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Elegy Poems

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An elegy poem is a form of poetry consisting of mourning, or sad and thoughtful feelings about the death of an individual, but there is more to an elegy. What is elegy in poetry (complete definition)?

Premium Member Release
RELEASE For loving memory she must depart forever lovely forever apart My lilac of beauty white satin dream in solitude and raindrops forever it seems ...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, death, flower, life,
Form: Elegy
Your sorrows
My friend, how deep can be your sorrows? Through smoke filled maze of modern days When time flies by in bleary haze And we don't know about tomorrow? Your eyes, once bright and full of life, Nowdays, instead, to my...Read the rest...
Categories: friendship, sorrow,
Form: Elegy



JIMMY
"WOW; What a task!", I had replied unto mine Master. He had bid me; "Name Me one good n' pure, of recent human alabaster!" I searched to n' fro', coast to coast n' 'round th' globe... Frantic'ly anxious...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, blessing, celebration, character,
Form: Elegy

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SHANTA
Shãnta On th' night that I saw her... Darkness had been shunned into day She turn'd 'round eyes bright enlighten'd... "Oh, my gosh...Randall, you're here! I can hardly believe it! How are you ol' friend n' HEY!" Mine eyes started...Read the rest...
Categories: beautiful, beauty, care, dance,
Form: Elegy
How Do I Live On
How do I continue to live this life that is no longer the same How do I walk down the streets without searching for your face It’s Quiet Our house that was a made a home by your...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, cry, emotions,
Form: Elegy



Premium Member Dear Levester, Post-Humorous Letter
Dear Levester. On last night, while in bed before falling asleep, my mind became filled with thoughts of you, and My eyes were filled with tears. The thoughts were not thoughts of sorrow and the tears were not from grief. On...Read the rest...
Categories: death of a friend,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Elegy to Grams
It's been forever since you went — To the other side in a heartbeat — To return the life you've been lent, Towards the edge of the stellar backstreet. Your footsteps echo until now, Thumping gently throughout our little place, As...Read the rest...
Categories: grandmother, loss, sad,
Form: Elegy
Soul Storm
Do not listen for me in wind whispers Or echoes down the lane, My spirit would never settle For such quiet and mundane. I won't be found in soft starlight Or twinkles on velvet snow, Toward things quiet and serene Isn't...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, death, eulogy, meaningful,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Bourbon Street
My beloved late husband and I once strolled down Bourbon Street, on a mild winter's afternoon. The musicians enchanted the atmosphere, as sparrows lent their own songs. We dined on gumbo al fresco with friends, Spanish Moss clothed ancient trees. It wasn't yet Mardi...Read the rest...
Categories: 3rd grade, 7th grade,
Form: Elegy
CREATING POETRY
When one writes poetry, ...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, analogy, blessing, creation,
Form: Elegy
Elegy For Kasiita
On a cold, dark night, I stand alone In the graveyard, where shadows are thrown Deeply mourning, I weep at the mention Of your name, dear Kasiita, my heart's lament In my darkest moments, dressed in black Cold winds howl...Read the rest...
Categories: death, family, heartbroken, loss,
Form: Elegy
STAMPEDE
STAMPEDE Beneath the moon’s pale, a requited glow, A hyperbolic crowd begins to grow. The sphere is aired with fear and haste, A storm of bodies, my qualms displaced. A million cry, a sudden shove, To venerate order, stripped of love. Feet...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, anxiety, bereavement, child
Form: Elegy
Premium Member MOURNERS SURPASSES-
Laid still mourners pass, surpasses Time moves let subs pendant closed passes Subjoin the beauty instilled blurred by glasses To be resurrected renewed in the ever lasted 12/16/24 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024© ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, anxiety, bereavement, celebration,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Soma Ria
Ria, where should I begin...? Perhaps now's the time to give in; As a maker of verse within, All beauty writhes in chagrin - ...Read the rest...
Categories: farewell, for her, loss,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Charlotte's Elegy
Oh dearest Charlotte, bathed in morning light! A spirit graceful as a swallow's flight Through shadows deep, her laughter breaks the dawn While joy unfolds beneath...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, depression, loss,
Form: Elegy

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Definition | What is Elegy in Poetry?


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