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Short Tombstones Poems

Short Tombstones Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Tombstones by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Tombstones by length and keyword.


Premium Member Etched
Birth to death etched neatly on our tombstones...

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Categories: tombstones, death, life,
Form: Monoku



Premium Member Haiku 1
rows of tombstones
unattended line the hill --
crows roost...

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Categories: tombstones, death, introspection, sad,
Form: Haiku
Darkness
silence and tombstones
an empty cemetery
suddenly a hoot...

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Categories: tombstones, loneliness,
Form: Haiku
Writer's Block
temples and tombstones

epitaphs and eulogies 

now and forever...

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© Chris Conn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: tombstones, fate, life, poetry,
Form: Haiku
In the Line of Fire
in the line of fire
the grey silent sky witness
unknown tombstones cry...

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Categories: tombstones, angst, death, loss, social, space,
Form: Haiku



Ery Ocean No Lighthouse
Surrounded by fog,
Ghostly ocean moves shipwrecks,
Rocks become tombstones....

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Categories: tombstones, death, mystery, nature, sea
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Untitled Haiku
In graveyard silence,
Quite tombstones tell stories—
Perched birds tweet songs....

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Categories: tombstones, allegory, bereavement, hyperbole, imagery, love, metaphor, peace,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member graveyard hiku
kohl tombstones
        enveloped by mist . . .
                     the vanished moon...

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Categories: tombstones, moon,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Haiku: Traditional 6
splashes of color
yellow leaves embrace tombstones
bare trees ache for Spring

Brian Johnston
June 20, 2015...

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Categories: tombstones, beauty, life, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Graveyard Scene - Six Words
Derelict tombstones lying at death’s door. Contest: Six words Sponsor: John Lawless 02~22~16
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Categories: tombstones, dark, death, sad,
Form: Free verse
Unsown Honor
 choka 

amid the grasses
a white beauty blossoms wild
each tiny petal
bestows great honor
along the graven tombstones
volunteer, unsown...

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Categories: tombstones, symbolism, tribute,
Form: Choka
Peek a Boo
Etched between two pines 
                             shaven mountain crest

Beneath benchmarker
                               lined  tombstones...

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Categories: tombstones, caregiving, death, dedication, family, fantasy, forgiveness, imagination,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Dark Cemetery
Why do crows stay in Inside the confines of a Dark cemetery Fearful tombstones their haven Why do they enjoy the dead
Russell Sivey...

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Categories: tombstones, holiday, life,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Farewell My Friend
In graveyard dreams
tombstones are etched 
with fading memories

Only plastic flowers
are forever—apart from
my undying love…

Farewell, mon amie......

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Categories: tombstones, allegory, death of a friend, goodbye, grief,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member To Honor Our Dead
tombstones stand row in row
American flags fly peacefully among the dead
their blood was not shed in vain
they served,
they honoured,
they stood for America!...

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Categories: tombstones, death
Form: Free verse
Sympathy For the Reaper
Parading in the graveyard so silent and dark
Checking the date on the victims tombstones
But a Reaper must do his duty and play his part
And forever walk with darkness and macabre alone...

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Categories: tombstones, death, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member - Haiku X 347 - no longer sings -

                                      the crumbling stardust
                               caged nightingale does not sing -
                                      tomorrow's tombstones...

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Categories: tombstones, death, nature, sad,
Form: Haiku
A Sidewalk Cemetery
The soup kitchen 
opens an hour late. 
The rain finally stops

and the hungry file in.
They’ve had a long wait.
Cigarette butts  

line the sidewalk,
early tombstones
in their wake.


Donal Mahoney...

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Categories: tombstones, poverty,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Limerick: Great Tombstones 2
Jesus Christ was called 'King of the Jews, '
And His teachings became our 'Good News, '
Now we all can take pride, 
Embrace Christ crucified, 
For with death He paid all of our dues.

Brian Johnston
June 29, 2014...

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Categories: tombstones, love,
Form: Rhyme
Forgotten Heroes
Forgotten tombstones,
Forgotten flowers,
Forgotten heroes,
Forgotten thoughts,
Forgotten memories,
Forgotten good,
Forgotten bad,
Forgotten indifferent,
Forgotten past,
Forget the future,
Forgotten peace,
Forgotten world....

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Categories: tombstones, war,
Form: Alliteration
Savannah Shows Patience
Among the tombstones -
Before I join the departed -
Calming breezes blow through ancient oaks.
Dew drips quietly from hanging Spanish Moss.
Eternity speaks,"Welcome - I will wait".

9/30/2017
For contest ABC poem for Sara Kendrick...

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Categories: tombstones, death,
Form: ABC
Premium Member Tears In the Mist
tombstones loom in the mist
 of the churchyard's eerie glow,
 feelings of sadness will persist
 as memories come and go,
 in the misty silence, tears will flow

 1-1-2020
 Writing Prompt- English Quintain Imagery Contest
 Sponsor: Dear Heart...

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© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: tombstones, grief, sad,
Form: Quintain (English)
The Graveyard
The graveyard has a spooky gate,
The tombstones spaced behind,
With skeletal remains arranged
That passersby could find.

Some ghosts pop out of windows,
Where they’ll still be at dawn
And you can visit all of this
On my grandchildren’s lawn....

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Categories: tombstones, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
The Eagle Has Landed
the eagle has landed standing guard on the remains these courageous vets sacrificed for our freedom young hearts that rest neath tombstones
Written for the Bald Eagle in the Cemetery contest and dedicated to all our veterans
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Categories: tombstones, war,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member R E M E M B R a N C E
Like the wisp of a 
  fragrance
So is the memory 
  of the dead
only seared by time
But in the hearts of 
  loved ones 
they are tombstones
erected as memorabilia
Remembrance only for 
  the love hearted;
And not as famous 
  as Rembrandt....

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Categories: tombstones, adventure, memory, simile,
Form: Free verse

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