Tragedy in Poetry and Poems about Tragedy
#tragedy
Tragedy in poetry and poems about tragedy. Serious poetry describing terrible melancholy events encountered personally, or by another person, or a group of people in society.
tomyaccusers
Poem Published
6th Mar 2024 4:17pm
6th Mar 2024 4:17pm
GERIATRIC
Oh..
I
am
Sooo
Intimidated
Grandma..
I
am
Sooo
Intimidated
Grandma..
#tragedy
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cabcool
Poem Published
28th Feb 2024 6:08am
28th Feb 2024 6:08am
she loved the river
Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and
sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”―Emma Smith
she loved the river,
the whispering, lisping river.
there skinny-dipped
under the curtain of its depths,
when no one was around.
fish popping out huge eyes,
attracted by her nippled elegance
and marvelled by her gently rippled dance.
she moved the river, ...
sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”―Emma Smith
she loved the river,
the whispering, lisping river.
there skinny-dipped
under the curtain of its depths,
when no one was around.
fish popping out huge eyes,
attracted by her nippled elegance
and marvelled by her gently rippled dance.
she moved the river, ...
#river
#water
#nature
#fate
#tragedy
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Feb 2024 00:59am
28th Feb 2024 00:59am
Cataclysmic
When time and certainty have no meaning,
the planet stops rotating,
a catastrophic event.
the planet stops rotating,
a catastrophic event.
#earth
#environment
#nature #tragedy
#nature #tragedy
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buddhakitty
Poem Published
18th Feb 2024 5:01pm
18th Feb 2024 5:01pm
it's all relative
when all laws have been
abolished
one could be arrested and
punished for anything
there will no difference
between the innocent
and the guilty
and the gallows will
sing
abolished
one could be arrested and
punished for anything
there will no difference
between the innocent
and the guilty
and the gallows will
sing
#lies
#shadows
#tragedy #manipulation
#tragedy #manipulation
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cabcool
Poem Published
18th Feb 2024 4:13am
18th Feb 2024 4:13am
unshockable
Unshakable resilience in the crucible of life has rendered my spirit
‘brave, strong and utterly unshockable.’ Bring it on!”—CAB
i've witnessed fire come down from heav'n,
smelting sand, steel, and stones;
survived the rape of nine-elev’n;
broken a thousand bones.
i've seen seas sweep swift swirling storms
that smother saint and sage,
and refugees torn from their dorms
like cattle in a cage.
i have beheld the prisoner rot
in gaol without a...
‘brave, strong and utterly unshockable.’ Bring it on!”—CAB
i've witnessed fire come down from heav'n,
smelting sand, steel, and stones;
survived the rape of nine-elev’n;
broken a thousand bones.
i've seen seas sweep swift swirling storms
that smother saint and sage,
and refugees torn from their dorms
like cattle in a cage.
i have beheld the prisoner rot
in gaol without a...
#conflict
#war
#fate
#tragedy
#rebellion
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Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
4th Feb 2024 2:49pm
4th Feb 2024 2:49pm
Peace thief
I've drowned myself in vapid tears
Decaying roots with no room to grow
Corroded with incessant fears
Distinguish between friend and foe
I've seen the armageddon
With raging wars in the fading sunset
While protestors are setting
The tables for the final banquet
The will to rule is fading fast
Like the forces on the front lines
Knowing rules will not last
For those who have an abeld mind
It's a losing situation
No winner will emerge
We've joined together in creation
Of the curse of the purge ...
Decaying roots with no room to grow
Corroded with incessant fears
Distinguish between friend and foe
I've seen the armageddon
With raging wars in the fading sunset
While protestors are setting
The tables for the final banquet
The will to rule is fading fast
Like the forces on the front lines
Knowing rules will not last
For those who have an abeld mind
It's a losing situation
No winner will emerge
We've joined together in creation
Of the curse of the purge ...
#grief
#dark
#war
#tragedy
#greed
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
31st Jan 2024 10:59am
31st Jan 2024 10:59am
Fast Food Frenzy
A woman walks into a McDonald's
Couldn’t be no more then 25
Acting unbalanced & psychotic
She ordered a large shake & a small fry
She began preaching out loud
Lecturing to all that would listen
The Whopper outranks the Big Mac
Can everyone understand my vision?
Workers are yelling at her
Trying to calm her down
While preaching, she had a gun
She insisted for everyone to get to the ground
While her back was facing the counter
The manager who was no more then 36
Thought if he sneaked up behind her ...
Couldn’t be no more then 25
Acting unbalanced & psychotic
She ordered a large shake & a small fry
She began preaching out loud
Lecturing to all that would listen
The Whopper outranks the Big Mac
Can everyone understand my vision?
Workers are yelling at her
Trying to calm her down
While preaching, she had a gun
She insisted for everyone to get to the ground
While her back was facing the counter
The manager who was no more then 36
Thought if he sneaked up behind her ...
