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The Ferryman
He had opaque eyes,
Rather we could not see our reflection
In them.
The old ones come here,
Particularly the men. They come to be served
As well as to eat.
They come here for the company
If not always the...
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Categories:
death, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Steppin' OutSalmon skies rise in the peripheral east
Steely clouds linger then slowly dissipate
Nightfall wanes, as the wide blue canvas brightens
Light lifts the mood, on a summer’s day we’ll feast
In afternoon’s heated blanket we’re caressed
Umbrella blooms shade,...
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Categories:
butterfly, farewell, summer, sunshine,
Form: Rhyme
NarcissistIt was your guilt
And inability to accept yourself as you really are
It was your need to be better than me
And unwillingness to try very hard
To do it by merit
So it was your insults and...
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Categories:
farewell, conflict, dark, endurance, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Late DaughterPoem that is written with each gentle kiss
Music I play twitching the corners of my lips
Art brush paint four magnum opus till death
Final one I will whisper with my dying breath...
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Categories:
farewell, beautiful, child, death, depression,
Form: Epitaph
oh for a second departureOnce simian stock from brambles
Orange buffoon whose ooze rambles
Orangutan clone
On narcissist’s throne
Owns ape-man’s old brain in shambles...
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Categories:
farewell, humorous, perspective, political,
Form: Limerick
I Cannot Die TonightI cannot die tonight
I dog-eared a book
Of pages I haven't perused
You know how long that took?
Scent of pages
Frayed and yellowed
Always get me
Calm and mellowed
The spine cracked and worn
Each page a promise, a tale untold
In the...
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Categories:
death, farewell, introspection, repetition,
Form: Free verse
Breaking News--RhymedI looked and beheld a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer—Revelation 6:2
BREAKING NEWS
At this moment...
President...
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Categories:
farewell, political, thank you,
Form: Political Verse
Childkill worldThis hateful little childkill world
Needs reaping
Who is gonna do it?...
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Categories:
farewell, horror,
Form: Free verse
I Survived An First
It's a first of many I realized this Easter.
I had a first birthday, first Thanksgiving,
first Christmas without you.
Even though I thought I couldn't.
It was hard as hell, I survived a first of many firsts to...
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Categories:
farewell, pain,
Form: Free verse
Happy Heavenly BirthdayOn this day we send our love,
to the heavens above.
Happy Heavenly Birthday.
May your spirit forever stay,
in our hearts.
On this special day we celebrate.
Your life, your love, your legacy.
In the hearts of those you touched,
forever treasured,...
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Categories:
farewell, memory,
Form: Free verse
Dust in the BreezeThere I leaned against the iron railings
of the high ridge overlooking the bustling port,
where a large ship hooted its loud warning,
It was waiting to depart to far-off lands.
My love was surely one of the passengers,
waiting...
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Categories:
farewell, love,
Form: Free verse
Life is just a journeyWith age I’ve grown tired,
weary but not insane.
My bones are rather achy,
but my heart is too humane.
At night my vision is blurry,
with pills I kill my pain.
My hearing aid does help,
for sound...
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Categories:
farewell, age, appreciation, care, death,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn LeavesHow silently they tumble down,
And come to rest upon the ground,
Yellow, red, and brown,
The tree sheds its crown,
Twisting, turning is through the air,
Till all the trees stand dark and bare,
Lay like carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath...
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Categories:
autumn, farewell,
Form: Rhyme
BidenBack in the day we used to put our hand out towards someone else’s face and say “Bye,” as if to say, “Bye, get out my face.”
Just imagine Biden telling you, “Bye then, imma go,...
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Categories:
change, conflict, farewell, feelings,
Form: Narrative
Sweet SorrowI have hid mine heart,
Within a prison cell,
Dark and cold,
Whose key, only you hold.
I have buried mine memories,
Within the chasms of time,
None is bare,
Those secrets, only you and I
share.
From thenceforth do we part,
From...
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Categories:
emotions, farewell, old,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Farewell Poems
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colleague, college, death, goodbye, friend, funny, love, sailor, school, senior, students, teachers,
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Definition | What is Farewell in Poetry?
Poems Related to Farewell
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