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Writer's Corner: Life & Death Poetry

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by beckish
Dec 16 '02 Eternal Maze
A simple poem, introspection about life.... read full review
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by lorace
Nov 12 '03 Dream Stream
Written to one I loved very much. An old love song inspired the thought. "Time waits for no one." If you remember, then you'll understand.... read full review
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by bluehawq
Jun 07 '02 Great White Light
I have odd dreams some times and though this is not exactly how the dream went, it inspired it all the same.... read full review
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by lorace
Aug 12 '03 All I Want to Say, But Can't
There are times in our lives when communication bogs down! So writing a Poem to yourself often helps.... read full review
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by Granniemose
Feb 13 '03 Sometimes.....
You will simply have to read the poem to see what it is all about! No short cuts!... read full review
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by flamepillar
Jul 25 '02 "Nice To Meet You"
A song for Gram.... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jun 10 '07 Elegy For Nicole
Anna Nicole Smith is victim and a live sacrifice for the multiple gods of our modern times!... read full review
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by char.mike
May 24 '03 I don't know what to call this poem
Good place for poems. ... read full review
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by gungian
Jun 10 '02 Life's Teacher
The Great Mandela - the wheel of life - we all must get off at some point.... read full review
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by AliventiAsylum
Mar 14 '04 Someone Else
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by captaind
May 06 '04 Ode Of One Ordinary Orthopaedic Oncology Outpatient
Have you ever seen the word schwannoma in a poem before? Well, now you have! ... read full review
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by drdanlag
May 24 '07 VT Will Prevail!
Tragedy will come in most ideal places.... read full review
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by mothermeatloaf
Sep 04 '05 Why Wait for Death to Teach Us Love?
I'm sorry to offer such drivel in a time of such pain, but I needed to write what I've written to make sense of things.... read full review
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by piglet2061
Nov 02 '03 You never had a chance
Sometimes the gift of life is hard to open... read full review
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by lorace
Jun 26 '02 The SeasCAPE
Sometimes it takes only a hug, a smile, a knowing glance, to help someone who is suffering a loss. Dedicated to those who care! You're appreciated.... read full review
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by lorace
Apr 09 '04 Rapt in Love - A Christian's Cloak
The stories of Christmas and Easter are intertwined with Good News for men.... read full review
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by Horswispr
Feb 17 '03 at the beach
At the beach with my uncle several years ago. Transitional time. Found a piece of Flight 800. Wrote this.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Jun 09 '06 "Obsessive Compulsive"
Love today and always leave Hate for tomorrow.... read full review
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by Mimi369
Mar 14 '03 Death's Trumpet
Death is a part of life...At Writer's Corner, let's get it out into the open............ read full review
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by LILvoyce
May 05 '04 An Odd Day in My Hell
Do what you think is right... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jul 18 '06 People Who Live Under The Bridges Of L.A.- A Prose Poem
America can afford to finance foreign wars and help other nations, why not our own homeless? We have the capacity and the resources.... read full review
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by lemon_lime
Oct 16 '02 Dear Virginia (a poem for Granniemose)- GMBB W/O
Happy 80th Birthday Granniemose! I sat down and wrote this early this morning...i hope you find something in it to like...... read full review
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by jsgoddess
Sep 30 '03 On the occasion of my father's stroke
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by staysee
Mar 09 '03 Horrible Memories
This poem/story was written when I was 13.... read full review
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by char.mike
Mar 11 '03 The Willows Weep
The death of a season...... read full review
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by zenmachado
Oct 26 '08 ‘The Death of a Creator'
"Sadness weighs me down because of knowing,
That poetry won't arrive, unless despondency is flowing."
