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the polar bearA child is somewhere scribbling,
not quite knowing what to say,
a junkie with a habit of empty words.
The smart money’s on failure
and I can’t seem to sleep,
the moon is leaking sliver fears.
The polar-bear cocktail,
paints a chalk...
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Categories:
goodbye, 11th grade, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Soldiering OnThe dead never get to say goodbye,
as they charge across the line
Finality left to those who live,
still victimized by time
The dead never get to say hello,
a bust that’s now recast
Their sacrifice a milepost
—beyond the futurepast
(Valley...
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Categories:
death, goodbye, hello,
Form: Rhyme
Wake Me UpWAKE ME UP
Wake me up; for I have been sleeping far too long
Remind me of sweet music; let me break into song
Let my feet beat to a rhythm, let them set me free
I'm getting sick...
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Categories:
goodbye,
Form: Couplet
Night's FoilA serene evening
with a gentle star-filled sky,
ruined by your lie....
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Categories:
anger, betrayal, divorce, goodbye,
Form: Haiku
Acquiescence toward mortalityManagement here at
Highland Manor Apartments sent out word
that tomorrow, January twenty third,
two thousand and twenty one,
we (all residents) will receive the first (of two)
inoculations to stave off getting COVID-19,
hence mine poetic title might seem absurd.
Aforementioned...
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Categories:
goodbye, absence, adventure, faith, funeral,
Form: Rhyme
Belonging
Categories:
goodbye, poverty,
Form: Free verse
NEVER COULD WE IMAGINE
~dedicated to Anni who is moving on
to meet up with her beloved Carl~
alone behind
grey hospital walls
she picks up the phone
and calls each grand-daughter
to say a final goodbye
she feels today’s
the day
Submitted on: January 21, 2021
Contest:...
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Categories:
death, goodbye, grandmother, journey,
Form: Free verse
TRIBUTE TO A LEADER
~Tribute to A Leader~
High above Mount Rushmore,
...
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Categories:
america, appreciation, goodbye, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
heading homeFrom the window of my father’s car
Golden hairs upon my arm,
corn silks blowing in the wind,
Wave goodbye to summer.
Hair, now gold to silver grain
Receding now,
I’m leaving, once again.
A thumbing mind goes flipping past
Garages,...
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Categories:
goodbye, appreciation, day, dream, farewell,
Form: Free verse
no room at the top
so the penny drops
and the buck finally...
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Categories:
allusion, america, corruption, goodbye,
Form: Senryu
THE DEPARTUREWhen I leave
Sadly it may seem
I am entering another dimension
A rebirth of the soul
Another possibility of living
Tears are meant to be wiped
It is okay, you can cry
Awakening is meant to be painful
It is alright, gives...
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Categories:
goodbye, adventure, change, courage, divorce,
Form: Free verse
'It's over'
Steely-eyed
tight-lipped
she mouthed the words
'It's over'
twice,
so they'd sink in all the way
no tear in her eye
nor gulp in her throat
guarding her pounding heart
as she cleaved his
in two...
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Categories:
goodbye, lost love, love
Form: Free verse
No OffenseIs that what you think?
Is that what you know?
Stories you've heard, time passed and consoled.
Moments ended in a blink of an eye,
All Hell breaks loose hoping you'll die.
A blurry silence,
But an extremely loud pain,
Driving you...
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Categories:
angst, bullying, dark, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
Lost Pages Of A PoetPages with my life on them
Angst, love, happiness, friendship, death, sadness
Words never to be read again
Feelings never to be felt again
Tall-tales never to be shared again
Nobody besides me will ever know they existed
Sexual encounters, loves...
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Categories:
absence, creation, goodbye, grief,
Form: Rhyme
MORNING SUN GOOD DAY MOON-Hello morning
the seasons dawn
rise up, rise up sun
it's time for the Moon to sleep
Sleep on, sleep on moon
Till the dawn of dusk until the night
Just dawn until then morning rise...
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Categories:
goodbye, analogy, good morning, good
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Goodbye Poems
Read wonderful goodbye poetry on the following sub-topics:
break up, coworker, cousin, dad, farewell, friend, funny, grandma, grandpa, her, him, love, retirement, saying, sister, student, teacher,
and more.
Definition | What is Goodbye in Poetry?
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