Death. Poems - Poems about Death.

what could i do but stop and let pass the funeral procession for a dead horse who lived a life fraught with nobility ...

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For: when my life changed Poetry Contest Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann August 13, 2025 ***** a Curtal Sonnet My life changed when suddenly Mom grew old, the years had passed I was aware, too soon the sunny afternoon became the dark shadow of impending coil's mortal cold journey underworld to the banks of gloom~ the ferryman will...

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When do flowers no longer bloom and the sea's stop touching the shore. Light from the heaven's fail to shine and the birds shall sing no more. Innocent's of children no longer play as time like a candle melts away. Fleeting are the moments we get to spend and death is the reason it all does end....

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Alberto Nisman didn't know the danger he would enter He looked into the bombing of a Jewish center accused president Christina of a hiding the truth Said he had the goods, would soon show the proof. He was supposed to appear in Congress, but hours before He was shot in the head, they got by his door He knew too much,...

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Roses may be red And violets blue But one thing for sure Is my life is sad without you You will never get to see me grow As your time came and you had to go So here is a promise to you my big brother I promise to always protect our mother I will comfort her when she’s feels sad I hope that...

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The last curtain came down one evening at nine its drapery falling to signal ‘it’s time’ The theater dark all stagehands have gone alone in her presence my final swan song The exit door opens a new crowd appears applauding me onward past laughter and tears With one final bow but never so sure eternity clapping — forever’s encore (The Bryn Mawr Theater: August, 2025) ...

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We are waiting and praying Hoping that it won't happen But it was seen so long ago The date when common sense died The lunatics became the leaders And talking no longer worked All it took was one wrong word The flexing of a muscle too many Just one finger on one button, and it was over The daylight disappeared in a moment Nighttime's green...

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Step one Smile like stitches not for joy Just tight enough to hold you in The kind of smile that never aches But keeps your mouth from spilling Step two Speak after everyone has left Let words fall where no one looks Your voice belongs to empty rooms Where no one asks or stays too long Step three Move quiet through morning fog Become the blur behind...

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Broken cries diluted the still waters A mothers pain as she prepares a better life for her daughter Her bones ached with exhaustion Her fractured breathing heavy with guilt Buy she knew this was the right decision She wraps her baby in a blanket made of love and sacrifice She hoped these feelings would be carried into her...

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The greed of the white man knows no bound It transcends life, it transcends death Their eyes gleam with profit Their mouths salivate at another black death Prices heightened on a casket Won't be too long till another black body fills it Money earned from this purchase Used to pay their rent If there is anything left they'll use it to pay for...

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my mother died, i was to die with her. that was the pact, you see, my dad & i made together. while my mother died, i never left her side; over & over calling her name , hoping to send a spark to the flame. but still my mother died. now i'm naught but a shell; because the day my mother died i cursed my soul...

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As the dream king is sat at his throne... What am I to do whilst I am away? What then would befall my kingdom? There is still so much to do but yet, I am administered so little time. I am here now but what should take priority? This throne alike every footstep of mine bears...

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There’s an Energy tag on my big toe “Zapped to death:” it says I’m a “John Doe” A lightening bolt Sent my soul a jolt Into the next dimension Permanently disabled and Unable to be grounded, you see Living life on the edge can be fatal I don’t even know who I am I...

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"The essence in us is the same as the essence of the sun” Dweller of our heart A sun went out, a silent, sudden night, and left a shadow where once there was light, For in our chests, a solar flame still burns, A borrowed heat that twists and gently turns. The essence in us is the same as the essence...

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