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Lying In State Poems - Poems about Lying In State

Premium Member Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future
...Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future You have paid the ultimate price, And I, made the greatest sacrifice. When the time came You answered the call And gave your all. My son, what......

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Categories: lying in state, death, war,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Shoes
...The specially made fine footwear That decreed burdens of feet bear: The long walks that leave feet blistered And owner's once calm look, flustered; The endless climbs of hills gravel And paths o......

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Categories: lying in state, beauty, clothes, fashion, money,
Form: Rhyme



Love
...Everybody talks about love People glorify love with attributes They say love is this , love is that We all hide the truth!! Love is always like the body lying in state Nobody wants to fu......

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Categories: lying in state, beautiful, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Miss Amelia Havisham's Garden Shed
... between the plant pots and the trays the cobwebs had seen better days and for all the wood and damp and soil the smell was one of paint and oil as flies and wasps lying in state were curled u......

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Categories: lying in state, death, garden, literature,
Form: Rhyme
Where Is the Pharaoh's Toys
...I have seen the formation Of ancient lands I have seen the creation Of ancient hands Pyramids That soar to the sky Here amid Temples majestic and high I have seen Wonderful things Tombs......

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Categories: lying in state, adventure, africa, age, analogy,
Form: Rhyme



From the Frustration To Fame
...Malnourished themes. Stillborn characters. His books have been lying in state in a bookstore. There are mud dauber nests like the tombstones on the covers. The bookworms cree......

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Categories: lying in state, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dreams Within Dreams
...Under the canopy of pine trees, We lie watching the peaks of mountains Crowned in white and wearing stony brown. We take flights to majestic heights To see views from the summits’ tops. Dre......

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Categories: lying in state, dream, fantasy, life,
Form: Free verse
An Unlively Very Stiff Upper Lip Masquerade
...An Unlively Very Stiff (upper Lip) Masquerade (any resemblance between averred one laid to rest and yours truly...purely coincidental regarding unnamed person liberated into heavenly glade!) ......

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Categories: lying in state, absence, blue, creation, death
Form: Epic
Lying-In-State
...And the world stood still When the liar took centre-stage Cameras flashing Tapes rolling Recorders battling to take down his voice… They all know That lies unending endlessly flow From his ......

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Categories: lying in state, perspective, political,
Form: Free verse
A Nation Without Memory
...a nation without memory a citizen without memory a leader without memory a believer without memory a fanatic without memory passes mother’s grave unaware misfortune will follow everywhere alon......

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Categories: lying in state, allusion, identity,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Premium Member *****
...Gone before time can enter space, Place where no light can shine or greet; Madness avails a defunct mode, Sense poise surreal where smog now chokes; Dizzy dazzling turn of malaise, So much not s......

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Categories: lying in state, allegory,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Devotion
...Sunday has circled here: Our nation bids farewell To a great soul endeared With devotion that tells. Body lying in state: Half a million sad hearts Came to see and relate Solemn "Goodbyes"......

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Categories: lying in state, appreciation,
Form: Quatrain
Fanning the Flames
...A life well lived A loving and caring being His smile made our hearts leap Such a fragrance only he could bring. A lot was said as he was lying in state. So much love served but could no longer be e......

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Categories: lying in state, love, people,
Form: Quatrain
Heart Break
...Soul mate!!! Do not go that way Seemeth it good but I know the result Cries made with blood and lots of regret Emotions tumbling out of a pained heart Do not let the road entice you The many good thi......

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Categories: lying in state, loss, heart, voice, heart,
Form: Light Verse
Glass House
...GLASS HOUSE It was me Yes ,did it deliciously Mind blown Petals chopped Goodness stamped Fantasies striped Freshly plucked dreams Buried alive . Years flew along water With oncoming seasons Virilit......

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Categories: lying in state, fear, rain, rain,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

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