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Death Life Poems - Poems about Death Life

Russian Roulette
Every human thinks they are immortal, It is the wretched curse of all mortals, It’s a constant game of Russian roulette. Now if I was a smart betting woman, I would wager all on meeting death, But I am not a smart betting woman. I am a child in love with playing god, I live in the life unending facade. I fear no...

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Categories: death life, 12th grade, death, life,
Form: Free verse
Fulcrum of a rose
A long-stemmed rose ... Her finest silk gown of vermilion petals unfurls in rhapsody of a bride's embrace. A dewy little face of splendor looks up and permeates the air with waves of scent. Spilling sweet essence of a soft lullaby A Duchess in her branch, a floating red cloud. Bees gossip around her, whispering stories of lush green love,...

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Categories: death life, death, life, rose,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Eternal Truths
The earth, my friend, is very old. Water is ice when it gets cold. Like things that will always be, an acorn grows into a tree. A Red Ryder turns into rust, as an old man turns to dust....

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Categories: death life, death, life, time,
Form: Rhyme
When The Clock Strikes
Time — a ticking bomb that will one day fall silent, with no remorse for your unfinished business. You can try to delay your time, but it will only make the silence louder. In your final hours, you may finally realize how green the trees were, how smooth the water flowed. Just then, you’ll long to see your first blade of grass...

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Categories: death life, america, death, deep, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Veils of Uncertainty
A silver bird departs, the sky serene, Yet morning’s promise shatters in a breath; Ash falls where laughter and bright hopes had been, A city mourns the sudden hand of death. In distant hills, a traveler’s path grows cold, A journey meant for dreams, now left undone; The news arrives—too heavy to be told— A vanished step, a race that’s never run. Where...

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Categories: death life, death, life, vanity,
Form: Sonnet



Premium Member Earth
Seconds pass like our lives through the sieve Sifting lives ...

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Categories: death life, age, death, life,
Form: Other
Premium Member We want to do it all
We think that by keeping busy and having a million and one things to do, the Grim Reaper will walk on by and forget us. By keeping our nose close to the grind, our eyes won't meet and lock on his, meanwhile ignoring the bell that sounds for other unsuspecting souls. In the meantime we keep on keeping our nose to...

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Categories: death life, death, life, time, work,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Wheel Of Life - Hiku 17
Written: June 08, 2025 for contest by Brian Strand ********************* of ...

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Categories: death life, birth, death, life,
Form: Haiku
In the end, we’re just stories left unread
cursive letters pale fade into weathered parchment— they were stories once....

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Categories: death life, death, life, loss, memory,
Form: Haiku
A Thump on the Head - No Regrets
In times of impending demise, you might see your life being replayed across your mind. Sometimes it’s in fast forward, sometimes in slow motion, sometimes both at once. Life flashes in random order, constantly cycling in and out like an out of control tilt-a-whirl at the county fair. You’d think that with all those moments...

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Categories: death life, death, life,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Souls in the Cemetery
“Death is the last chapter in time, but the first chapter in eternity.” – Author unknown Life Lived, now- departed. Souls gathered at - cemetery graves. Spirits now free, and at peace. To rest. Death ...

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Categories: death life, death, life, loss, spiritual,
Form: Ninette
Premium Member Teeter-tot
teeter-tot upward shot he was here now he's not i'm life's spark i take flight from the dark to the light a see-saw old grandpa weakened heart brand new start...

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Categories: death life, death, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Home For Awhile
same sky as years pass planets in sync as always with or without me...

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Categories: death life, earth, life, universe,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member - Abandon Everything And Everyone -
~a dark void in the soul - a pain that is difficult to see ~ ...

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Categories: death life, anxiety, dark, death, life,
Form: Free verse
A Memory We All Become
Life has nothing to do with every chapter The book pages you scan and read The waves on the shore that breaks You both see them and witness It's never ending story everyday Death is synonymous word with passing You may have all the things in life After all what you have experience The things you have will remain as it is When your...

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Categories: death life, death, life, meaningful, memory,
Form: Free verse

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