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Return To the Highland Mist
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Gregory R Barden
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animal, language, love, memorial,
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The Black Hills wept for Thee
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Quoth TheRaven
| Ballad |
memorial, betrayal, blessing, december, fate,
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Sea Worthy
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Rhona McFerran
| Rictameter |
humanity, life, meaningful, memorial,
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Starting School Education
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Runping Chen
| Free verse |
childhood, education, memorial day,
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Here Comes The Fall Again
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Poetic Flame
| Lyric |
autumn, memorial, mental illness,
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Waiting
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Rachel Schlichting
| Sestina |
memorial, child, i miss you,
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History
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Dollin Holt
| Free verse |
bereavement, brother, history, memorial,
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Beautiful Mystery
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Janis Thompson
| Sonnet |
beauty, memorial, places,
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Lady At The Lake
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Tom Cunningham
| Sonnet |
death, memorial, water, woman,
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Living with PTSD
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Alex Butler
| Narrative |
memorial,
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FREEDOM: In Memoriam
by Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
FREEDOM: In Memoriam
The Falling Man
chose Freedom
many chose Freedom
on that day
Free Fall or not
WE MUST
never forget them
for in them lived
LOVE
We must
never forget
ALL
for...
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Categories:
courage, freedom, love, memorial,
Tribute to a Friend
by Sandra Weiss
At times when we are weary, our mind is in a fog.
And we need a little kindness, we look around for our dog.
We can depend...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
dog, friendship love, memorial,
I Have Not Forgotten
by Bobb Marly
11:36 5 Sept 2018
No I have not forgotten
I remember well that 911 day of hell
When demon filled men set their heart those buildings to fell
Driving...
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Rhyme |
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memorial,
Requiem for a Furry Child
by Rhona McFerran
O furry one,
our faithful friend-
we thought you'd be here
to the end
or at the least,
a few years more
so many places
unexplored
So many squirrels
left unchased
you left a painful
empty...
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Rhyme |
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memorial, animal, bereavement, best friend,
Burning Out
by mermaid girl
Burning fast and high, but not for long
Flickering away without a final song
Burns so so bright, but its gone so fast
Disappearing is a second, only...
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memorial, death, destiny, fire, grief,
Tribute to my Husband
by Grace Maier Crook
Tribute to my Husband
Celebrating; Independence Day, this year,
brought on a whole new meaning for us,
for it was our last holiday together,
one I will always...
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Categories:
memorial, celebration, cry, emotions, fate,
Images and Memories
by Stephen Stokes
Like a silver tadpole.. a silver tadpole on a chain...
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Haiku |
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memorial, beauty, break up, fantasy,
Respect
by M. L. Kiser
Respect was Aretha’s request
Every good soul deserves the best
She lived her life
Pure and right
Ever honest and true
Creating music for me and you
To celebrate her life...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
death, farewell, funeral, memorial
Amazing Grace A Sparrow Died Today An Angel Unfolded Their Wings Sings
by James Edward Lee Sr.
Amazing Grace A Sparrow Died Today An Angel Unfolded Their Wings Sings Aretha Louise Franklin
A sparrow died today
An angel unfolded their wings
Break...
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Categories:
memorial, appreciation, bereavement, black african
Ladder of time
by John Scotter
There comes a time
Looking back on this life of mine
They say it’s a mid life crisis
It’s more like times oasis
In the mist of memory’s...
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color, memorial,
CAN I GET BACK
by V.MUTHU MANICKAM
Jumping from one tree to another with thrill
With variety of village games filled with a fire of fun
Roaming over lush green fields, slopes of...
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Quatrain |
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memorial, childhood, crazy, feelings, life,
Delai Lamas bench, Anglesey
by Jeffrey Heathfield
So the records say on a past day,
The Dalai Lama sat on a peaceful bench, not that far away!
I had to find out if he...
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Couplet |
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memorial, appreciation, beauty, faith, inspiration,
In Memoriam
by Kurt Philip Behm
His funeral
unattended
His pallbearers
—the written word
His gravesite
an ashen memory
His legacy
—in futures heard
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
...
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Rhyme |
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memorial,
The Good Witch
by Rico Leffanta
In Winnegan, on the Moselle
There's a story townsfolk will tell:
A witch came to dine
She savoured the wine
And cast a prosperity spell!...
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Limerick |
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memorial, culture, drink, environment, halloween,
Adagios War Strings
by Christopher Flaherty
Last night at the Proms
And the String section
Has cut like a saw through the deafening applause
Into my ears
And my brain is translating...
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Categories:
memorial day,
THE GOLDEN DAYS
by Lamech Obare
How sweet they really were,
The then days of our growing,
When everything was just fun,
When all we knew was play,
Curiosity was our great say,
I miss how...
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ABC |
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memorial,
Camping
by tikar osuru
Zeroed out fire
Airformed herring ash
747 crash...
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Haiku |
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Categories:
death, memorial,
Heaven's Gates
by Shannon ODonnell
The rockets that glare
upon our nation
show the rejoice of freedom of man,
the home of the free and the brave
where the good Lord waves his hand
let...
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Categories:
america, eulogy, inspirational, memorial,
Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
memorial day, metaphor, veterans
The Revving Roar of Rolling Thunder
by Elizabeth Wyler
The Revving Roar of Rolling Thunder
Through the revving roar of Rolling Thunder,
amplifying along air and asphalt,
silent complacency’s cast asunder,
by the tour de force its...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
america, memorial day, military,