Ahavati
Poem Published
12th Oct 2023 2:50am
12th Oct 2023 2:50am
The Definition of Love
Are you at peace?”
It’s not far-fetched of you to ask me
in your prayers each night
and thoughts each day
The much-known concept of two lives
is swallowed by the living each year
First, when we are physically birthed
and slapped into breath;
the second when we wake to purpose
and life slaps us into a vessel
for something greater than ourselves
The lesser-known concept
of two deaths is fully understood
on this side of the veil
First, when our physical being ...
It’s not far-fetched of you to ask me
in your prayers each night
and thoughts each day
The much-known concept of two lives
is swallowed by the living each year
First, when we are physically birthed
and slapped into breath;
the second when we wake to purpose
and life slaps us into a vessel
for something greater than ourselves
The lesser-known concept
of two deaths is fully understood
on this side of the veil
First, when our physical being ...
#death
#graveyard
#memorial #love
#memorial #love
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Ahavati
Poem Published
11th Oct 2023 1:52am
11th Oct 2023 1:52am
Crucifix & Candlelight
In the necropolis
there is no life after sundown
Branches weigh heavy
with its slumber
Here at the ofrenda
we wait for the heart of it
amid sugar skulls
and old photographs
Course salt laid out as a cross
to purify and cleanse
providing courage to remain
and alter a memory
This is the part where we tread
gently, knowing the past is present
camouflaged in the thick space
of enveloping incense
wafting...
there is no life after sundown
Branches weigh heavy
with its slumber
Here at the ofrenda
we wait for the heart of it
amid sugar skulls
and old photographs
Course salt laid out as a cross
to purify and cleanse
providing courage to remain
and alter a memory
This is the part where we tread
gently, knowing the past is present
camouflaged in the thick space
of enveloping incense
wafting...
#death
#memorial
#graveyard
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Rew
Poem Published
9th Oct 2023 12:03pm
9th Oct 2023 12:03pm
Driven.
There's a spectre haunting me
a ghost of a man from the past,
his death seems to have confused him
he thought his life would last.
He also thought he was off to work
on that fateful day
but some folk had fixed him, but good,
made his own thoughts go away.
They planted the seed inside his head
and waited, with due accord,
they planted the seed of self destruct
then pushed the button, hard!
Now, a garage is a draughty place
so he pulled the door down, tight,
and waited with his patient grace
to be...
a ghost of a man from the past,
his death seems to have confused him
he thought his life would last.
He also thought he was off to work
on that fateful day
but some folk had fixed him, but good,
made his own thoughts go away.
They planted the seed inside his head
and waited, with due accord,
they planted the seed of self destruct
then pushed the button, hard!
Now, a garage is a draughty place
so he pulled the door down, tight,
and waited with his patient grace
to be...
#memorial
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missjem56
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2023 1:06pm
3rd Sep 2023 1:06pm
Formerly Known As (5-7-5 Haiku)
Elemental airs
A Mercurial Gemini
The purple Prince reigned
by Jemia
A Mercurial Gemini
The purple Prince reigned
by Jemia
#music
#haiku
#memorial #nostalgia
#memorial #nostalgia
79 reads
2 Comments
Grace
IDryad
IDryad
Poem Published
17th Aug 2023 1:03am
17th Aug 2023 1:03am
A Visit to a Meandering Past
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/373488-skirting-the-waters-of-styx/
the trail is cold now
the feet that once walked
down that path
in the woods
walk no more
the breath, subtle scent of cigarettes
no longer inhale the smell
of the tranquil wood
all is quiet
regrets in the eyes of Doe
the kingdom is quiet
no owl hoots
no deer passes
the golden dusts rest
upon grass and leaves
the boat had cross
with coins from eyes taken
for fare
and Styx's dark water
is with...
the trail is cold now
the feet that once walked
down that path
in the woods
walk no more
the breath, subtle scent of cigarettes
no longer inhale the smell
of the tranquil wood
all is quiet
regrets in the eyes of Doe
the kingdom is quiet
no owl hoots
no deer passes
the golden dusts rest
upon grass and leaves
the boat had cross
with coins from eyes taken
for fare
and Styx's dark water
is with...
