Dance Elegy Poems
These Dance Elegy poems are examples of Elegy poems about Dance. These are the best examples of Elegy Dance poems written by international poets.
Laughter in the ShadowsIn chambers filled with laughter, light, and carefree sound,
A discordant echo hangs, heavy and unbound.
A specter in the corner, draped in deep shadows,
A chilling truth...
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anxiety, conflict, death, feelings,
An Elegy for a Fallen Bridge: Baltimore’s Night of TragedyAs night draped its cloak over Baltimore's sleeping form,
A cargo ship, the MV Dali, sailed to greet the dawn.
From the bustling harbor shores it had...
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Categories:
death, horror,
In memory of passing away of my friend, Ben Today, we gather not to mourn the passing of our dear friend Ben, but to celebrate a life that brought us immeasurable joy and love.
In...
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Categories:
death of a friend,
An Elegy For the Hunted DoveIn a nest of straw, a gentle dove once dwelled,
Seeking peace amidst the urban's frantic maze.
With tireless toil, she fashioned dreams untold,
Her sanctuary rising amidst...
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bird, cry, emotions, england,
The Night Is Dark and Full of TerrorIn the depths of the night, when all is still and bare,
When the wind howls harshly and the trees begin to scare,
It is then that...
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Categories:
africa, dark,
We MournEach delicious breath,
Every cooling drink.
I salute your passing.
Temperatures we enjoyed,
your breezes stroked my skin,
sunlight played softly,
green fields waved salutations.
I recognize your demise.
Unfiltered sunlight on my...
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Categories:
angst, appreciation, beauty, death,
We Who Laugh Last, Laugh BestThat foolish stranger who had wandered into town
bickering with folks, trying to shove them around
was nothing more than an old worn-out clown.
Beneath Soup Creek Bridge,...
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Categories:
community, poets,
Elegy, Oursthe stars weep ...
but not for heaven
they weep for vacant eyes
and hearts of parched desire
with tears untold ...
and uncounted
for where is the hunger -
the yearning...
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elegy, analogy, appreciation, life, loss,
An Elegy On the Woman Who Once Lived and Loved the RainAn Elegy on the woman who once lived and loved the rain
Loveliest amongst all
She soared up the blank sky
Like a fish eagle to genesis
Unraveling the...
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elegy, beauty, goodbye, writing,
My ElegyWhen I die there will be no stone or grave
Look at my art, read a poem, be brave
Do not worry about me, I will be...
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elegy, death,
Blood of the InnocentNature has cast it's spell on us.
Virtues of our pasts reels!
Who, what shall stand well to defend us?
Nature has bless us with its...
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Categories:
abuse, bereavement, death, depression,
William Dunbar: Lament For the Makaris TranslationLament for the Makaris ("Lament for the Makers/Poets")
by William Dunbar [c. 1460-1530]
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
i who enjoyed good health and gladness
am overwhelmed...
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death, evil, fear, poets,
Harriet Harris Nee Kuritsky Gave Up the Ghost May 4th 2004Harriet Harris, née Kuritsky gave up the ghost ~ May 4th, 2004
Often these days
the following genuine sentiment
Matthew Scott Harris
doth wish to share one son,
cuz fifteen...
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Categories:
12th grade, absence, loss,
Lost: For the Children of the HolocaustLost
for the children of the Holocaust and the Nakba
by Michael R. Burch
Something inescapable is lost—
lost like a pale vapor curling up into shafts of moonlight,
vanishing...
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elegy, child, children, death, holocaust,
From a Trailer Park In Keokukshe came from the town of keokuk
for what she did, she charged a buck
or sometimes two;
everyone said she...
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Categories:
angel, death, eulogy, farewell,