Death Grave Poems
These Death Grave poems are examples of Grave poems about Death. These are the best examples of Grave Death poems written by international poets.
Sonnet to the Empty Grave - a Spenserian sonnet
The love of God is a priceless blessing
An affection mightier than fire
Empty grave; the saints, forever singing
To die for me was his greatest desire
Shall I...
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Categories:
grave, mystery, religious, thanksgiving,
Dead ReckoningWhy did I have to silence my brain
Thinking it would alleviate the pain,
If only that hair trigger had paused
... Now look at all the troubles...
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Categories:
death, grave, hurt, motivation,
Mus MusculusAmidst summer’s day
Post middle school finale
In the concrete valley
A vanguard viking lay
We gathered as a ragtag crew
Peeled his corpse off the floor
Carrying him, despite the...
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Categories:
grave, boat, childhood, death, memory,
Eternal Embrace: A Love StoryBeneath the moon’s haunting silver sheen,
Where whispers of cold night winds convene.
In dreams’ labyrinth, we’ll intertwine,
Amid shadows cast by the pale moon’s sign.
Across the veil,...
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dark, death, gothic, grave,
Beyond The Grave Of Beni BlueBeyond the grave of Beni Blue
was an aging twisting branching Yew
Young Beni liked to play and hide
as he did the day he died
In a forgotten...
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grave, adventure, dark, fantasy, scary,
A Seismic Afternoon Without Form, Name Or EndWe are going to dig to bury our dead:
Mother, father, sisters and brothers,
Uncles, aunts, friends and strangers.
We are going to inter our dead:
Archbishop, pastors, Houngans...
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Categories:
grave, courage, death, eulogy, farewell,
Don't Come To My FuneralDon't come, do not come
Do not come to my funeral
Do not come to my burial
Stay home in a quiet room
To read my God-given poems
Be inspired...
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Categories:
betrayal, funeral, goodbye, grave,
She's Looking For Her Gravethere’s a lady dressed in rags and robes
she’s slowly skulking by the stones
of names and dates and faded mark
as mist and crows guide through the...
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dark, death, grave, scary,
The Hypocrite
The Hypocrite
The Doubter hides behind religious guise,
Mistakes the raven for the pigeon in darkened skies.
His words beguile, twisting my skeletal fancy into a deceitful smile,
Espousing,...
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Categories:
grave, anti bullying, bullying, christian,
Blood Pulsing DeletionsNatural death licking aims
Now our bleach seasons heirs
And the pubis of public lore
Intrauterine spinning blue dream cream
Roils rushing a rock star’s semen searching
For golden...
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grave, death, deep, evil, gothic,
Silent Saturday
Jesus was dead
There was no hope
Disciples' dread
How could they cope?
Christ crucified
It was all o'er
Crowd stupefied
Death they deplore
Messiah killed
What more was left?
Dreams unfulfilled
All felt...
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Categories:
grave, jesus, silence,
Release
Sitting on a sinking stone bench overlooking
headstones overgrown by bramble and bush,
I listen to weak whispers of sad spirits who
await release to the other side.
gentle...
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Categories:
death, grave, sound, spiritual,
All Of Usa tomb
you say
domed
and grand
and cherubin
temerity
a mass grave
of all of us
but
who still
creeps around
upstairs
...
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grave, dark, death, fear, horror,
After I'm Buried In A Common GraveAfter I'm buried in a common grave,
simply marked by a grey headstone made
of granite, no human voice will rave;
isolated as in life: I won't condemn...
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Categories:
grave, death, evil, grief, image,
Unclaimed fallen leavesSpring winds clean winter branches
Leaves billow far from home
A maple tree sheds its own in tune
No one is around to collect them
Flat and perfect to...
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Categories:
grave, august, death, farewell, freedom,