Untimely Poems - Poems about Untimely

Lamenting life lost before mine untimely death Last rays of wicked flickering candlelight even to this present day (October 4th, 2023) lxiv anniversaries marking birth emotions of ambivalence self directed at me, and family of origin diatribes still career, within psyche of Matthew Scott Harris - less plain as day when prominent dearth of attentiveness, compassion, empathy, et cetera totally absent without leave, and...

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*Note I had to bring this one back, though I've been posting mostly new writes here that PS hasn't seen before. This poem has been edited many times over the years. I consider it to be among my best. The meter and rhyme structure are borrowed from the final stanza in the famous Poe poem,...

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On the hard cement, she lay Her dark hair was matted, and her skin was grey At her side was a soulless shoe Her face, beaten black and blue Her clothes were very tattered and torn Everything about her looked well-worn, She was well known in this street Where she played the violin, so haunting and sweet Something did not feel right today She...

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I was suff'ring from cold, her hand which felt so soft was in my hand; Her company was so pleasant: 'God! Stop the time!' was heart's demand. Time passed quickly as could be, ...

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Intense and absurd is the ecstatic sorrow of Fall, Could it be ephemeral craze or the rust within my mind? Easeful summers and beatific springs placate my angst… Balmy feral winters palliate my soul and my sense, yet Eylul remains the ufindable season of my earthly craze. Ruthless is the depth of the iceberg that depletes my...

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Hello? Anybody there? Helloooo? Of course, no one answers when I beckon Spirit so fragmented, half of it probably traveled to Mars I reckon Jumped on the 7:20 shuttle and left me at Armageddon Never been religious up until now But now I’m praying to the Heavens for a blessing Did that irresponsible swine want to teach...

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Thirsty rain smooches ground keenly, sprinkles love to turn it fertile land. Flowers blush gazing at their deep foreplay and pretend to fall asleep providing privacy. Wind flatters as a bracing feather blanket, waltzing diligently to their melodic rhythm; Whole night relishes playing hide and seek, willingly colliding with trees to create fun; Wishing them good luck for intimate night, with wavering smile...

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the urns unit uniforms untimely steel contains every ash 8/16/20 written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020 ©...

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About the state of hearts fluctuating in flame Without desires - dreams - but youths to die The world has narrowed us in worries The flower of roses wither & die young & the arrows of misfortunes cut through ribs Let the curvature of our souls have mercy In spite of it scars & beauties the raptors are bereaved Sorrows do not rest...

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Someday when my land is more fertile And my gardener is ready to toil I shall welcome you my precious flower And nurture you in my soil Faced with responsibility and emotion Humbled by the reality of obligation I am compelled to be a coward Too afraid to make you my own I am a poor and naive...

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A man who lived every bit of thirty Professed his love for me And I a girl not more than seventeen Believed his words to be He claimed to be what he was not And wasted my youthful years My trust I gave a mighty lot So young and full of tears A mother's burden upon my...

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A Sweet Child's Untimely Death Windswept leaves blown upon abandoned house doorstep there rests in peace, as if morning mail. Driveway empty aside from one old red broken tricycle, remnants left behind by the last family living there after the death of their child. Alas, Fate created this lonely and tragic scene, with its sorrows now flown...

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Thirty four years ago life as I knew it would change forever. The chimes you may hear are annoying sound of music. But as the wind blows the chimes make a noise, I hear your voice. The wind is comforting to me as if your arms are wrapped around me. Your untimely death has changed...

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Today the heavens are filled with souls untimely reaped by ignorance and hate!* © Demetrios Trifiatis 03 October 2017 *God bless the souls of Las Vegas slaughter !...

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You've been gone for a decade, plus two Remission you were already in when met Recently learned the truth Why did you decide to not inform me? Did you think I would just walk away? I would've never forsaken you My love would never allow me to I refuse to accept that the choice was just your's You wanted to feel if "hope"...

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