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Memorial Poems | Examples of Memorial Poetry

Memorial Poems - Examples of all types of memorial 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 memorial.
Sweet Yesterday - Ephemera
Letter of the past, Now a treasured piece, Letter of gone years, Now a keepsake. She wrote it to show her love, She wrote it to tell me how proud she was of me, It had words from the depth of...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, death, grandmother, lost love,
Form: Free verse



signed to the message
do your bit for king and country. are you a coward? or are you brave? so now is the time to sacrifice you don`t want to let your mates down it`s a kinship of the soul you know that’s the Australian...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, war,
Form: Free verse
under a Turkish sun
a boys own adventure has now begun on a beach blazed under a Turkish sun we`re here to take land from the evil Hun and are told we are doing this for everyone orders were given from the mother...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, war,
Form: Rhyme
Only one Dylan Murphy
Murphy you always had the biggest smile, Heartbreaking to hear its goodbye for a while, You put up a good fight, right til the end, Such a lovely boy, and a good friend, Haggot heast was your best crack...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, friend, memorial,
Form: Rhyme
Epitaph
I saw epitaph Engrave says, "He died of love". Pinch my heart to laugh. ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, funny love, memorial,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Band of brothers diamante
Author Ste.phen ambrose Band...Read the rest...
Categories: character, film, inspirational, memorial
Form: Diamante
William O'Rourke
A patriarch falls Clear summer morning fog stings Family silent ...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, death, family, father, i
Form: Haiku
Eternal Embrace
Love's tender warmth I forever trace In their laughter, I find solace and grace In their presence, worries I easily efface Through trials and triumphs, we stand as one Beneath the golden rays of the...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
What risen Son!
What blessed dawn, this Easter morn; we celebrate - that Christ has risen!...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, blessing, easter, forgiveness, friend,
Form: Haiku
Emmett Till
August 28th was a harrowing day, The life of a black boy, taken away. No justice was served to his killers, The nation was shocked by his murder. After being abducted by two white men, He was repeatedly beaten and...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, racism,
Form: Rhyme
22 years after September 11th
22 years after, the day still lingers in our minds The trauma of that day we can never leave behind We remember those lives we lost that we morn Their remembrance will live on, never to be forlorn We...Read the rest...
Categories: america, memorial, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Take Her to Heaven
Take my mom to heaven, do it for me, so that one day I will find her there, waiting for me. Take my mom to heaven, some place beyond the sky, to a place where...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, death, eulogy, farewell, funeral,
Form: Free verse
A New Year
In the glass of January, I found sanctuary, A sip of new beginnings, a common melody. Gulped down resolutions, though they proved fake, Choked on cut ties, decisions to forsake. A drag of Christmas songs, a nostalgic embrace, Oops, it's...Read the rest...
Categories: april, fun, humor, memorial
Form: Free verse
Nagasaki Bombing
Nagasaki, the city of night, A place of peace and light, Where beauty is so sublime, That it touches every heart of mine. The people of this city, Are filled with so much beauty. That their resilience and strength, Can never be...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
Hiroshima Bombing
In Hiroshima, a city of peace A single bomb of nuclear release The victims' screams, a haunting sound A level of destruction so profound A Japanese city once so full of light and life, Turned into the destruction that filled...Read the rest...
Categories: memorial, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme

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