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Grave Poems | Examples of Grave Poetry

Grave Poems - Examples of all types of grave poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for grave.
Premium Member River Wild
joy and sadness tangled fate one came home extremely late my gleeful sons rods in hand deceitful river, fish they planned shifting forest running free twisting turns among the trees grinning water spies the meal two...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, blessing, children, fate, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Nida Fazli translations by Michael R Burch
Apni Marzi se by Nida Fazli Shayari translated by Mandakini Bhattacherya and Michael R. Burch This journey was not of my making; As the winds blow, I’m blown along ... Time and dust are my ancient companions; Who knows where I’m...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grave, heart, life,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member At The Grave Side
At the grave side Always a moment for deep reflection About life and its fleeting nature We are reminded that life is but a breath We are a breath short before we join the dead. The grave though...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, anxiety, bereavement, dedication, family,
Form: Elegy

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LOST AND ALONE
LOST AND ALONE Days continue to pass me by and hours just come and go, But there is this pain inside me that refuses to let me go, This darkness...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, angel, confusion, god, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
MY LAST
A time will come when skilled hands, once a master's tool, Will lay still, their craftsmanship, a forgotten rule. Eyes that shone like stars, bright with knowledge and might, Will dim, like embers, losing their radiant light. Degrees, once...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, analogy, deep, emotions, funeral,
Form: Lyric



Erinna Distaff Translation
ERINNA Erinna is widely regarded, at least by those who have read her, as second only to Sappho among the ancient Greek female poets. Little is known about her life; Erinna has been called a contemporary...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, child, childhood, death, death
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Three sides to a story
she said she was, he said he was, then how? said constable at loss? fact was the old lady was dead, she looked like asleep in her bed, but she must have passed suddenly nothing suggests she was poorly, except her...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, emotions, grave,
Form: Rhyme
Spirit and sponsor sane sexagenarian scribe and his spouse to a Utopian country
Spirit and sponsor sane sexagenarian scribe (and his spouse) to a Utopian country He seeks (in tandem with the missus) legal asylum in Canada... New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, et cetera, or any other socially progressive European country, and...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, america, angst, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Sappho Translations XIV
Sappho Translations XIII by Michael R. Burch In these translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used in any way, shape...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, dream, father, girl, god,
Form: Free verse
Fallen Homies
To all my fallen homies, know you're not forgotten/ I'm constantly pouring bottles in your memory/ When I'm awake, I feel your energy around me/ So I'm striving to be on top, on top is where my spot...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, best friend, death, depression,
Form: Free verse
Your bane, no less than boon
To my moans, misfortune you gave, And think, what a big boon you gave. On my forehead you wrote great ruin, And feel, immense fortune you gave. Melodious scores to all too soon, To me not but harsh tune you...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, grief, moon,
Form: Ghazal
It's A Lie
I believe that we can To the end ‘cause there ain’t no turning back now So we stand our ground And at last, when we reach the golden cup Life will flow from that generous chalice Immortality, pure from up above Entering...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, grave,
Form: Acrostic
Traitorous Eye by Charles d’Orleans translation
French poems by Charles d’Orleans in modern English translations by Michael R. Burch Traitorous Eye by Charles d’Orleans loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Traitorous eye, what’s new? What lewd pranks do you have in view? Without civil warning, you spy, And...Read the rest...
Categories: death, fear, grave, heart,
Form: Rhyme
The Other Shore
At the end of my world when my soul left my body. It's the end for my admirers then I become nobody. My grave stands alone in the dark, in the wind. I will disappear like smoke any sign no one...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, anxiety, birth, blessing, death,
Form: Rhyme
A living hellish nightmare
A living hellish nightmare... only just began early today November 6th, 2024, when my eyes frightfully espied glaring headlines bespoke horror conjured, portended and yielded worse fate than being gratefully dead after the polls tallied up the votes beaming none other than...Read the rest...
Categories: grave, america, angst, animal, bereavement,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Grave Poems

Definition | What is Grave in Poetry?


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