Loss Ekphrasis Poems
These Loss Ekphrasis poems are examples of Ekphrasis poems about Loss. These are the best examples of Ekphrasis Loss poems written by international poets.
Medicine - Klimtjust drink from the cup
as the river of oblivion flows
some try to stand in stagnant waters
others cocooned by the edges
seeking a cure from the inevitable
I...
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Categories:
angst,
The Sick ChildOnly a loving parent can feel, ...
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child, mom, pain, sick,
Discord and PeaceWhen conflicts raise its ugly head real soon,
our nations won’t inevitably swoon;
a time that real détente and peace attune.
Some people still record the slights...
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analogy, anger, angst, children,
Kiss Iv Woodcut By Edvard Munch 1902Inspired by the woodcut, Kiss IV, of himself and Tulla Larsen, held in an embrace. Produced after the end of a 4 year troubled yet...
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art,
The Ease and Comfort of Collapse of Caring Aka Vampyr IiInspired by the lithograph/woodcut Vampyr II by Edvard Munch - Edvard produced several versions of the same image.
(Viewing art work will help make sense of...
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art,
Trodden Paths Not In Vain"Paint in silence”
“The Weight of Temp”
Colour your canvas and spill your Art
shake and awaken many a heart
Untether your soul
from your whole
escape mundane and time
and let...
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dedication, deep, devotion, endurance,
Perefection Peopledearnest romantic
renewal
in perspective
a
search
for paradise
an idealisic paradise
solitude&
community
a dream
...
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art, tribute,
The Sparks Fall Like StarsThe sparks fall like stars from a grey slate board sky
As ashes like teardrops drift into my hair.
I cover my eyes from the crackling glare
While...
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ekphrasis, cat, cry, fire, grief,
Raggedy ManGoodbye.
Alone, and sad. He swings.
Fearing a future, dreading his past.
What comes next? What happened?
His eyes full of a thousand years worth of the pain...
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adventure, body, cheer up,
The Broken RestWhat of the girl sitting next to him,
blood and blood,
the same empty stare,
The coagulant dust, like mud,
drying
against these leather orange seats.
"My baby, my baby,
tafali, tafali...
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Categories:
death of a friend,
Blood TearBehind the shadows, she hides
Mournful stillness of despair
Bright-eyed, yet dark
A minute loss of a vital life force
From secrets held in vain
To watch when no one...
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Categories:
cry, dark,
Father's GoneFather's Gone
Beside the seaside the fisherman's wife,
her child in hand, walks asking about loss.
Her father, years gone, left a life of strife....
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appreciation, art, beautiful, child,
Introspection On ToastThere once was a picture that wormed itself into my reverie
On a gray, cloudy morning, whilst it was raining and cold.
In this one picture were...
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food, introspection, life, simile,
The CircleThe Circle --- A Painting By Frida Kahlo
~~~
Caught between one life and another
my pain lengthens like a shadow of the moon
I am crumbling into fragments
like...
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Categories:
betrayal, death, depression, grief,
The Nilands of TonawandaSiblings fight for peace
unknown horrors they now face
theatres of war
fallen, in recognition
we must save the surviving
"Saving Private Ryan"...
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Categories:
brother, family, history, life,