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Poem | Poet | Order by Most Viewed | Order by Most Commented | Created | Last Comment |
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hurtit has been one year since Lyn's daughter, Addie, passed away at age 32. another angel fallen to breast cancer.... | hedistuff | 899 | 8 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 Nuwahri61 |
The Smell of DeathThe smell of the lake in late fall.....when the waters turn cold...is very putrid.....as many organisms die....and decay before the ice comes...... | Yankee4you | 896 | 8 | Oct 2011 | Jun 2019 madtat29 |
"Damaged Mind...Broken Soul"written last night with a profound sense of grief and sympathy for the families directly impacted by this incomprehensible act of violence (two addit... | gnj4u | 895 | 10 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 beautifulyou |
Remembering youmemories of husband past.... | ladygwen123 | 895 | 6 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 carla37 |
Dear Mommawrote this poem when it seemed I couldn't take anymore of this world...why are so many people fake?... | Dementia | 890 | 3 | Oct 2009 | Mar 2011 Unknown |
You're leavingIt's about my friend, who is suffering from devastating disease and we just hope she will live as long as she can. But the most dreadful thing is that... | marikia | 882 | 10 | Dec 2010 | Sep 2011 Fellsman |
no titleHaven't felt like writing since that girl got killed,such a horrible tragedy in are community,is that one of the horrible powers of tragedy? The way i... | elo69 | 878 | 6 | Aug 2015 | Mar 2016 candykid |
THE EMPTY ROOMA MOTHER'S LOVE IS EVERLASTING!... | WILDANDREADY | 871 | 15 | Oct 2014 | May 2015 WILDANDREADY |
Existing no moreVery depressed dealing with loss.... | adjhe | 870 | 7 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 adjhe |
RETURN OF YESTERDAYWell - this poem could really relate to what is going on right now in the world. Many are losing loved ones to the COVID-19! Prayers for all dealing... | godsprincess | 869 | 20 | Mar 2020 | May 2020 godsprincess |
The Poem With No NamePeace and grace once ruled this place And an angel held open the door Now peace is dead, the angel has fled And grace is a hustling whore I am s... | Unknown | 865 | 3 | May 2010 | Jun 2010 mychelle |
PrincePrince died on Thursday and I've been watching and listening to everything Prince since. Dave Chapelle does a funny skit on him playing basketball an... | mcradloff | 864 | 8 | Apr 2016 | May 2016 mcradloff |
MY COMRADES EXPOSEDmemories... | adjhe | 863 | 2 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2014 adjhe |
the soul who suffers longive learned that the hardest times make for the sweetest lines... | davebyword | 863 | 12 | Jan 2013 | Oct 2016 cherryreggae |
Good bye :-(Anybody seen my kite. I let go of the string... | Happygolucky4u | 863 | 16 | May 2011 | Jun 2011 Earlgreytea |
SUFI POEMRumi, born in Afghanistan, lived and died in Turkey.... | GUZMAN1 | 862 | 0 | Aug 2011 | |
No Regrets.You gave me gifts,that few can, that I struggle to hold on to. Showed me,from your eyes, that I struggle to still see. I see evidence of you in... | Unknown | 855 | 18 | Jul 2010 | Sep 2010 Unknown |
~A spoke on the wheel~When the hell will you all wake up and see what's right in front of you.....................or are you going to continue to trust the ingredients!I'm... | Bentlee | 855 | 3 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 marikia |
to SteveDecember 14th, Wednesday, 2016, I found my roommate dead on the living room couch. He was my buddy. He took a morphine overdose. His name is Steve... | cafetwo2010 | 844 | 9 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 lovecanbereal |
Black Saturday - A TributeThis poem is about the Black Saturday Victorian bushfires. I remember watching the news with tears as the fatalities rose every day. I was impressed w... | Katfight | 844 | 5 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 jazzy75 |
Last SmileA repressed memory makes itself known I had buried it deep within because in pain it did grow Nurtured by misery and strengthened with my tears Of... | Dementia | 843 | 4 | Jun 2013 | Aug 2013 Dementia |
