Baby Elegy Poems

Born December 5, 1961,
blonde cherubic, lips of rose buds,
eyes of the bluest baby innocence.
Remember the 1960's brother,
Massapequa proud, Long Island.
Our Cedar Street,
lined once with what...

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(for CFD, 1944–2023) 

Something blinked inside my soul
I used to be half but now I’m whole
To me, the diamond ring is coal –
That’s purity of...

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the sky is blue
broken hearts need glue,
don't make me change places baby,
just come through.
I don't wanna be ur angel Darling,
the devil inside me isn't deranged,
once...

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I baffled why you furious mite
Sharing with me this half couch
And make my sweet dream forget
Disturbing and sucking from my pet

Claiming you and man share...

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I keep talking to you every day,
& never get bored by hearing you.
I keep laughing at your every joke
while teasing each other through.
I keep scolding...

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It was a teddy bear 
Just lying there
On the floor
The baby had thrown it out
And then cried about
But the gun ended it
In father’s mental fit
No...

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Death has taken you now so far away.
Now you have taken on an angel's form.
Heavenly Father has the final say.
Although on earth here we are...

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A "woof! woof!" shout-out
           goes out to a dearly departed
     ...

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Oh dear ol' reaper come to me
Fetch me like everyone else 
I'm too tired 
I'm done
I want to rest
I want to run
This urge is like...

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Nature holds the rope

I remember that Thursday
Crystallized in my mind
Like all the intense moments of my life
At the doctor’s with my wife

She had a heart
Why...

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May 1974

Why do you need to waste your time today
Writing an elegy no one will read?

Add the half-cent to the cent
And text to shivering text
For...

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You are the light of the edges
You are the salt of the river
You are the flower of the desert
You are the pillow of the chair
You...

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DPAA Hymn for Fallen Soldiers
by Michael R. Burch

Sound the awesome cannons.
Pin medals to each breast.
Attention, honor guard!
Give them a hero’s rest.

Recite their names to the...

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Let’s take two steps forth in time...
My prayer is going to be ended by tears 
My wishes flooded by salty water 
Everyday I’m at war,...

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Amelie Beth Harris - Born December 1st, MCMLVII

A bouncing baby girl did await,
asper occasion
     about nine months
    ...

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