Death Free Verse Poems
These Death Free Verse poems are examples of Free Verse poems about Death. These are the best examples of Free Verse Death poems written by international poets.
The ReaperI wonder what the sweet kiss of Death would feel like, the reaper taking me in their arms. Would it be peaceful? Would the voices...
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abuse, child abuse, death,
If Heaven ExistsI walked across the earth today,
A ballad seemed to trail my way.
I think the sirens called to me—
Into their ship beneath the sea.
But what had...
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adventure, death, heaven, sea,
I made a noose out of the starsOf then,
Smoke of a squandered summer morn
The barrel of a summer afternoon
And the spittle of the soundless shots of the stars within a summer...
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change,
Grave GamesTemptation subtly settles sweet
in barren brains
forsaken frames,
and hollow hands.
When nothing's left
is death a loser's game
or...
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anxiety, depression, games, grave,
Cancer
Cancer is only for others,
Walking its own quiet road:
The smoker’s sigh,
The alcoholic’s plight,
The old tree,
The young, the budding seed—
Babies, life’s fragile heartbeat…
Medical advancements—progress marching,
Cures, new...
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bereavement, cancer, death, grief,
Stitching a SoulHow do you stitch a shattered soul mirrored in cracked reflections?
Friends arrive too late, armed with needles,
once the bleeding has stilled,
sewing memories into a cloth...
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Categories:
death, death of a
Weeping Shall EndureThe dins of war un-hushed
the jarring of munitions
the cacophony of starvation
the grating contempt for humanity
the discordant silence of the Free
. ....
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abuse, anger, angst, anxiety,
While We Were Dying
While We Were Dying
You cannot know what it is like
Facing death at an early age.
Too young to understand
We were sacrificial.
We held the hands of...
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anger, death, grief, in
The WalksThe Walks
It was an honor to hold your hand
As you prepared your walk to the other side.
This simple act was humbling.
To be the last person...
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care, death, humanity, leaving,
I RememberThrough the gentle stirrings of the night
Your laughter flows
And I smile
I remember the love
Through the morning’s mirrored silhouette
Your eyes emerge
And I see
I remember the love
Through...
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allegory, death, emotions, feelings,
A haunting
You’re in your spot again tonight. Although I can’t see you I know you’re there. A cold spot existing near naked firelight, I suppose it’d...
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absence, abuse, care, child,
Waldere modern English translation by Michael R BurchWALDERE: MODERN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“Waldere” is an ancient Old English (i.e., Anglo-Saxon) poem that recounts the exploits of Walter of Aquitaine, a legendary king of the...
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courage, death, grave, heart,
The Casualty of your cruelityYou were the guardian who stood watch; gold and diamonds were given to your care.
Thou wast considered the master watcher, for no tale passed thee.
Dinar...
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absence, abuse, anger, betrayal,
Shots at a FuneralWhen I was a baby, I cried at the sight of life
When I was child I slept to protest life
When I was a teenager...
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angst, anxiety, death, depression,
Fare Thee WellI am in many rooms trapped with death
Or waiting for death to get there
Like this one time. It was a salon
My nails were...
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angst, bereavement, courage, death,