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by skbreese
Aug 30 '03 Remembering Diana-Change Of Life W/O
One person who deeply affected my life-Lady Diana Spenser... read full review
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by DAnneC
Feb 17 '03 For Margarette
This piece of non-poetry is a small memorial for a friend lost too soon--Margarette, who died unexpectedly at age 53.... read full review
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by RedDiva
Jan 31 '03 Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
Just something to think about.... read full review
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by Horswispr
Dec 08 '02 My first poem: death of a friend
A poem written many years ago, with images respectfully stolen from a Jesse Winchester song and a Matthew Arnold poem.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Feb 24 '07 "Anxiety can often be a Worthy Adversary"
My soul it sheds a tear for the pain it gets from its constant fear of not staying clear of my beer... read full review
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by mountainhigh
Jul 25 '04 To Mom With Love
Live each day as if it is your last as you never know when a loved one will pass.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Nov 19 '07 "Striving At the Wind Poetically but Done in a Stylish NutZo Fashion"
Greatness will never gained but its a goal I never meant to attain...... read full review
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by piglet2061
May 29 '04 Do you remember us?
Remember what Memorial Day is about and honor those men and women who went to their graves fighting for us.... read full review
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by Debbie26
Jun 22 '04 Dedicated to Daniel
an attempt to express the feelings of loss that occur when a young friend suddenly dies.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Jul 06 '06 "Despondency Inside My Dream"
If it does not seem correct, don't worry I don't even know what this abstract crap is.. but I do just know I wrote it...... read full review
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by zenmachado
Aug 01 '06 One Last Breath
One last breath as death takes life's place. (Extra! Extra! Read All About It... ZeN is Reposting!) ... read full review
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by zenmachado
Apr 29 '06 "The Final Beginning"
strike these words from the record for they are irrelevant to the cause (Do not mark this Very Helpful, please if anything stamp it with a Helpful)... read full review
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by zenmachado
Sep 26 '05 Writers Block Sucks!!!!!
is that using the pen is a feeling from the inside but even if it's something you gotta do... you can stop writing because of fear that you will fail.... read full review
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by garym
Nov 16 '07 Quiet the Light
Endless quiet... read full review
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by mothermeatloaf
Jun 09 '02 In The Explosion
A reflection on September 11th, written on September 12th, published by local papers on September 13th, burned into my memory forever.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Dec 12 '05 Suicidal Tendencies (2002)
This is a poem I wrote back in some deep despondent day.(Oct. 2002)... read full review
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by mothermeatloaf
Feb 11 '03 Columbia
It's been a very difficult couple of years for this country...... read full review
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by Officer
Jul 18 '02 R.I.P 29th_Candidate
I'll miss that freak.... read full review
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by drdanlag
Dec 07 '07 Dear Lorace, Part 2
Lorace made my works more beautiful and complete.... read full review
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by captaind
Apr 05 '04 Never-Ending Battle
In loving memory of John Whitmarsh... read full review
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by Pandemonium
Jun 13 '02 Life Moves Pretty Fast, If You Don't Stop And Look You Just May Miss It!
Everyone needs to stop once in a while to view and think about the world from afar.... read full review
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by brotherman
Jun 13 '04 Sunday morning drive by shooting.
to the 20.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Nov 26 '02 Negative Glow
I wrote this a couple weeks ago. (Comments are very much appreciated)... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jul 06 '06 A Soldier's Death
There is no sense and reason of U.S. soldiers, so young and leaving families behind, dying in foreign lands.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Aug 03 '05 Gotta Do Something
Lets demolish our dreams and make them reality.... read full review
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by drdanlag
Dec 07 '07 Dear Lorace
dedicated to Lorace whose passing in 2007 left a great void in the Epinions Community... read full review
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by faithforever
Sep 09 '05 Smell The Flowers
My appreciation to Ed Grover for being himself!!! ... read full review
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by brotherman
May 31 '04 Poem to Joanie.