high noonThe noon train blows its whistle Arriving the well known jesse james The two colt gun slinger With his colt 45 s He heads to odettes saloon... | wayne34 | 840 | 10 | Apr 2013 | May 2013 wayne34 |
My DogI made order in the attic and found my dog's collar. It still has her smell...i started to cry realising how much i was missing her....so that poem... | salamuna | 840 | 23 | Nov 2018 | Mar 2019 salamuna |
Haiku-3on forgotten graves candles do not burn by forgotten graves lost souls wander on my forgotten grave I sit remembering... | lostabone | 840 | 0 | Dec 2015 | |
YESMy belated mom was a very special to me ... whatever she did, however she reacted with my attitudes, why she did this and that, oftenly ... I can't fi... | Unknown | 839 | 5 | Dec 2016 | May 2021 Unknown |
WatchIt was all me and my true love and now she has gone.... | surfer46 | 838 | 4 | Apr 2012 | Nov 2019 darcydoodle |
TranscendenceWell this poem is really carried on it's more llike a mix between a poem and a rap it's about life's troubles and death... | RoCkStAr110 | 834 | 8 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 madtat29 |
Brokenin memory of lives lost... | gnj4u | 833 | 15 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 Ladybee42 |
A Selfles Gift of Lovethe death of my son James 4/23/13 heart from Diabetes. Same day as daughter in 98.... | ladygwen123 | 832 | 3 | Sep 2014 | Oct 2014 SCatlyn |
Joseph Smith and Mountain MeadowsCalled "the darkest deed of the 19th century" the brutal 1857 murder of 120,men,women and children at a place called Mountain Meadows in Utah remains... | Spartacus2012 | 831 | 2 | Nov 2012 | Nov 2012 Spartacus2012 |
A Life Cut Way Too Short...A life cut way too short...... | QuietStormF | 829 | 13 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 QuietStormF |
I return, I think!2013-2014-2015 lost 3 people closest to me. stopped writing fo a time am back now but wise.... | ladygwen123 | 817 | 0 | Jul 2015 | |
FOR SEAMUS........Seamus Heaney. Ireland's own poet laureate died 30th Aug 2013........ | andrew149 | 816 | 8 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2013 Macduff5 |
Daytonadute RIPDaytonadude will be missed By so many!... | HotrodLarrys | 814 | 20 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 sophiasummer |
Lament for a C/S Poetess.This is written in memory of Christina.... ( Pseudonym Odette67), a C/S Poetess who graced this corner for years with special poetry and honest criti... | Mizzy4 | 813 | 36 | Dec 2020 | Jun 2021 Mizzy4 |
THE LORD KNOWS WHYIt's about loss.... who can't relate? Tweaked 9/10/17... | lookn2share | 812 | 1 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 Abby1963 |
The Sun Will Never Shine AgainWritten by Moi, l'meme, back in 1984. Came to mind this morning and I thought I'd better share it somewhere before it disappeared into my decaying gra... | CailinCallaghan | 812 | 6 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 CailinCallaghan |
His hidden tear showsA reflection of a tough time in my life:) Written today for a very special lady that was a huge part of my life. My Mom. :)... | Bentlee | 812 | 11 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 Bentlee |
RIDER'S SONG (one)Impossible to translate "perfume de flor de Cuchillo" as "perfume of flower of knife". Flower means in spanish "Flower" or "best of" "the finest".... | GUZMAN1 | 811 | 1 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 jazzy75 |
a borrowed angelthis is for a friend who died on saturday.... | stormseeker223 | 810 | 2 | Jul 2012 | Nov 2012 stormseeker223 |
$15Not so long ago someone was actually killed for only three dollars... | steve1223 | 809 | 0 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2011 Unknown |
Is it wrong to love her?Is it wrong to love her? If it is then lift me to my feet Write a note to her and say, 'You left him on his knees and broken in spirit.. You lef... | cafetwo2010 | 809 | 25 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 cafetwo2010 |
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