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.
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
10th May 2024 11:01pm
10th May 2024 11:01pm
A Loving Tragedy
Her girlfriends took her out Friday afternoon for her birthday
This was her 40th
That Sunday her & her husband were leaving for a Mediterranean Cruise
That was his gift to her
He was deeply in love with her
There was also a close bond between the two of them
About ten years ago she helped her husband overcome drugs & alcohol
He was hooked for years
Almost lost his job, family, house and his own life because of these addictions
It was tough for him
Many times he fell off but he persevered and kept on pushing forward
One day,...
This was her 40th
That Sunday her & her husband were leaving for a Mediterranean Cruise
That was his gift to her
He was deeply in love with her
There was also a close bond between the two of them
About ten years ago she helped her husband overcome drugs & alcohol
He was hooked for years
Almost lost his job, family, house and his own life because of these addictions
It was tough for him
Many times he fell off but he persevered and kept on pushing forward
One day,...
#addiction
#birthday
#friendship
#love
#tragedy
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wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
6th May 2024 6:28pm
6th May 2024 6:28pm
tortoise and hare (revised)
the real
reason
the tortoise
won his
race against
the hare,
while
the hare
was so
far ahead,
he decided
to take
a nap,
the tortoise
came upon
the hare,
took
a stick
and bashed
the hare
in the
head,
after winning
the race,
the tortoise
called
his wife,
informing her
that he
would be
bringing
the hare
home,
and she
should gather
ingredients
together
to...
reason
the tortoise
won his
race against
the hare,
while
the hare
was so
far ahead,
he decided
to take
a nap,
the tortoise
came upon
the hare,
took
a stick
and bashed
the hare
in the
head,
after winning
the race,
the tortoise
called
his wife,
informing her
that he
would be
bringing
the hare
home,
and she
should gather
ingredients
together
to...
#death
#manipulation
#suffering #tragedy
#suffering #tragedy
188 reads
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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
26th Mar 2024 8:33pm
26th Mar 2024 8:33pm
They're Not The Only Ones Still Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
Uncle
George had just
died and
left his house to Mark
and his family
on the condition
that they
stay there for
one year.
George had just
died and
left his house to Mark
and his family
on the condition
that they
stay there for
one year.
#family
#home
#fiction
#mystery
#tragedy
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Dre_k47
AnDre James
AnDre James
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2024 10:56pm
22nd Mar 2024 10:56pm
Riverview Town
In Riverview town, a tale unfurled,
Of Mr. Jameson, a man of wealth, a man of the world.
His sudden death, a shock profound,
At his sugar plant, his body was found.
Whispers danced on the town's tranquil breeze,
Of an affair, a secret, hidden with ease.
Sophia, fair and ambitious, her beauty known wide,
Caught in a web of deceit, by Mr. Jameson's side.
A wooden castle, a distant kin's domain,
Where secrets are whispered, secrets feigned.
A relative unseen, yet with knowing eyes,
Caught wind of the affair, beneath the skies. ...
Of Mr. Jameson, a man of wealth, a man of the world.
His sudden death, a shock profound,
At his sugar plant, his body was found.
Whispers danced on the town's tranquil breeze,
Of an affair, a secret, hidden with ease.
Sophia, fair and ambitious, her beauty known wide,
Caught in a web of deceit, by Mr. Jameson's side.
A wooden castle, a distant kin's domain,
Where secrets are whispered, secrets feigned.
A relative unseen, yet with knowing eyes,
Caught wind of the affair, beneath the skies. ...
#betrayal
#tragedy
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wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
17th Mar 2024 9:16am
17th Mar 2024 9:16am
red petal flowers
muddled,
red petal
flowers
bright
and dried,
using
the paint
from
her veins.
red petal
flowers
bright
and dried,
using
the paint
from
her veins.
#death
#tragedy
#suffering #rebellion
#suffering #rebellion
219 reads
4 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
12th Mar 2024 12:34pm
12th Mar 2024 12:34pm
The Train Kept A Rollin
A teenage girl somewhere anywhere was busy text messaging friends on her cell phone a month ago.
She was walking along a set of railroad tracks.
Although deaf since birth, she had frequently proclaimed that she could avoid danger more easily then hearing people.
She was much more sensitive to vibrations, especially from approaching trains and those roaring train whistles.
She was wrong.
She was mangled beyond recognition.
They were able to identify the body, since her i-phone survived the collision.
She was walking along a set of railroad tracks.
Although deaf since birth, she had frequently proclaimed that she could avoid danger more easily then hearing people.
She was much more sensitive to vibrations, especially from approaching trains and those roaring train whistles.
She was wrong.
She was mangled beyond recognition.
They were able to identify the body, since her i-phone survived the collision.
#technology
#motivational
#LifeChangingMoment
#tragedy
#trains
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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
111 reads
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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