To Joanie...... read full review
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by Debbie26
Dec 23 '03 Baby Poem
Help me pick a special poem for my sister's first child. Please!... read full review
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by wsmunch
Mar 07 '05 Populated Desolation
Yeah, I'm sure I have some issues. I blame society!... read full review
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by zenmachado
Mar 21 '08 "Fear Arrives With Reality"
May my heart be remembered for being something more than selfish. Thank You for the eyes that read...... read full review
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by zenmachado
Mar 30 '08 - Jumbled Endlessness of a Hope that Never Arrived to its Awaiting Destination -
Only Me, Myself, and I.. in a Youth of Sadness... read full review
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by jsgoddess
Aug 16 '02 Arrest
Submitting poetry to a general audience is somewhat daunting, isn't it?... read full review
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by zenmachado
Apr 02 '06 "Everyone has eyes, yet.. not everyone can see"
Its not about how many crayons your given.. the point is.. what you do with those colors that your given.... read full review
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by jsgoddess
Feb 02 '03 Sparrow
A sonnet... read full review
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by rdf4025
Apr 28 '05 Midnight at Fire Station Six
Autobiopoetical. There are no names to protect, though none are innocent.... read full review
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by Carrathon
Nov 24 '06 Mission Accomplished (a sestina)
The situation in Iraq is dire. Let's pray for peace.... read full review
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by remnjava
Jul 24 '03 Alone in the Desert - Not My Usual Category w/o
The prospect of death can be scary.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Nov 17 '07 "I'm Despondent... But I Search For Nothing Different"
Even if I die every single day from a deep depression, it's my own self that invites this gloom to consume. ... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jul 04 '06 To Kevin Carter: Kevin, Why?
Kevin Carter, a photo-journalist assigned to cover the internecine war in Sudan and neighboring African nations, committed suicide, months after he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize(1994); the world was shock.... read full review
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by s_trimble
Nov 30 '04 Waiting: A poem
I can think of nothing witty to say to rebut the Bottom Line.... read full review
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by thed_man
Jan 31 '03 Sitting In My Sandbox
Just a poem...bottom line?... read full review
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by zenmachado
Nov 29 '04 DoNt HaVe 2 PreTend... Im ALReaDY ZeN
From a Larva to a Butterfly (Comments Always Welcomed and critizism)... read full review
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by ChrisJarmick
May 12 '04 N.B.
Thank you for reading.... read full review
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by Bijou
Apr 12 '03 Ophelia Descending
The play *Hamlet* and its tragic story inspires me, as does the water nymph Ophelia and her suicidal swim.... read full review
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by icicleie
May 24 '04 Distorted reality...
Hope you find something in this poem...... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jul 04 '06 The ( Greatest ) American Chase
I wrote this poem after infamous murders of O.J. Simpson's wife, Nicole and her friend, Ron and all the drama of the chase.... read full review
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by rdf4025
Apr 03 '05 Hades In The Crescent City
New Orleans is below sea level. Anything buried that is buoyant rises out of the ground when it rains. That's the reason for the unique cemeteries.... read full review
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by TheUnknown285
Jul 17 '02 Twelve Years
asdf... read full review
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by Bijou
Aug 30 '02 Game
Bottom Line? You tell me.... read full review
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by macresarf1
Aug 16 '02 "The Long Hay Ride"
My first poem here. If you like it, I'll try to look out or write some more.... read full review
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by Ironcladd
May 06 '04 To My Best Friend--My Dog Becket
My wonderful Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Becket, died on April 26th at age 7. I wrote this poem to him the night before he died.... read full review
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by garym
Aug 03 '06 LONG LIVE THE KING
A repost riposte... read full review
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by s_trimble
Aug 27 '04 Awake: A poem
Simple rhyme scheme, uncertain rhythm, but I kind of like it anyway. ... read full review
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by jankp
Nov 02 '02 Oh, God, Dear God: Kyle's Prayer
Comments, advice? :-)... read full review
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by artbyjude
Feb 18 '03 TWITCHES
This is a ballad of two sisters. Yawn.... read full review
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by drdanlag
Jan 14 '08 Lovers In Death Valley
After lovers die and their loves were gone they live again in Death Valley!... read full review
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by faithforever
Aug 11 '05 Angel of Light
In May, 2005, a young girl (17 years old) died in an accidental shooting. This is a poem I wrote after the accident, as a dedication to her short life.... read full review
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by ChrisJarmick
Sep 05 '05 NEW ORLEANS SEPTEMBER 2005
A poem to read and think about.... read full review
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by garym
Feb 02 '09 not forgotten
deaser26  R.I.P.... read full review
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by catzmit
Nov 07 '02 My Decay
Why does poetry have to have a bottom line? Silly Epinions!... read full review
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by ggrimes1221
Aug 14 '03 GODS ANSWER
Just something I felt I needed to share!... read full review
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by AinsleyJo
Sep 12 '06 Frying Eggs Is A Prayer
When we reach out to others in their time of need, it's a form of prayer...... read full review
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by rdf4025
Jul 18 '06 MINNIE'S KITTENS
Thank you for reading.... read full review
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by nick1326
Dec 08 '02 They Found My Friend Dead Today...
