Lonely Eulogy Poems

Trompe L'oeil
I use to be so sure of my colors
But now my vision is jaded
Perhaps it is obscured
from the THOUSANDS of tears I've shed

I taught...

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There dwells, in pale eastern shade
Under dark pillars, Himalayan
Forged in thunder’s dome
A lonely flower
Seven years a virgin locked
Now spiraling flush and flame
Parting petals
Awake and tremble
Only...

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Desertion is a way o' death
That language of darkness loop
 the babe of Seth
Sparked within confines o' wood
Coffins of Being misunderstood
Expression became a way of...

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To 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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A haggard bit of burnt toast
    long since bruise-colored
  forlorn, it keeps to itself
    'midst crumbs indeterminate

 ...

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They said you were just a dog… I told them you were my joy, my boy – Quote by poet

I came to you in a...

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Ancient Greek and Roman Epigrams I

Wall, we're astonished that you haven't collapsed,
since you're holding up verses so prolapsed!
Ancient Roman graffiti, translation by Michael R. Burch

You...

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Fresh out fresh in *snap* 
just like that 
Regrets, worry’s, nd fear’s
Fall at the drop of a hat
MOON LIT
Hearts and weary soul
The have done the...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Ask and remember 
Every time I think of you.

Ask your friends, they say to remember your kindness, your dimple, and your smile given to everyone...

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This is my translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's second elegy from his Duino Elegies, which he began composing at Duino Castle in 1912. 

Second Elegy
by...

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Athenian 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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Covid 19 
Coronavirus
The reaper

Lives cut short
Families grow smaller
Children experience 
the unimaginable
Mom Dad have no answers
why is this happening
What does shelter in place mean, essential
Why cant...

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A lonely well, clear
A nurse besides stands 
The sorry state of losing pro
Angst, fury and fear fight for brow
Tears gleam running after
Twin coppers sinking low....

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Unspoiled autumn age
Anon ridge my god picks way
Strong buck bears his burdens high

I soul-less, hunt sight 
Forest warmth and bounty hoard
Resting only in god’s ruins

4/10/20
Inertia
Edward...

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