
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With the sparkle experience
Of the warm abdomen, 
I was napping in the gentle, silky womb.
All forced me to turn 
The nap into the sleep
For ever, 	
Not in the uterus, 
But in the world of 
Aborted infants.
At the movement 
When I was separated from you
I clutched...

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Agent of darkness
King,
Of principalities and powers
You,
Who knows no love
But,
Hate, scorn and wickedness 
You,
Who sow thorns at night
And,
Reaps prickles in darkness
You; you,
Who robs Peter 
To pay Paul


You,
Who suck blood
Instead,
Of giving life
You,
Who can only 
Ravage the body
But,
Not the soul
You,
Who can only bark
But cannot bite
You,
Who roam around
Looking for...

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and wipe your civilized feet on the lawn
scorched by the fire of the hours
let the happy afternoons at the shopping center
rest on the old shelf balanced on the bricks
carefully get out of the loaded car
with the bags of old clothes
that you would donate after the...

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