Please help your friend and loved ones turn down drugs ... read full review
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by imprimis2
Jan 10 '03 To All Epinions Members---A Tribute to My Mother---Poem/Article Double
An important notice to my friends and readers.... read full review
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by zenmachado
Oct 08 '09 'Creativity In A Comatose State'
I stripped my dream naked, And I found only a hollowness of hope, Visions only of self deception, An artist at the end of his rope....... read full review
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by zenmachado
Nov 12 '02 Father
This I wrote for all those who have lost a father... read full review
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by denasalazar
Jan 23 '04 LC - a poem of life slipping
LC - a poem... read full review
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by ldusold
Feb 24 '04 ~A TRIBUTE TO PAUL CHARLES~
Sometimes during times of loss, writing has a way of helping to heal the pain. ... read full review
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by noslexa
Mar 23 '03 Remember September
America has to stop terrorism. We can't stand anymore attacks on our innocent people.... read full review
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by piglet2061
Oct 19 '03 She Smiles
Life changing, time passing ... read full review
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by denasalazar
Mar 17 '04 And The Rains Came - a poem of loss
Moving on...... read full review
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by mumms5
May 10 '04 As We Cry We Will Remember......
Reflection of a Great man!!... read full review
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by charles
Feb 05 '03 To America In Grief 2-1-2003
We, Americans, come together in grief. Yet, we are willing to take risks to explore the unknown. A self-analysis of who we are will allow us to go forward.... read full review
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by Sixthsense
Jan 22 '06 Take My Senses, Please
My family doctor died last week out of the blue. That's why I wrote this poem.... read full review
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by LILvoyce
Jul 08 '02 May 10th 2002
Fearing the unknown can become quite difficult at times, especially when the odds can be against you.... read full review
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by drewsmommy
Mar 21 '06 Dear Hooch
This is a poem I wrote for a friend when her dog died of cancer, but it can apply to anyone who loses a beloved dog.... read full review
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by youngchinq
Jan 24 '04 Snowstorm
It's amazing how such a good mood has produced the darkest thing I've ever written. This is part based on memory, but also based on a lot of fantasy.... read full review
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by lynus
Jun 07 '02 Just the World + One
Slice open my skull, pour the contents out on the floor. What will you see - definitely not me.... read full review
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by platniumlotus
Mar 13 '04 Seeing Through the Smoke- A Poem About the Holocaust
We're doing a project on the Holocaust for English class.. my life is changed forever.... read full review
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by Candice923
Feb 25 '04 Glass Box
I put this in Life & Death because it's a metaphor for my life. I want to submit it for publication or a Fellowship... What do you think?... read full review
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by patriciak
Jul 12 '02 For Vincenzo
This is my tribute to my Father.... read full review
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by nifer
Nov 01 '02 Adieu, My Lyric Kindred
In under 30 words, my final recommendation on Writer's Corner: Life & Death Poetry is that it's the bomb-diggity. Why? 'cause it's scads-o-licious.... read full review
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by symbiosis
Mar 31 '03 Short Bio
Leave a comment. ... read full review
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by iltas
Jan 08 '04 Standing in Black
An elegy for a cousin. ... read full review
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by catzmit
Jan 20 '03 ...
