Tribute Poems | Examples of Tribute Poetry

Ryne Sandberg has passed away For this special soul, baseball prays One year he could not give his all every day What’d he do? ~ He gave back...

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The stars have descended a little lower, to keep us — My kinsmen and I —company on this night watch On a newly roused African night. We filch a little bit of the effulgence of the waking moon, Reluctant, with the invasion of jealous clouds, their plumes Fragile with inconsistency. We rely on the luminescence of each other’s eyes and the...

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bluegrass belting out its lonesome sultry offbeat ~ subtle jazzy roots ...

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shampoo that comes from jojoba stands and cheers with a rah rah rah softens curls in a lovely way used for lotions too many say jojoba bush is useful for many in your yard, do you have any?...

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It looks to me like the iconic photo was shot on a Sunday Behind an abbey that was soundless with loud prayers The traffic was more human than mechanical On the broad, asphalted spine of a skinned, dead zebra Where four men created a useful, eye-catching scene With their stern military march of youthful legs, Coming together, yet drifting solemnly apart, Each...

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I walked in and was blindsided, your racing pulse I had to steal. With the first glance fate decided, I walked in and was blindsided. Crazy train of thoughts misguided this love to me seemed so unreal. I walked in and was blindsided, your racing pulse I had to steal....

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art skill mastery technique seeking clues gathering hints reading subtle signs interpreting the stars keenly observing wily expertise listening wisdom flair art ...

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Africa, I reconcile your genius with nostalgia, perfervidity and relic lust; your age with the whiteness of a virgin void of earliness; and your life with the tenderness of the yolk of God. Where do you dwell?...

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A field of sunbursts glowing neath the August sky- sunflower beauties ...

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You are, the light between the danger you are, the one who thought you'd never find her and when, storms are nearly over, you'll shelter me, shelter me and waves, like an ocean perfect stranger came out, to free me, free me all because, your love will always save her, save her from drowning, nearer, nearer you step , into the water,...

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If you are vacant of hope Hope is vacant of you If you are distant of spirit Spirit distant of you If you are absent of feeling Feeling absent of you If you are left without love Love is left — without you (Rereading ‘Leaves Of Grass’: July, 2025) ...

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Pensile clouds of a new Truth loom. With them are selected versions of Extinct grief. Looking through the yellowness of a Dog’s eyes, this aura of Truth, pervasive, Sours my palate. What say the bulletins and tabloids In their speech potency? Have they recoiled on the sudden encroachment Of stale seas Or have they rolled out drums for Haley’s ROOTS? Between Kamby Bolongo of watery essence And...

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A tribute to Malcolm Malcolm Jamal Warner Was his name Heaven sure did gain An angel on earth Now he's up in the skywatching over us To us, he was the big brother we always wanted, you know He was Theo from the Cosby show He was an all-around outstanding guy We never questioned...

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sunday afternoon fresh basket of wildflowers ~ a knock on Nan's door AP: 2nd place 2025...

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The night was torn with a silver cry, A voice like thunder’s The world grew dim, the velvet black Enfolded him and gave him back A crown of thorns and iron flame, And music wrapped around his name. He walked through smoke, through shards of glass, A mirror cracked from every past, Yet in his gaze there burned a spark— A child still...

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