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Lying In State Poems - Poems about Lying In State

Lying In State Poems - Examples of all types of poems about lying in state to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for lying in state.
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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!) ......Read the rest...
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 ......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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"......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
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......Read the rest...
Categories: lying in state, fear, rain, rain,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
New Year
...Year 2011 dead, its body lying in state With all its achievements, faults, flaws Failures, ailments and deprivation's floodgate Stock market collapsing, euro in Dollar’s claws Italy, Greece and Portu......Read the rest...
Categories: lying in state, hope, people, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme

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