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Dethroned QueenOnce, she was the moon that lit my night,
A beacon of silver, so soft, so bright.
Her laughter—music that haunted my sleep,
Her beauty—a secret my heart longed to keep.
Through endless streets, I wandered in vain,
Begging forgiveness,...
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Categories:
sorrow, anger, break up, hate,
Form: Free verse
True To The CauseIn the heart's quiet chambers, a fire burns bright..
Faith and loyalty, I do what is right.
Words I embraced, of promises you told..
Nothing ever happens, the stories getting old.
Loyalty whispers, to...
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Categories:
sorrow, betrayal, emotions, feelings, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
Daughters of the moonOn the streets at night lined up
Like a parade waiting to be picked
Bracing the cold nights
Hoping to get something before the night ends
To hopeless arms, they'll lay
Tough times forcing them out of options
And life has...
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Categories:
sorrow, abuse, night, psychological, sad,
Form: Free verse
Your sorrowsMy friend, how deep can be your sorrows?
Through smoke filled maze of modern days
When time flies by in bleary haze
And we don't know about tomorrow?
Your eyes, once bright and full of life,
Nowdays, instead, to my...
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Categories:
friendship, sorrow,
Form: Elegy
DespairDespair
dusts hearts dreary
draped in stark pain debris
that angst next dresses more hopeless
Depressed
...
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Categories:
sorrow, confusion, cry, depression, meaningful,
Form: Cinquain
Watch as the archer of sorrow steps slowly among the shadows of lost memoriesWatch as the archer of sorrow steps slowly among the shadows of lost memories,
Clad in robes woven from the threads of promises forgotten on the shelves of time,
His quiver rattling with arrows soaked in the...
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Categories:
sorrow, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
What Leave the Fates DecreeTo Hades, black as ink, our souls shall sink,
And all our lives are gone within a wink!
Yet fleeting! E’er so fleeting! Though it be,
So well we love what leave the Fates decree.
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Categories:
sorrow, angst, courage, dark, death,
Form: Couplet
Voyage to AsphodelListen to this grief I tell,
How love away from me didst wind.
And though in time, I think she’ll find
I loved her better – never mind –
The whole of life, its parts combined,
Are only sorrows intertwined....
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Categories:
sorrow, death, grief, life, mythology,
Form: Rhyme
MY EXISTENCEMY EXISTENCE (AMY)
I walk into the graveyard and see “Amy” on your stone,
And know from family hist’ry you’re not lying there alone.
She was not my mother but I can’t help but know
I owe my whole...
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Categories:
sorrow, bereavement, death, destiny, fate,
Form: Rhyme
No StoryShall I tell you about my life
Of the games that I used to play
I don’t want to consume your time
Will you listen or turn away?
To the shop and back in the hole
Backwards and forwards I...
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Categories:
how i feel, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Three painful memoriesThree painful memories caused by no bodies.
1. Loss of friendship with many broken promises.
2. Disappointed with negative and harsh language.
3. Loved someone with heart of stone.
I shall move on to live my life.
I should pay...
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Categories:
sorrow, break up, friendship, grief,
Form: Free verse
A Little More AmourA little more amour,
A little less confess:
For those whose hearts they pour
Have little to redress.
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Categories:
care, love, peace, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Where Death Worms WritheT’was a bone-chilling night, the stars twinkled high,
Echoing the sorrow that swelled in mine eye.
The high queen, suspended on her frigid throne,
Judging me harshly as I stand alone.
The night mist descends like a funeral pall,
Cascading...
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Categories:
sorrow, dark, death, gothic, grave,
Form: Rhyme
The Weight of the World
I feel your sorrow, I taste your pain,
Like a storm that crashes, like pouring rain.
Your burdens settle deep in my chest,
Even when you heal, I cannot rest.
I lose myself in what you feel,
Unsure of what...
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Categories:
sorrow, 12th grade, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Another Storm Passes By
Another storm we are both going through
Darling I'll always walk the storms with you
It is you who has to bear all the pain
i pray for you to become well again.
I will love you always,...
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Categories:
sorrow, courage, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Sorrow Poems
Definition | What is Sorrow in Poetry?
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