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Decay Poems - Poems about Decay

Decay Poems - Examples of all types of poems about decay to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for decay.
Premium Member Lingering Embers of an Abandoned Campsite
...I'm drawing the sun on an empty ceiling But I still bring the clouds in my own way You wanted a goddamn college essay But there was nothing else to say She's the tortured soul in all of us ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, allegory,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member In the labyrinth of thoughts where shadows dance with echoes of forgotten liberties
...In the labyrinth of thoughts where shadows dance with echoes of forgotten liberties, Where the moon casts its silver veil upon the silent watchers of the night, He wanders, a soul lost in the sea o......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In the mystical realms where shadows waltz with whispers of yesteryear
...In the mystical realms where shadows waltz with whispers of yesteryear, Where the moon's silver tendrils weave through the fabric of the night, The man, the mad ape, traverses, a spectral echo of h......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Summer Heatwave
...Agonizing shrieks, -lips curl, wink* before I was weak, -savage entity spellbound dreams, -madness deity grotesque fusing. -ruler of the fray Gaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Apoc......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, dark, death, deep, extended
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I feel a choir of raw throats shouting hoarse warnings and then quieting
...I feel a choir of raw throats shouting hoarse warnings and then quieting, Leaving a nervous stillness trembling on the lips of the morning, Or riding the scrolling text at the bottom of the TV scre......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, fantasy,
Form: Free verse



The Rot of the Republic
...Listen up, 'cause I'm about to spit some truth About a disease that's eating our society from the root Corruption, the silent killer, the thief in the night Stealing our future, our justice, our r......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, corruption, people, power, society,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Saying Goodbye To Summer
... "A fallen leaf is nothing more than summer's wave goodbye." Quote by _ Unknown the end of summer is not far away whispers my flowers ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, autumn, summer,
Form: Free verse
I Dream of Treasure
...I have a chart, to a piece of art. It’s in a trunk, In a ship that sunk. I need the elite, for the task to complete. I’ll pay in pound, once it’s found. The chest was grey, with no decay, ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, desire, dream, fate, fun,
Form: Rhyme
All Along the Watchtower
... In twilight’s grasp, where shadows cling, The Watchtower stands—a somber thing. Its stones, like secrets, cold and gray, Whisper tales of faith’s decay. Within those walls, devoutly blind, ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, bible, dark, devotion, how
Form: Rhyme
They cannot kill the heart of Palestine
...Refugees came running from Hitlers rule Save these victims from a death so cruel! "Never again!" were the words they muttered "We must defend our land" soon they uttered Building your home on ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, death, war,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Apathy
...we encounter a neighbour who suffering from delusional dementia he mumbles and stumbles in delirium we pause awhile to assist yet we know his disability is permanent so apart from informing......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Zen mode
...mind not working which is alright heart is aglow recognising the irrelevance of decay of form we dwell in the void where spirit is aflame resplendent in the light of Self suffused with lov......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, self, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Nadir
...The paths of my mission would be rows of roses, I thought. To my shock, in tipsy turvy twists and turns, I got tossed Didn't I desire to know the known to know the unknown? Each wish of mine, like......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, angst, life, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member In the stillness of a dusk filled with eternal sighs
...In the stillness of a dusk filled with eternal sighs, I wander through the corridors of thoughts, where shadows whisper truths. The tragic spirit emerges, a veil of somber reality, That the world ......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
SONG OF THE DEAD BIRD
...She kept walking, kept travelling... A Traveller by profession, she kept exploring. With a pure and kindest heart inside her soul, She was pretty easy to pick, easy to be fooled. Her feet......Read the rest...
Categories: decay, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme

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