Time Elegy Poems
These Time Elegy poems are examples of Elegy poems about Time. These are the best examples of Elegy Time poems written by international poets.
A Dirge
(In memory of Uncle Thomas)
Bumpy breeze, like a blasting roar
That day when you did soar without an oar
Twenty-two years of sorrow, too long
For many years,...
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Categories:
dark, death, depression, sick,
ONCE UPON A TAMED
Once upon a time a tamed was born free
the tamed roamed in his home so free
the tamed enjoyed every moment and soon he was considered...
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Categories:
abuse, africa, anger,
No Time to Say GoodbyeShe slowly began to slip away,
Then suddenly she was gone.
At 1:00 am she could not stay
And died hours before dawn.
She died too fast...
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Categories:
death, lost love, wife,
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,
FOR IFY ON MAMA IFY
By Izunna Okafor
Dear, Ify, I with a heavy heart,
Join to mourn Ma Caroline's tender depart.
Her love, a warm sun, now dimmed from our...
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Categories:
death,
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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Categories:
america, culture, dad, father,
When Leaving Morphs to GrievingThough it is time to say goodbye,
I will abide my heart and try
Not to collapse and maudlin cry,
For there is a burning need that I
Cannot...
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Categories:
grief, how i feel,
My GriffinDear Griffin,
I clearly remember the first time we met. Jim had brought you at all of
four months of age to my families summer reunion....
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Categories:
animal, dog,
Love FoeverIt was a cold winter day
when you slipped away
sorrow settled upon our soul
we did not want to let you go
your days were numbered
we did not...
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Categories:
death,
Our tribute to you MarieA tribute to Marie,
Marie, you seemed to draw the short straw in life,
Again and again,
Yet somehow you were able find a way to keep...
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Categories:
age, angel, appreciation, bereavement,
Dear PapaI was not able to write poems for a long time now
And on this dawn my thoughts of you urge me to write one
Papa, ...
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Categories:
bereavement, dad, death, poems,
Descent Into ShadowsWhat if I told you that I was weak
Eyes bleak;couldn't reach even the companion I seek
What if I told you I was insane
Riding in the...
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Categories:
dark, in memoriam, symbolism,
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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Categories:
death, death of a
To Whom It May ConcernTo whom it may concern,
For time will surely tell,
I write to my loved ones
To say that I am well.
I scarcely can recall
A time more I...
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Categories:
death, eulogy, funeral, funny,
Dreams Coercing Memory
“Dreams Coercing Memory”
You want cherries jubilee
with a little Krug champagne
but soft custard is just the same
when reality plays its game
by the spoonful
morphine comes
to...
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Categories:
death, family, life, love,