Hell, I've never had a bottom line! Why does it always ask me for one?... read full review
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by zenmachado
Dec 14 '06 "This Suffering Is Killing My Soul"
I love all those who can express the inner art in the deepest portions found in the heart......... read full review
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by BearySweet
Aug 15 '02 Her Spirit
In honor of my grandmother, who lost her fight with cancer on March 15, 2002.... read full review
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by Thorbjore
Jun 24 '02 Fatal Attraction: How I Singed My Wings
A story of deep remorse on behalf of one solitary bug who is with us no more. ... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Jun 28 '09 An Ode to "OxiClean Guy" Billy Mays
Late night television's loudest voice has been silenced.... read full review
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by bonnieleigh
May 11 '04 Pandora's Box
Ever have one of those days...or weeks...or months?... read full review
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by antybean
Nov 22 '03 Snap, Crackle, Pop
The Bottom Line is resilient.... read full review
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by Ironcladd
Aug 13 '08 Life: State of Becoming or Being?
Get you're act together and welcome the human race, and do what is necessary.... read full review
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by Abraxmed
Mar 01 '04 Solstice
Both about living and the death of a way of life.... read full review
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by krista_shyann
Mar 11 '03 Kelly!
I wrote this poem after a miscarriage, since then we decided to call the baby Kelly and she is still part of our life.... read full review
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by quidrock
Mar 14 '05 Their View - My View
This story is a friend's story, but mine to tell, or so she says. ... read full review
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by jiastar
Jun 10 '02 In Blood and Pain
a brief tale of 4 pregnancies: 2 miscarriages a mainly normal birth and a placental abruption ... read full review
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by coldsteel7
Dec 06 '07 Cottage
A poem written about an ancient memory that still haunts me.... read full review
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by artemisadorned
May 03 '04 Wish Bones
I recently read this poem at a (local) open mic night. Since it was well received, I thought I'd share it again on Epinions. ... read full review
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by countess_eva
Feb 16 '09 I, Malachi
This is the poem that I wrote for my Creative Writing Course. See what ya think.... read full review
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by ariels1200
Jan 17 '04 Extended Cut 2: The Attic: Prelude to the sequel (Second Half/unedited)
2nd half (orginal-1st version)will be introduced on the Resurrection Cut coming next January...this is a much better version, so it will be released first!... read full review
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by son_gokou
Oct 18 '02 Mr. Engles' Surrealistic Journey PC2 W/O
My Poetically Challenged 2 Write-Off entry. Although, I think Poetically Challenged II would have been more eloquent. C'est l'avatory.... read full review
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by denasalazar
Jan 28 '04 Shoelaces
How do you write a final recommendation on a poem ?... read full review
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by mumms5
Feb 24 '04 Treasured Life *Dedicated to the Greatest Uncle*
Never seen before until now........ read full review
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by LILvoyce
Jul 08 '02 My Son's Prayer
Children make life seem simple. ... read full review
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by Sixthsense
Jun 01 '04 I’d Been Meaning to Write You
Original Poem By Ramona Holliday... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Jun 26 '09 A Tribute to Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Lost Boy
Godspeed, Michael...... read full review
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by jankp
Dec 02 '08 Dr. Freudine Writes A Holiday Poem~
Light a flame in your heart and think of helping others during his season.... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Jan 08 '05 Being a Poem Concerning a Star and Samwise Gamgee
It's a poem about Samwise Gamgee, greatest of hobbits. Hope you like it. ... read full review
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by QuinnElaine
Sep 12 '08 Good Grief

Be patient and kind to yourself when grieving, you deserve it.

