Death Villanelle Poems
These Death Villanelle poems are examples of Villanelle poems about Death. These are the best examples of Villanelle Death poems written by international poets.
She Moved Upstairsour angel who sleeps so peacefully there
the foundation that supports all our lives
no momma' didn't die; she moved upstairs
hands that can play Amazing Grace with...
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mother son, remember,
Do not leave my carcass in the city
Do not leave my carcass in the city,
Bury me whole by my grandfather’s side.
Let me repose far from the vanity.
The skyscrapers offer no charity,
and people...
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absence, death, death of
Songs of Yore
Singing songs of days of yore
Sailors, rovers, boats and hills
Listen O moonish Le Mar
In the dusky eve in meadows
Bells of temps and beechen shadows
Singing songs...
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dark, dedication, deep, destiny,
Do not stay gentle into that shellDO NOT STAY GENTLE INTO THAT SHELL
Do not stay gentle into that shell,
Old age and death sails to snatch your day;
Wake up against the quenching...
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11th grade, 12th grade,
Villanelle the FoalVillanelle the Foal
A gripping dance
(12 men lift a rigid horse onto a pick-up truck).
I drive gate-wide
in the Volvo
(Mummy, what are they doing with...
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africa, allegory, animal, appreciation,
Remembering Sylvia Plath
What she might have been was hidden
Beneath self-destruction and depression
Despair so black it silenced light, war-ridden
Life without purpose, true love forbidden
Leaving darkest doubt lost in...
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angst, anxiety, confusion, death,
The Wilting of the Radiant RoseAsian sun rises from the east
Rose seeds beneath the fence
For these petals are released
The perfumed smell of the rose lingers
The scene is hailed by the...
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deep, flower, image, love,
Pump on, lest death may play its partPump on, lest death may play its part,
with weight of sin or righteousness.
It is not ours, this beating heart.
Indeed, when schemes may fall apart,
though souls...
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imagery, life, wisdom,
After All Life Is But A Twisted Tale
After all, life is but a twisted tale,
Of trying blue; to weigh us, if model.
To find happy rest in all we travail...
Winnings, everyone continually tail,
Unleash...
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art, betrayal, blue, business,
My Mind's Candlelight"What is life but a secession of preludes to unwritten words"
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life, writing,
A LONELY PATHA LONELY PATH
Now wandering lonely, in a shroud
No longer seen by those he knew
But now mute, unable to speak aloud
Invisible, in almost every crowd
Over time,...
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death,
He Walked in SolitudeHe walked in solitude along a stretch of shore
Head bowed, listening to the incoming tide,
Remembering the filmy silk cover-up she wore,
That day when he could...
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death, lost love, soulmate,
Hallowed Eve of the Living DeadI approach the hallowed eve of the living dead
With spooky awareness of impending doom,
Accompanied by intense feelings of mortal dread.
I can’t get creepy silhouettes out...
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celebration, dark, death, halloween,
Good Night My DearGood night my dear. I’ll stay by your side.
The doctors say there’s nothing more to do
I’ll comfort you on this coaster ride.
Two lives together as...
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death, devotion, emotions, grief,
I WALK THE STARSI walk the stars beyond my shadowed dreams.
Not cognizant, the mortal dim of eyes -
On twilight’s breast, my coalescent seams.
Kids’ adorn’d my hair - my...
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death,