Farewell Epigram Poems
These Farewell Epigram poems are examples of Epigram poems about Farewell. These are the best examples of Epigram Farewell poems written by international poets.
Epigrams IvEPIGRAMS IV
Improve yourself by others' writings, attaining freely what they purchased at the expense of experience.
—Socrates, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I didn’t mean to...
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fun, joy, life, love,
Epigrams ViiEpigrams VII
A question that sometimes drives me hazy:
am I or are the others crazy?
—Albert Einstein, poetic interpretation by Michael R. Burch
The Whole of Wit
by...
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epigram, animal, growth, nature, peace,
Life's EssenceRun as we might
we just can't hide
Life's essence
~ Evanescence...
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farewell, life,
Farewell FluidWhen we say goodbye,
We begin to cry....
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cry, goodbye,
Leave and Stay Always An ArtThe one who stays,
becomes
compressed...
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adventure, allusion, appreciation, feelings,
Plato Epigram TranslationsPLATO EPIGRAM TRANSLATIONS
These epitaphs and other epigrams have been ascribed to Plato...
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
But go with good fortune: I...
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death, eulogy, funeral, memorial,
Athenian Epitaphs IiAthenian Epitaphs II
These are ancient Greek epitaphs for lost family and friends, including dogs and other animals ...
Now his voice is prisoned in the silent...
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epigram, animal, best friend, death
Not If, But WhenSo many fleeing the big city, not if but when ~
COVID's put 'the country' back in this country again...
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america, city, farewell, health,
ChildlessEpigrams/Epitaphs
Childless
by Michael R. Burch
How can she bear her grief?
Mightier than Atlas, she shoulders the weight
of one fallen star.
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Laughter’s Cry
by Michael R. Burch
Because life is...
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child, death, eulogy, funeral,
Stage FrightStage Fright
by Michael R. Burch
To be or not to be?
In the end Hamlet
opted for naught.
NOTE: I interpret Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be"...
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death, farewell, goodbye, leaving,
EpitaphsEpitaph for a Palestinian Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Autumn...
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epigram, bereavement, death, death of
Athenian EpitaphsAthenian Epitaphs
Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea.
—Michael R. Burch, after Plato
Does my...
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death, eulogy, funeral, grave,
Autumn ConundrumAutumn Conundrum
by Michael R. Burch
It’s not that every leaf must finally fall,
it’s just that we can never catch them all.
Originally published by The Neovictorian/Cochlea, this...
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autumn, death, farewell, goodbye,
Farewell-My LoveFarewell, my love...a sincere begone
My...
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faith,
Runaway RemoteI knew my chances we're really quite remote
in finding my remote control who left behind no note
4-3-18...
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farewell, technology,