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by platniumlotus
Nov 05 '03 Cold Illusions of Reality
Leave a comment, please...Thanx.... read full review
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by captaind
Aug 26 '03 Life & Death
Raindrops keep falling down my windscreen...... read full review
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by Ironcladd
May 13 '08 Eyes of a Child—Four Minutes to Live
There are hundreds of students trapped under the rubble of their schools, this poem is my attempt to emphasize the urgency of the situation, from one student's perspective.... read full review
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by jankp
Jan 27 '09 The Waiting Shadows: A Nightmare
If this intrigues you, stop by later for my book review.... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Jul 13 '07 An Elegy for LOST's Greatest Heroes
I think I trust you, Damon. Don't let me down.... read full review
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by marindavid
Mar 14 '08 God Giggles
As my grandmother used to say, "Men make their plans and God laughs." Expectations do not always equal reality.... read full review
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by quidrock
Sep 07 '05 Toxic Soup
Can't get it out of my head. ... read full review
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by quidrock
Oct 22 '05 The Gulf's A Brutal Bathtub
Lookin' out my window today....waiting for Wilma. Stress of a week of people in chaos, worried, wondering. ... read full review
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by knix
Nov 07 '03 For Mom
It's a small tribute to a woman who has always been there for me...she's dying and I can't stop it.... read full review
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by valhakola24
Feb 01 '05 Six Months Gone
A poem I wrote six months after the death of my best friend.... read full review
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by platniumlotus
Feb 28 '05 Lus Veritatis... republish
i wanted to put this this up again.... it got good ratings and hopefully this thing will allow me to me a comeback. :)... read full review
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by holy_diver
Jun 22 '07 Wheel of Change
I'm not sure, specifically, why my eyes see things so radically different then the Others. Maybe it's the first stage of Insanity.... read full review
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by denasalazar
Jan 04 '04 3 Poems - A Comparison to Innocence / Remorse / Cancer
Three poems that I have written.... read full review
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by catzmit
Sep 20 '02 Metamorphosis
Well, this is just a little poem I wrote about what it's like to be reborn again. (Not in the Christian sense, I mean. Read it, you'll understand.)... read full review
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by antybean
Jul 27 '03 The Path
Sometimes life really sucks and so does The Bottom Line.... read full review
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by artemisadorned
Mar 25 '04 SOUL'S NIGHT
A poetic description of my dark night of the soul. May it assist those of you who are in the throes this challenging journey.... read full review
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by jankp
Jun 06 '09 Dr. Freudine Reflects On Life~
I must confess. It took me a little longer than it took Doc to write this poem!... read full review
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by valhakola24
Jan 08 '05 Help From Heaven
A poem I wrote after my best friend's death.... read full review
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by sandyfl
Apr 29 '06 On My 29th Birthday - A Poem About Death, Heaven & Family
A Simple Poem Dedicated to the Memory of My Grandfather.... read full review
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by smarterthan3
Mar 13 '07 Viewpoint (Oral Opus)
Is gonna sit this one out... read full review
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by platniumlotus
Oct 05 '03 For Ray
This poem was written for Ray.....a friend of mine killed in a gang fight.....R.I.P, i love you...... read full review
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by bhweb22
Feb 27 '06 Life Music (for JBN)
A short requiem for a man who lived life well, but left us too soon.... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Apr 01 '09 What's to Become of Ben?
Hurley and I are waiting to see if the universe implodes...... read full review
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by quidrock
Mar 04 '07 A Warm Life
gotta be starting something... read full review
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by in-dependent
Jun 21 '03 Rain
This poem is reflective of what constitutes "living" to me, although I think it's open to interpretation. Well, definitely open to interpretation.... read full review
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by platniumlotus
Nov 09 '03 CHAOTIC TRANQUILITY
This poem has spawned several sequels, and many of my song's lyrics originated here. I'm generally not a depressed person and this poem is only a work of fiction. Thanx.:)... read full review
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by Sixthsense
Apr 28 '03 I Don't Anymore
A poem I wrote for a friend that I lost.... read full review
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by Sixthsense
Apr 28 '03 Tell Me Where You'll Be
A poem I wrote after my mother died.... read full review
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by vinceneilsgirl
Sep 14 '02 For Shelli....
This is about my friend...I miss her.... read full review
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by matzaballman
Mar 16 '05 The day I died..
Sweet dreams are made of this?... read full review
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by AmberM
Sep 05 '05 Depart from Me
A poem I wrote for a friend of mine. It's rough around the edges.... read full review
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by saritadutta
Oct 18 '06 AIDS
This poem is inspired by the brilliant play Angels In America by Tony Kushner which I just finished reading.... read full review
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by yankeessuck318
Jun 30 '03 I wrote this poem in 8 minutes.
Just some words of wisdom I thought you would all enjoy....... read full review
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by Sixthsense
Apr 28 '03 A Poem For A Friend
Just pondering when things go wrong.... read full review
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by lisalexx
Sep 10 '02 If I Had One More Chance...
