Laments Poems - Poems about Laments

...She screams at the heavens, her voice a plea, In anguish and despair, on bended knee. "Why create me," she wails, "for endless pain, For 45 years, suffering's been my bane!" "You know all, th......Read the rest...

...Oh, land of yearning, soil of the pandemic, Across your bereaved fields, a lone wanderer carries His tattered garment of helplessness, In his steps echoes the cry of the land that cannot comprehen......Read the rest...

...Quite far we have traversed, in pursuit of goals we chose, Through troubles and trepidations of seasons in throes; Sometimes reveling sunshine, sometime in glum of shadows, Always together~ on bar......Read the rest...

... A wounded sigh, an expression evincing the pain of hurt, A bawl in solitude, turbulence of inner emptiness stirs, When emotions clamor, simmering in angst of regrets, When mute demeanor, of inju......Read the rest...

...Upon well-worn barstools, tales two codgers tell, Deep in drink, their stories swell. Reflecting how the eons have flown, Strengths once had, now overthrown. "Ah, beauties chased, both bright a......Read the rest...

... too perfect for this world she's an angel without hurt or pain now the clouds cry as do I soulful laments and heavy helpless tears rain and sun together combine become ......Read the rest...

...Ineffably, I explore the width of the earth, my sillage an ode to life. Smile of serenity. I lotus, exude wisdom as I age in stage, petals fade like memories, in purity. Parade akin chameleon. Spin ......Read the rest...

...Sophia laments the flute ~ for it silences man's voice of wisdom......Read the rest...

...In the veil of twilight where shadows stretch, A gentle undulation hides unknown truths, Nestled in a silent celestial cloak, A universal whisper, a boundless mystery. Ethereal hues spill and sli......Read the rest...

...Tonn Chliodhna My lover haunts here, he hears me plead with each ninth wave, I break and bleed. I left Tir Tairngine, for Ciabhad’s love, jealous MacLir would intercede That deity in vengean......Read the rest...

...I want her to do it my way! my cousin laments. I stare at Lulu and burst out laughing. You don’t remember being eighteen? I ask. She is silent, remembering.......Read the rest...

... “Let my heart be still a moment and let this mystery explore” Edgar Allen Poe. Flutter dear heart Let this mystery start Of ......Read the rest...

...Grab Bag Poems and Epigrams POEMS Less Heroic Couplets: Dark Cloud, Silver Lining, Dupes from “Love in the Time of the Coronavirus” by Michael R. Burch Every corona has a silver lining: I......Read the rest...

...Toddlers' Exploration: Cardboard drum, a thunderous beast, Playful roars in tiny fists and feasts. Fleeting wings glide, dreams just out of reach, Soaring through tales of barnyard Wadd......Read the rest...

...she is impending, the most ferocious beast, s w i r l i n g and t w i r l i n g ......Read the rest...