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An elegy poem is a form of poetry consisting of mourning, or sad and thoughtful feelings about the death of an individual, but there is more to an elegy. What is elegy in poetry (complete definition)?

Adieu Papa
Didn't know it would hurt this much, I wasn't prepared for it. I loved your imperfections and the memories I didn't think I had, flown in abundance and that is what hurt the most. I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: cry, death, family, farewell,
Form: Elegy



The Elegy
Collaboration of poems I have looked away books to read then I realized I can't utter a word All of them told I can't read Then I chose to write I smiled and smiled and I wrote Come again to me...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, war, water, western,
Form: Elegy
Remembering them
they came, they stayed, they built these walls, they built this hall, with wood, with rocks, flowers bloomed, leaves shedded, spring came, seeds spreaded, two to many, they blowed, with west winds, with east tides,...Read the rest...
Categories: loss,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member REQUIEM
REQUIEM- Nothing moves silence, echos of voices the past awakes! Faces appear then depart! A tear trickles slowly the music plays faintly Emotion erupts again! Regret whispers in pain!...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member No Words Spoken: Eyes of a Soul to Eyes of a Soul
“No Words Spoken: Eyes of a Soul to Eyes of a Soul” No words. Eyes of a Soul speak to Eyes of a Soul. No words can interpret the loss of such beauty, such innocence, such promise. No...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anti bullying, bullying,
Form: Elegy



Her
Let the rain fall, let it pour, Open all the windows and doors. Slow the footsteps around the house, Make all the voices quiet, just like a mouse. Can you hear the sorrows howl...Read the rest...
Categories: death, depression, heartbreak, hurt,
Form: Elegy
Rest in Power Kamehameha
After school on my TV screen you were there Giving me power from my bullies or scratching my hair. How can I forget how you looked, orange gi. Large biceps It is unforgettable, common as commonsense But oh, how...Read the rest...
Categories: blessing, culture, devotion, farewell,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Just love
Before my last braeth ...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, god, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member To The Morning Dew
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crystal droplets on the grass, a shimmering, ephemeral mass, ...Read the rest...
Categories: sunshine,
Form: Elegy
Laughter in the Shadows
In chambers filled with laughter, light, and carefree sound, A discordant echo hangs, heavy and unbound. A specter in the corner, draped in deep shadows, A chilling truth the merry words refuse to keep. The body lies unseen, a...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, conflict, death, feelings,
Form: Elegy
A Dirge
(In memory of Uncle Thomas) Bumpy breeze, like a blasting roar That day when you did soar without an oar Twenty-two years of sorrow, too long For many years, I sang a solemn song Days of dark, and greedy clouds These...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, death, depression, sick,
Form: Elegy
ONCE UPON A TAMED
Once upon a time a tamed was born free the tamed roamed in his home so free the tamed enjoyed every moment and soon he was considered too free, too free, to be born, too free to be...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, africa, anger,
Form: Elegy
RIP Junior Pope
R.I.P JUNIOR POPE ~~~~~~~~~ In sombre silence & mournful melody, A threnody for one who passed on sadly, Who lost his life without a life jacket, Crashed without precaution on a speedboat.4 We pour a drink for a dream...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Her Wedding Day
Based upon an entry in the mid-19th Century autobiography of Presbyterian Theodore Clapp, who lived for several decades in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of the many young brides who I’ve married, None were more exquisite than her. Her pleasant...Read the rest...
Categories: death, family, grief, heartbreak,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member No Time to Say Goodbye
She slowly began to slip away, Then suddenly she was gone. At 1:00 am she could not stay And died hours before dawn. She died too fast for me to say, “Please stay, don’t move on.” And other...Read the rest...
Categories: death, lost love, wife,
Form: Elegy

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