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Shortlived Poems - Poems about Shortlived

Memorial Day
...Memorial Day So many sacrifices Known and unknown Soldiers, veterans, marines, and troops Going above and beyond To protect Some have passed away A moment of silence ?? We honor yo......

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Categories: shortlived, america,
Form: Free verse
since you left
...at first it was unbearable i must admit i wanted to stay home, i told my mom i felt sick i understand now why they say time heals it does kinda funny though, its healing what never was the first......

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Categories: shortlived, absence, bereavement, boyfriend, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Indian Laburnum
...Is gold blossoming in each branch? At the end of spring, they fill the ranch. Smooth, pale, or greenish-grey, crusty barks Bright yellow, drooping Sundrops fill the parks. In pendulous racemes, t......

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Categories: shortlived, beauty, nature,
Form: Free verse
Reflections: A Lonely Life of Death
...The heart and mind meld this time I would that I bleed, not cry Bleeding tells them my body hurts Crying reveals my heart and soul hurt The tree of life is uncertain and short Season in; seaso......

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Categories: shortlived, death, friendship, how i
Form: Free verse
The Christmas Mule Reposted
...So many years had passed, he was the offspring of a horse and ass. Quickly discounted, young mule was sold over and over again until he finally ended up here, in Bethlehem. Tethered to the carts......

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Categories: shortlived, animal,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Seaside Winter Wonderland
...The seascape, lies beneath a blanket of white. From dunes to where waves touch the sand. The scene is hazy in the day's gray light. Creating a rare seaside winter wonderland. Snowflakes so fine......

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Categories: shortlived, sea, snow, wind,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Take Me Home 2
...After many years, I sat in a church service filled with culture, custom, ritual, and tradition. The experience took me back and reminded me of the early years of my childhood. The religious and wor......

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Categories: shortlived, america, change, christian,
Form: Narrative
Fate Permitting
...As I set my eyes upon you, I was solely mezmorized, Could the women of my dreams, By chance, have now materialized? The universe permitting, Our paths will surely cross again, As I set out i......

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Categories: shortlived, angel, appreciation, autumn, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
Temporary Apathy
...As social political apathy begins to set in, Truth becomes the enemy, And lies become the bullets Of the corrupted firing squad. When immorality replaces decency, Weak men become strong Stro......

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Categories: shortlived, change, social,
Form: Free verse
The Christmas Mule
...So many years had passed, he was the offspring of a horse and ass. Quickly discounted, the young mule was sold over and over again until he finally ended up here, in Bethlehem. Tethered to the c......

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Categories: shortlived, animal, god, mother son,
Form: Narrative
Anonymous Cries
...What happens between these walls stays between these walls,the walls that my head are too familiar with,i've had shortlived rendezvous so often that I know wonder if these walls feel what......

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Categories: shortlived, abuse
Form: ABC
Humans Need An After Life
...(unfit category but no choice.) Life would be worthless and short If this is the only dear life we have Great plans just death can abort to be useless once you ......

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Categories: shortlived, absence,
Form: Nazm
A Hearfelt Prayer
...SEEING U ON SUNDAY, FAR FROM YA USUAL SELF, AND NOW I HEAR YA DETERIATION WAY BELOW YA HEALTH HAS HAS GONE TER THE LIMITS,WERE WE ALL WORRIED SICK WE PRAYING TO GOD FOR A RECOVERY,THA......

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Categories: shortlived, caregiving, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Scent of Lilacs
...The door is open, the breeze blows in. The sun is shining ever so bright. The breeze tickles the lilacs, I breathe them in. Their scent fills me with delight. There's a glorious day in sight. ......

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Categories: shortlived, nature, seasons, day,
Form: Quintain (English)
Premium Member The Light
...In a place benowst to me, I stare at pathways far away, To find a light that shines most bright, I travel them but can't discern, Which is prudent plot of course, I look to see where I have gone......

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Categories: shortlived, life,
Form: Couplet

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