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Eulogy Poems | Examples of Eulogy Poetry

Eulogy Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about eulogies. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for eulogy.
Loss Kept on Marching
Tremors shake beneath trepidatious feet. To shake when shooken offers scents of defeat. Took in thine imagery from perches unseen. Salivating secretions ooze and seep secrecy. Scantily clad corruptions do sit upright. Smirking shards the aimless beacon leads. Lapping pools of...Read the rest...
Categories: eulogy, appreciation, bereavement, death of
Form: Free verse



Far-off Call : The Cry of the Writer’s Ink to an Anonymous Reader
O some day to come, it may be that time will bury my memory deep as the hidden sleep of those who lie in some forgotten churchyard; but my judgment is that the future holds...Read the rest...
Categories: eulogy, appreciation, art, black love,
Form: Bio
Premium Member RIP Erich Anderson And Rob Dier
Woodsman on a prowl Sneaking around like an owl Noticing innocents getting a fright Watchman you are a good knight Defending partiers in a plight Battling a monster in a murderous fight Erich you guarded them...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, bereavement, eulogy, friendship
Form: Rhyme
Drop of Love
Not a drop of liquor to interfere, Drunk on love's celestial bliss, I've tried to resist This intoxication too bitter but so sweet, But no matter I am how drunk Sobriety come with the first morning light, Drunk on love, My heart...Read the rest...
Categories: eulogy, feelings, love, lust,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Stevie, Earth Angel
Stevie, Earth Angel You were born blind Eyes that could not see the beauty Of your own sweet smile Yet you saw beauty in the people who loved you and discerned every intention. You were born with Cerebral Palsy You could...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, brother, caregiving, eulogy,
Form: Free verse



Elegy to Alan and Michael
I miss you Michael a really great friend When I dropped by your flat you got me high Gave me game DVD’s to the end Brain cancer killed you, so sorry good bye You were on a...Read the rest...
Categories: eulogy,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Premium Member Terrace
One of soft summer evenings is fading and passers go by Cappuccino in hand and a cig, you relax in delight Sick and happy you sit, and it must be your favorite style Or at least that's the...Read the rest...
Categories: dedication, eulogy, feelings, lost
Form: Rhyme
The story of life
The story of life The story of life almost there, a bit more to go the story of life almost there, a bit more to go possibility, within an interlocking may possibility, have a say there will not be anything anymore to scope...Read the rest...
Categories: eulogy,
Form: Carpe Diem
Premium Member A Seismic Afternoon Without Form, Name Or End
We are going to dig to bury our dead: Mother, father, sisters and brothers, Uncles, aunts, friends and strangers. We are going to inter our dead: Archbishop, pastors, Houngans and vicars. The altar boys in a row are profusely bleeding. The...Read the rest...
Categories: courage, death, eulogy, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member NOELLE COTTAGE MAINE
Noelle Cottage straddles ledges of grey, Extending into waters of Casio Bay, Along Small Point’s shoreline of Atlantic Ocean, Observing forest, sky, and ocean devotion. ...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, environment, eulogy, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member O Blessed Kalapana
"Kalapana fishing village laid west of Mount Pu'u O'o. Our home was behind the church that sat on an abutment tip that rose slightly higher. The lava poured from the east side of our home,...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, death, emotions, eulogy,
Form: Ode
Premium Member A Bad Friday For Jesus
What humans call ‘Good Friday’ Should be named A ‘Bad Friday‘ for Jesus Our brother Who bravely died for our sins. Copyright © March 2024, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved. Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems. ...Read the rest...
Categories: brother, eulogy, freedom, history,
Form: Haiku
Villanelle: Remembering Not to Call
Villanelle: Remembering Not to Call by Michael R. Burch (a villanelle permitting mourning, for my mother, Christine Ena Burch) The hardest thing of all, after telling her everything, is remembering not to call. Now the phone hanging on the wall will never...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, children, death, eulogy,
Form: Villanelle
Take Her to Heaven
Take my mom to heaven, do it for me, so that one day I will find her there, waiting for me. Take my mom to heaven, some place beyond the sky, to a place where...Read the rest...
Categories: death, eulogy, farewell, funeral,
Form: Free verse
MY LAST AND FINAL RUN
From one heart to another, Uncle Carl you will truly be missed ... And May God continue to bless you from beyond the heavens. I love you ... And Auntie Connie, thank you for blessing me with...Read the rest...
Categories: black love, eulogy, family,
Form: Free verse

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