Father Elegy Poems
These Father Elegy poems are examples of Elegy poems about Father. These are the best examples of Elegy Father poems written by international poets.
Her Wedding DayBased upon an entry in the mid-19th Century autobiography of Presbyterian Theodore Clapp, who lived for several decades in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Of the many young...
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death, family, grief, heartbreak,
Elegy to a promised landIn the quiet twilight, we gather here today,
To honor my dad, remember him, and pray.
From the promised land, he flew with...
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america, culture, dad, father,
Purity(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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dad, death, father, loss,
SHE'S STILL DEAD TO ME BUT ALIVE IN OUR FATHER ARMS-She laid there not disturbed in her stillness
The frame of her body she touched warm
She lie there physically asleep breathless
Her soul lives on hole in...
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absence, allusion, anxiety, bereavement,
RestTime it catches up
To all of us I guess
You can try to avoid it
Or enjoy it like the rest
No matter what you try
Father time...
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death, death of a
Just Sleep Until Awaken-May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace?
sleep has parted us, awaken in heaven, Father's arms
JUST SLEEP UNTIL AWAKEN-
As you...
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absence, analogy, bereavement,
Memory of a PoetShadow of a poet
Writer I never met
Voice of a poet
Words on hearts etched
Beyond the shadow of death
Heavens and earth wept
Shadow of life
In a poet's soul...
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death, family, farewell, father,
He Gave Me Only a CandleJust before he lost his thoughts and memories,
Before he closed his eyes and doors to sleep,
Before he listened to his heart stop,
Before he breathed his...
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death,
Give It a Name Part 2I can’t let them
Become foggy
Looking at them through glasses
That are smoggy
Talking of them with thoughts
That are groggy
Hiding in sentiment
Senseless and soggy
What name can I...
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family, memory, missing you,
My Hero‘Twas he, ‘Twas he,
Who fought for the free,
‘Twas he, ‘Twas he,
Was how a man should be.
He was betrayed by his own,
...
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absence, analogy, christian, courage,
What You Left BehindWhite, lifeless, still
there is no peace here.
Weeping and wailing
the unbelievers grieved for thee.
I grieved because I couldn't give them peace,
for you were not set free.
That...
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anger, child, death, drug,
Satan Get Thee Behind Me and Forget My Name-I feared them not O' luciferous
Satan's lot has no casting on us
Get the behind me demon child
Lucifer you are Father of lies
And I had audibly...
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absence, anti bullying, bullying,
Elocution To Bitter Cola IiTales and folktales binds
the mind's eye about firmly,
spearheading log of thoughts—
rock of words, after another
into bridges of unified force.
Father the ship on my...
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depression, grief,
Translation of Jorge Manrique's Third Copla:Coplas a La Muerte De Su Padre By T WignesanCOPLA UNO: This Bad Guy World - in all seriousness
[The entire sequence of 114 coplas: “This Bad Guy World”, dedicated to Jorge MANRIQUE, 1440?-1479....
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bereavement, extended metaphor, grief,
Elegy, Anniversary of My Fathers Funeral9/22/1983
I drove your shining,Cadillac, Daddy!
The lead car to the cemetery.
A stuffed bear, your Borsalino,
In the August, back window,fino!
You, in the hearse, a few feet behind..
Tears...
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Categories:
chicago, death, father daughter,