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Wakes Poems - Poems about Wakes

I die as he wakes up
He gets up from the death bed A dream or madness? My thoughts wander A worrying chill runs down my spine I throw up hard, then blindly faint The air grows thick, my vision blurs Shadows whisper, I hear their distress calls Silent scares echo through the mortuary hall My spirit then leaves my body behind I die. The dead man comes alive Our...

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Categories: wakes, bereavement, death, fear, funeral,
Form: Free verse
The City Wakes
The gray gives way, a blush upon the pane, And muted sounds begin to softly creep. A distant horn, a whispered drop of rain, Disturb the slumber of a city deep. Then bolder notes, a vendor's early call, The rumble low of engines starting slow, A bird's sharp trill that answers over all, As morning's gentle currents start to flow. The shutters creak,...

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Categories: wakes, life,
Form: Sonnet



Graveyard Groupies
Look out you might see them scuttling down your street patting the neighbour’s dog nodding to people they meet They lurk on hospital corridors wearing their black shiny shoes then scour obituary columns for all their latest news They follow people on stretchers to sickbeds, funerals, and wakes asking for extra cups of tea turning their nose up at cake They might just take an interest, if...

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Categories: wakes, death, funeral, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A CALL IN MISSTEP OF WINTERS NIGHT SUN SLEEPS MOONLIT WAKES-
It was a a close call; Twas a misstep I almost fall; So call in misstep of winters night sun sleeps moonlit wakes; Despite of the rederick; I held on to the positives; Night to dawn: Shines so bright; Lightly drinks the fawn; So call in misstep of winters night sun sleeps moonlit wakes; In the dark sun sleeps; As the awaken moon soul dance; When...

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Categories: wakes, analogy, appreciation, dedication, environment,
Form: Rhyme
Difficulty is what wakes up the Genius
The abounding nature of a problem is the emblem of certainty Witty and Brave is a product that lives among humanity The glory of your story can be found in the difficulty! Difficulty is what wakes up the genius in the face of adversity Humans can cope Holding on to the rope of certainty is a matter of faith! Therefore,...

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Categories: wakes, change, growth,
Form: Free verse



Gentle Wakes, Violent Waves
You must never disturb a woman when she is taking her beauty rest while floating ashore on gentle wakes or else she will transform into a human hurricane with lots of violent waves surging right back at you...

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Categories: wakes, imagination, sleep,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Spring Wakes - Wujue
Spring wakes / soft hues flow pinks, greens / cast bright glow Fall starts / long dark rest Spring sleeps / neath new snow May 8, 2023 Let Us Rock Five- Wujue Poetry Poetry Contest Sponsor: Suzette Richards Rhyme Scheme: a a b a ...

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Categories: wakes, nature, seasons,
Form: Jueju
Premium Member Before Dawn Wakes
Before the moon gives reign to the ruling sun, I'm awaked by the crooning of a lover. Not for me does he sing, for he seeks a mate. It's those tranquil moments I treasure, when through my open my window I hear his voice. Sweet love songs in the silence before the waking of dawn...

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Categories: wakes, morning, song,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Of and About It All
*** OF AND ABOUT IT ALL *** Life’s so much a-coming or a-going, With hours of waiting or flowing From now to next While we step about, hopefully blessed — On a quest for things major or minor to cherish In our sometimes to come. We sojourn thence From this place over to a rushing creek’s edged cliffs— To linger,...

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Categories: wakes, age, art, immigration, jesus,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member As This Heart Wakes To Your Soft Touch
As This Heart Wakes To Your Soft Touch Sounding a change a call to arms echoes in heart's beatings waging battles against world's harm found within dawn's greetings battle yields to heroic light blessings send, strength to fight to find a bountiful treasure wake to again truth see by love, can one truly measure life by a sound decree for 'tis written, heart...

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Categories: wakes, angel, art, love, passion,
Form: Romanticism
Joy
Dawn sings with the birds As we stamp the earth at our wake No one feels amazed at never waking Who fixes it's emptiness with food Smoke it's sausages and enjoy it's delicacies Joy Sparks in every mind Sweeps every dirt away Smoothens all edges Blends every corner of regret And lots the candle again Where merriment abounds A smiling face at dusk Peaceful heart Calm and sound...

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Categories: wakes, blessing, cool, emotions, environment,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Fuddled Zombie Wakes Up With Coffee
The smell of dark coffee brews in early morn. Such a treat to wake up to, when I’m groggy and worn I’m not fond of fancy frothy coffee shop brew None of them will really do Unless you pour a spot of Irish Cream to fire up a few. When my girlfriend Susie would come over to stew,...

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Categories: wakes, drink, friend, mom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Mountain Wakes Up
The bullfrog leads to a croaking sound. Haunting the summertime downpour. It's once entirely stumped in an emerald. Streams with a distorted side outdoor. My angling bar is imploring for my name. Across the short zeniths and into a valley. Squirrels adore a fabulous time romping tame. Mother swamp frog lives in this vicinity. The ground uncovers...

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Categories: wakes, adventure, analogy, animal, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Ghost Writer Wakes Me
The ghost writer wakes me From a very sound slumber She gives me a title to write To write down on paper I awake at an odd hour To write my title down On a sheet of paper By my bedside table Then I go back to sleep When I am ready -I look At the title I have written I stare at...

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Categories: wakes, poetry, words, writing,
Form: Free verse
One Season Then When Summer Wakes
A season and the shadows run To all the seasons left undone One season and the shadows find To every season left behind But then I find in summers wake The season that the season makes Just like a shadow might forsake The last and final fleeting form Of a season left forlorn One season then when summer wakes One season then when summer ends But...

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Categories: wakes, love,
Form: Rhyme

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