Grief Villanelle Poems

DO 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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"Has solitude ever led your steps down a forest path . . . "
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"Has solitude ever led your steps down a forest path . . . "
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Host of heaven, be in war; rescue my peace, please!
Look at the map, locate the field and battle on...
Till my all is free from the...

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The fire within her burning bright,
her eyes, now dry, once overflowed.
She sits alone and waits to write.

It nearly snuffed her inner light;
his passing seems so...

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Good 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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 Forests are my safe sanctuary,
where among trees I find breathing space;
I find refuge when I need to be solitary.
Down green hued paths are bird...

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I feel his hot breath upon my cheek
Hurrying to devour, wishing me dead
Singling me out as if I were a freak

I silence the fears as...

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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, yet,
last year’s death toll amassed far too much grief.
We count life’s breaths with terminal regrets. 
 
Lost my...

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“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate...

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O curse of a century

O Calamity of a century,
Enough thieving of precious human life,
Keen we’re to see thine date of expiry.

As plague ye came, hoary...

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I dreamed of you last night, you wore a smile
Fifty years ago you took your life
And left me for the agony, the trial

Since then I’ve...

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The strong winds swooned her hair in air
Her tears had welled up inside to the brim
They wanted to lay a distraught grief bare

Stalked, abused, and...

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Welcome May you are the best
So glad to see you after winter
You took a twelve month rest


Singing birds are in their nest
Flowers blooming bright colors
Welcome...

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October trembles a sigh of defeat
Beckoning trees to shed their leaves
Gentle gusts whisper through the sprays
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Vivid colors paint the forest a carpet
Red, amber and gold...

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