God, I hate this section.... read full review
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by qte639
Mar 28 '05 The School Angel
To a lost loving friend!... read full review
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by hevinly
May 31 '03 Will They Remember Me?
Even as a strong Christian I cannot fathom the WHY of a young parent dying. If any of you have words of wisdom or comfort, I would love comments. ... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Jul 01 '09 I'm Proud to Call Myself a Fan of Second Banana McMahon
The iconic Ed McMahon paved the way for many great TV partnerships. I'm sorry to see him go.... read full review
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by ravinacalls
May 21 '05 Come, O Time
I wrote this recently after taking a long break from writing.. hope you like it..... read full review
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by valhakola24
Jan 08 '05 What Do You Do When You Lose a Friend?
A poem about the confusion after the death of a friend.... read full review
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by yankeessuck318
Jul 05 '03 On April 23, 2002.....
There's still so much more I need to say, but I just can't find the right words at this time.... read full review
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by katinaa_22
Apr 01 '04 Guardian Angel
A poem for the silent angel who watches me from a distance.... read full review
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by yankeessuck318
Jul 01 '03 Smile...though your heart is breaking
When all else fails, just smile!! :)... read full review
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by michelle7898
Dec 03 '03 Fire
This poem has no truth. I just thought it to be the most lousy way ever to die.... read full review
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by bionicbanana
Dec 29 '03 iron-lung
Iron lung was written a long time ago, and is NOT at all autobiographical, unlike most of my poetry.... read full review
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by holy_diver
Aug 12 '09 The Stone Chamber
A tribute to the best friend a vagabond such as myself could have. . .... read full review
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by bethmarsh
Sep 11 '02 Cry of the innocent
Always remeber the merories that the have left behind for they will help special if we all share them with others.... read full review
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by ariels1200
Jan 11 '04 Killing Fields 2: Verse 3
The Third Verse from The orginal Killing fields...mainly talks about the future that can be... read full review
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by lisalexx
Sep 10 '02 Desolation
yeah, yeah, yeah... read full review
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by lisalexx
Sep 10 '02 No Matter How Much We Loved You - It Was Not Enough
i hate this part...... read full review
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by geminiph
May 12 '04 Prayer
Another apocalyptic poem. ... read full review
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by ChrisJarmick
Jun 28 '02 DEARLY DEPARTED
Imagining an poetic epitaph on a discovered tombstone in a forgotten cemetery.... read full review
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by allisonfhc16
Oct 20 '02 Lonely Night
The pain of losing a loved one to a drunken driver... read full review
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by lisalexx
Sep 01 '02 for Kim
whatever ... read full review
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by ariels1200
Jan 02 '04 Second Genesis (edited) prelude to the Attic 2
The revealing prelude to the sequel of the Attic , with spoliers, so take caution when reading, especially if you want the ending to be a surprise...... read full review
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by yankeessuck318
Jul 17 '03 Scared
I wrote this last year when I was a senior in high school.... read full review
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by bethmarsh
Sep 03 '02 My father
I wrote this to reflect my feelings as my dad dies at age 51 to brain cancer. Dad died at age 51 on Dec. 17, 2002... read full review
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by tigerous
Jun 29 '03 The Hunter
Please let me know anything you think about this poem. Thanks.... read full review
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by CyberWriter
Dec 15 '02 Eternal Sorrow
There is no loss greater than that of a child.... read full review
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by badbonz0007
Dec 11 '07 WHY
YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND TILL ITS TO LATE... read full review
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by holy_diver
Dec 06 '07 Addicted. . .
Even an abstract addiction can ruin one's life. . .... read full review
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by willbradbury
Dec 01 '02 After
This is the poem that people will look back at and say, "That was the start of an epic career." This is a "Thanatopsis" for the new millenium.... read full review
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by bilbopooh
Sep 04 '09 Imagining Walter Blythe's Piper Poem
"Some day, the Pied Piper will come over the hill up there and down Rainbow Valley, piping merrily and sweetly. And I will follow him... away from you all."... read full review
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