#food
#rhyming
#tragedy
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Jan 2024 4:16pm
28th Jan 2024 4:16pm
A Poisonous Drowning
They were married for a very long time
Minimal love for one another
Both daydreamed about the perfect crime.
A poor swimmer she was at best
He thought of submerging her deep
An expeditious agonizing death.
He enjoyed her cooking and anything she made
She thought of poisoning his food
Wild Mushrooms, drain cleaners or a can of raid.
One day they went walking on the beach
The ocean was violent
Waves crashing within an arms reach
She made a picnic basket full of joy
Pie, sandwiches and soda
She said to...
Minimal love for one another
Both daydreamed about the perfect crime.
A poor swimmer she was at best
He thought of submerging her deep
An expeditious agonizing death.
He enjoyed her cooking and anything she made
She thought of poisoning his food
Wild Mushrooms, drain cleaners or a can of raid.
One day they went walking on the beach
The ocean was violent
Waves crashing within an arms reach
She made a picnic basket full of joy
Pie, sandwiches and soda
She said to...
#relationships
#rhyming
#tragedy
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Jan 2024 3:23pm
28th Jan 2024 3:23pm
A Grim Fate
A is for Albert who drowned in the lake
B is for Betty who choked on some steak
C is for Charles who was hit by a car
D is for Dorothy bludgeoned with a crowbar
E is for Ernie smothered in his sleep
F is for Florence poisoned by some creep
G is for George who jumped of a bridge
H is for Helen who slipped off a ridge
I is for Irvin consumed by a croc
J is for Jennie who died by electric shock
K is for Kevin who swallowed moth balls
L is for Lydia licking paint off the walls
M is for Marvin who succumb to frost bite
N is for Nancy...
B is for Betty who choked on some steak
C is for Charles who was hit by a car
D is for Dorothy bludgeoned with a crowbar
E is for Ernie smothered in his sleep
F is for Florence poisoned by some creep
G is for George who jumped of a bridge
H is for Helen who slipped off a ridge
I is for Irvin consumed by a croc
J is for Jennie who died by electric shock
K is for Kevin who swallowed moth balls
L is for Lydia licking paint off the walls
M is for Marvin who succumb to frost bite
N is for Nancy...
#rhyming
#fiction
#tragedy
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buddhakitty
Poem Published
20th Jan 2024 8:47pm
20th Jan 2024 8:47pm
it's a real crime
recently
our city council made
it illegal to be homeless
in public
since when did the poor
and destitute become
criminals for being poor
and destitute
bulldozers came and
bowled over a homeless
encampment
...just when I think our
species can't get any
lower
I get proven how wrong
I am...
again
again
and
again
one would think that
after 65 yrs I would ...
our city council made
it illegal to be homeless
in public
since when did the poor
and destitute become
criminals for being poor
and destitute
bulldozers came and
bowled over a homeless
encampment
...just when I think our
species can't get any
lower
I get proven how wrong
I am...
again
again
and
again
one would think that
after 65 yrs I would ...
#tragedy
#hypocrisy
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SunflowerShares
Poem Published
1st Nov 2023 1:25pm
1st Nov 2023 1:25pm
THE MOON AND HER STARS
Being outside in the dark seems to be therapy on it's own. Just looking at the beautiful moon and thinking of your face brings me warmth. The sky twinkling like that beautiful smile you wore until your last days. The moon looks as beautiful as you were, it makes me feel closer to you. Full moon days are my favourite, they get me looking forward to dawn all day, when you'll rise up with the sun going down. I feel whole when the moon is fully and gracefully sharing it's light with the rest of the world at night, and the star twinkling so brightly and beautifully filling my entire body with...
#narrative
#confessional
#memorial #tragedy
#memorial #tragedy
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missjem56
Poem Published
29th Oct 2023 7:38pm
29th Oct 2023 7:38pm
AI The Flower Girl
I was telling someone the other day
As we looked over a pond in the local park
Appreciating the beauty of the water lillies
And the magical dragonflies
And i told her
That this reminded me
Of a setting in Frankenstein
Of a scene by a river
Where Frankenstein's monster
Meets a young girl
Who is totally unafraid of him
The monster
Seems to appreciate the nature around them
And when the girl throws a flower
Into the flowing river by them
The monster
Seeing the girl as another flower
Picks her up
And throws...
As we looked over a pond in the local park
Appreciating the beauty of the water lillies
And the magical dragonflies
And i told her
That this reminded me
Of a setting in Frankenstein
Of a scene by a river
Where Frankenstein's monster
Meets a young girl
Who is totally unafraid of him
The monster
Seems to appreciate the nature around them
And when the girl throws a flower
Into the flowing river by them
The monster
Seeing the girl as another flower
Picks her up
And throws...
#technology
#monsters
#humankind #tragedy
#humankind #tragedy
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