Obituary Poems | Examples of Obituary Poetry

A patriarch falls Clear summer morning fog stings Family silent ...Read the rest...

As one grows old, when evening approaches, memories too lengthen like shadows. Now I remember more often my parents wondering how much sweat and toil they had shed to make their children comfortable, how much...Read the rest...

Ancient tomb where a lady does repose Guarded always by her most faithful friends Sarcophagus carved with eternal rose Always safe forever they will defend. This tomb completely lost to march of time Buried deep under eternal city Floral smell invades...Read the rest...

Emmitt Till buried next to my father also unearthed next to my father bur oaks cemetery Chicago Illinois I never dreamed my death would be sought For my American poetry severe corruption ABUSE of power...Read the rest...

Fantastic firms aka looters Make polymers and are polluters Their products break down Spread all over town They even serve plastic at Hooters...Read the rest...

My doctor had good news to give: I won’t be needing surgery, he said. My latest test results were conclusive, in a week or two I should be dead. Some would die at once from grief. Not me; finally, it’s...Read the rest...

It was said “ good things never last" Last Last we lost her untimely It was said “gone too soon" Soon enough you will live again Again nothing less of the lessons you've thought will forever...Read the rest...

I recognized the name immediately but not the face blurred by age: the man I went to school with as a boy dead at sixty-five. The obituary, noted sparingly: “Died at home after a long...Read the rest...

People who tell it like it is Are usually wrongfully targeted People who tell the truth with ease Are routinely are attacked or assassinated The truth exposes the weaknesses of the oppressors The truth empowers the victims who are weaker The...Read the rest...

One day joy herein will not be found Your sound mind will become unsound Your friends will no longer be around Your body weak will long for the ground One day the beauty you admire...Read the rest...

Al Jaffee He is missed MADly. A rascal at heart, smiles to impart....Read the rest...

POEM TO RENEE, MASTER HEALER Perfectly proportioned Greek goddess except her philosophies were somewhat eastern or eternal Golden locks alight magical medicine woman aflame with Sakara heat feeds us walnuts wrapped in dates Blond lashes thick as a witches broom, crown...Read the rest...

You gotta let the blood out the body You gotta let it all fade away Once the blood is out the body Then the body can reawake You gotta walk the streets at night Watch the victims shining bright Waiting for...Read the rest...

The soul fills with undeniable pride, And the heart is inundated with love, For I know that I can in you confide; As I know that you closely watch above. Alive with energy you move about, Like a dove...Read the rest...

In regards to contemplating life What do you yourself think you will see Flash before your very own eyes Supposedly if what they say is true That what actually happens and you see Just before you are about to die Personally...Read the rest...