#memorial
110 reads
8 Comments
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
9th Aug 2023 2:35pm
9th Aug 2023 2:35pm
Vacant
a dozen years
since he died
still
tears flow
unbidden
since he died
still
tears flow
unbidden
#grief
#LifeStruggles
#memorial
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5 Comments
Results_May_Vary
Poem Published
8th Jul 2023 2:10am
8th Jul 2023 2:10am
A Windy Monday
This morning I thought I’d reach out and touch you
But you weren't lying next to me
I walked outside and found you
I found you'd already left me
But soon I’d be joining you in the sky
Given flight by a murderous passerby
Tell them what you want about sorrow and regret
Show them what you think will help make them forget
Strength in numbers means nothing today
We've all been taken away and there's nothing you could ever do or say
The wind blows with such a hateful moan
It's a shame the rain has left us all alone
Short-lived...
But you weren't lying next to me
I walked outside and found you
I found you'd already left me
But soon I’d be joining you in the sky
Given flight by a murderous passerby
Tell them what you want about sorrow and regret
Show them what you think will help make them forget
Strength in numbers means nothing today
We've all been taken away and there's nothing you could ever do or say
The wind blows with such a hateful moan
It's a shame the rain has left us all alone
Short-lived...
#sadness
#violence
#memorial
#respect
#college
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marina2020
Rain Woman
Rain Woman
Poem Published
4th Jul 2023 5:55am
4th Jul 2023 5:55am
A Poem I Can Never Finish
It’s hard to be happy when everything reminds me of you
It’s hard seeing everyone move on when I can’t
It’s hard to be alive when you are not
It’s hard seeing everyone move on when I can’t
It’s hard to be alive when you are not
#grief
#father
#death #memorial
#death #memorial
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Ald
Poem Published
29th Jun 2023 5:13pm
29th Jun 2023 5:13pm
The water across my window.
It rains
When you tear
Apart from me
And i drift to miles and
Driving dreams
And we live in shields
Of woods and Bane.
When you tear
Apart from me
And i drift to miles and
Driving dreams
And we live in shields
Of woods and Bane.
#narrative
#scary
#ShortStory
#memorial
#tragedy
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1 Comment
cabcool
Poem Published
26th Jun 2023 6:57pm
26th Jun 2023 6:57pm
unsinkable
a lyric mirror 48©
unthinkable titan:
into the depths she sinks,
to drink titanic fame,
whose error teaches naught.
where glory men have sought,
blind pregnancy breeds shame;
debris the sea floor stinks—
unsinkable icon!
© Copyright 2023 June 26
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
unthinkable titan:
into the depths she sinks,
to drink titanic fame,
whose error teaches naught.
where glory men have sought,
blind pregnancy breeds shame;
debris the sea floor stinks—
unsinkable icon!
© Copyright 2023 June 26
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
#death
#sea
#memorial
#travel
#tragedy
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Mohdhaiki
Haiki
Haiki
Poem Published
16th Jun 2023 5:12am
16th Jun 2023 5:12am
Grief
Grief may be the thing with feathers
but it latches on and weighs a tonne
it clings and stings and also tethers
whenever you’ve a loved one, gone
shock struck first, still in disbelief
I thought by next morning you’ll be here
I’ve two lumps now, both made of grief
their burden feels so very sheer
heaps of memories rush to me
of all the laughter, such happy times
you were a bringer of joy and glee
now sorrow chose to skip the line
but it latches on and weighs a tonne
it clings and stings and also tethers
whenever you’ve a loved one, gone
shock struck first, still in disbelief
I thought by next morning you’ll be here
I’ve two lumps now, both made of grief
their burden feels so very sheer
heaps of memories rush to me
of all the laughter, such happy times
you were a bringer of joy and glee
now sorrow chose to skip the line
#sadness
#grief
#friendship
#death
#memorial
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
29th May 2023 7:09pm
29th May 2023 7:09pm
Memorial Day, 2023
Many soldiers have died for the USA.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
We're paying tribute to those people today.
When those soldiers died, it brought about plenty of sorrow.
They fought and died so that America could have a tomorrow.
Those soldiers fought bravely until their lives came to an end.
They weren't just soldiers and heroes, they were also friends.
#soldiers
#America
#memorial #nonfiction
#memorial #nonfiction
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DU Poetry : Memorial Poems
