Short Dirge Poems

Something Wrong,
I Hold My Head,
Harambe Gone,
Gorilla Dead....

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pale desiccate strand
solemn dirge of the Pharaohs
shrouded by tourists...

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Array of yellow leaves
swirl softly to Springtime dirge--
Autumn betides...

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solemn dirge wailing
black-cloaked pall bearers enter
innocent child smiles...

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The wren sings the dirge,
An unwelcome guest, we fear,
Goodbye my true love....

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A dirge

He was not for me
He was not for you.
Stillness.
We miss his absence....

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death is not for weak
but for this week; and a dirge
of heartfelt breaking...

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We combed bushes
for dirge singing birds
foliage crackled 
 crickets feigned death
 retired broken shell...

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As you pass by my grave
all covered in roses
whistle a dirge
sit down and pretend you care
afterall you were the reason 
i drowned...

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    Hyacinth and daffodil
      bloom on yonder verdant hill

    Though roses struggle to emerge
      thorns impaled on concrete's dirge
...

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A dirge made of the old year
while the new is the loops peered.
What's new 'bout polished bergère?
   '21:01:01:22:14

Note: of yearning year....

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Don't let dread of Death's dour dirge drown out Life's lively, lovely serenade.


December 22, 2017, entered in Brian Strand's Late December Standard Contest...

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From 
Embalmed darkness
She toll
Her rhythmic dirge


Night's serene silent
Is gently
Deflowered

Written by Joseph Osita
For Dr Ram's septolet contest...

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a dirge of tears flood
rivers of sad sorrows flow
as I moan in grief 
lullabies are left unsung 
my babe has flown to heaven








Written on 9/30/2016...

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There a premodern smile does emerge
From a hymn and a funeral dirge
For it e’er hails the skies
With its wise stony eyes 
Knowing heaven and earth soon must merge...

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BRAHMS’ LULLABY*

A funeral dirge
Victrola dies mid-sentence
Edison tinkers

Kim Rodrigues © 2017


*Brahms’ Lullaby by Johannes Brahms...

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With seductive guile, they play a mournful dirge for their unwary prey.

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5th December 2015
Contest: One Liner 2
Sponsor: Silent One
Placed 3rd...

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tenuous strands 
lithely tethering 
the soul to reality... 
strummed unevenly 
by life 

sharp notes 
compose  
a subtle dirge 
of mournful 
ambivalence 

14 May 2023...

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Doomsday’s dismal dawn, in the deep distance, 
Is our dusk, the diadem of decadence;
Daunting and depthless, a dark and doleful dirge 
Deems this dungeon of demons due for death...

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" Despite its deep roots after its been cut down,
the unwritten dirge of a life giving tree, is bound to the wisdom of its rings from where it's fallen. "

Alfredo Gonzales ©...

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Autumn Chant

Grey autumn oaks chant sad airs
In the east of darkling day;
Dirge winds blow through barren boughs
Tuneless symphonies.

10-2-20
Writing Challenge - Dodoitsu
Constance La France...

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THE WOMEN LAMENT
(An Easter Story)

pillows soaked in sobbing
sleepless red eyes, trembling
a quiet dirge to the tomb

SuDDenLy SUNRISE!

Kim Rodrigues © 2017

Good Morning and Happy Easter!...

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war drums pounding dirge
`peace, peace, when there is no peace'
quicksilver madness



6/20/2022

Based on Jeremiah 6:14

Image created by Mark Toney on canva.com using iOS Big Sur Wallpaper...

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Hearing Dirge Had Caused A Purge

While baking bread was bothered by a dirge, 
I had heard and that in pan caused a purge;
Breath taking;
More baking;
Decided making bread did need surge in urge.

Jim Horn...

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The moment I start wondering what just happened
Is when I reevaluate things, check out my captions
If they read like a dirge
Could be on the verge
Of a career up yonder with those famous bananas...

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