written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
beauty, loss,
Morning Or Mourning
Such precious gemstones
Morning dew shines like diamonds
God’s tears from heaven
Written on 18th February 2 days before my father died
Posted 22nd February 2015
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written by
Harry Horsman
Categories:
loss,
For Us All
the heroes of war
with medals
lay on yonder field
© Harry J Horsman 2018
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written by
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
loss
Soul-Torn
soul-torn trees forlorn
will never be ever green
too much rain too late
For Brian Strand's YOUR VERSE AGAIN
any theme/any form max of 12 lines Poetry Contest
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written by
Dan Keir
Categories:
adventure, dedication, freedom, home, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, metaphor, mystery, nature, nostalgia, people, political, sad, satire, social, sorrow, spiritual, success, time, travel, uplifting, urban, visionary, war, write,
The Internet: Rtrn
A void of Facebook
Creativity dies here...
Procrastination!
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written by
Ashlee Tilford
Categories:
loss
Dad
He has gone away...
When I look for him I see...
Nothing but green grass.
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written by
Joe Inka
Categories:
adventure, loss, nature,
Lost At Sea
The sea is unkempt
Unwary sailors regret
Thar mate has been swept
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written by
Carolyn Devonshire
Categories:
loss, natural disasters
Birds Mourn Their Unborn
twisters swirl
nest graveyards ‘neath fallen trees
birds mourn their unborn
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written by
Sarah Jones
Categories:
angst, confusion, death, depression, loss, sad, teen,
Abrupt
Sleeping in sorrow
If I don't wake tomorrow
Then all will be well.
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written by
L. J. Carber
Categories:
farewell, loss, nature, nostalgia, seasons,
A Haiku
the little wildflowers
of spring blanket the backyard
till the mower comes...
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written by
Deirdre Omaidin
Categories:
loss
Biting Mountain Air Haiku No 35
biting mountain air
baby lamb trails on the edge....
mint sauce with dinner
entry for Charles Henderson's strict Haiku 2 competition
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written by
Saalik Siddikki
Categories:
depression, hope, life, loss, on work and working, people
Prisoner of Fate
Jobless, indebted -
battles with insanity
- writes haiku shaiku
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written by
Cathy Ncube
Categories:
history, introspection, loss, philosophy, political, visionary
With Their Eyes Wide Open
only foolish men
let their nation plummet, with
their eyes wide open
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written by
L. J. Carber
Categories:
autumn, loss, nature, old, sad, seasons,
A Haiku
reluctant leaves fall
from the old tree showering
an old man walking.
[haiku contest, sponsor Constance La France, 3/2/22]
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written by
Jeanine Dejesus
Categories:
life, loss, nature, peace, seasons, uplifting, visionary,
Autumn
A wisp of white cloud
On a breeze, that cools the land
Autumn is soon here
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written by
Laura Breidenthal
Categories:
depression, life, loss, sad, me, me,
Fragments
in - pie - ces
why must you be in fragments?
take me pl—
ease me in-
to the pangs of oppression
let me ROT
in fragments
i trust you'll be whole again
while I break
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written by
Brian Strand
Categories:
life, loss
February Haiku
words left unsaid
drift upon the east wind-
freeze in my heart
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written by
Anne-Lise Andresen
Categories:
death, nature,
- Haiku X 163 - the Stone Age -
many stones lifted
a cemetery for loss
rest your wheels - amen
* NOT FOR CONTEST
07/09/2019
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
5-7-5- howmanysyllables.com
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written by
Robert Lindley
Categories:
art, bereavement, dark, death, heartbreak, loss, sorrow,
Single Flower, In Winter's Grip
Single Flower, In Winter's Grip
cold and frozen heart
graveyard, abandoned tombstone
life, fires, dead ashes
Robert J. Lindley, 11-13-2019
Haiku, ( Where Sorrows Meet Memories )
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written by
Evelyn Judy Buehler
Categories:
courage, hero, nature, strength, uplifting,
Champions
they have what it takes
like sunset colors on blue
strength guts and virtue
like the orange sun
they are natural leaders
in red robin days
like rainbow colors
they have that extra something
in triumph or loss
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written by
Thomas Koron
Categories:
introspection, loss, lost love, memorial, memory, remember, time,
Memories of You
Memories of you
Keep on calling back to me
From a distant time.
© 2020
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written by
Dufflite Xetaw
Categories:
depression, desire, loneliness, loss, moving on, nature, new year,
A Lament
Fleeting autumn breeze,
Whispers of you drift away,
Leaves fall, hearts remain.
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written by
Kayla Hawkins
Categories:
animal, farewell, loss, nature,
Cardinal
small songbird cardinal
your bush cut down from the storm
small cardinal no more
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written by
Salma Malik
Categories:
emotions, heartbreak, longing, loss, metaphor, pain, poetry, sad,
Fading Sparks
Sparks dwindled too soon,
Leaving behind dark ashes,
And silence that burns.
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written by
Paige Hind
Categories:
age, dark, deep, light, loss, moving on, star,
Light Year Novice
Lost blue star,
True to dark heavens,
Fallen there.
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written by
Anne-Lise Andresen
Categories:
cry, death,
- Haiku X 94 - a Light In Grief -
Be a lovely flame
Sparkle makes the earth to spin
For pain, loss and death
12.12.2016
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
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written by
James Burns
Categories:
angst, confusion, death, family, loss, sad
Passing...
Screams above the din
A moment of grief and loss
A loved one passes
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written by
Dan Keir
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, confusion, dream, education, faith, freedom, god, happiness, health, heaven, history, holocaust, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, miracle, nature, on writing and words, pain, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religious, sad, spiritual, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, write,
Haikus About God: Iii
Beauty of nature
Why condense it down to God?
Isn’t life enough?
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written by
Dan Keir
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, courage, dream, education, faith, fantasy, fear, funny, god, heaven, history, hope, humorous, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, love, miracle, mystery, nostalgia, on work and working, parody, passion, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religion, religious, spiritual, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, write,
Haikus About God: V
Omniscient guy
Yet he lets bad things happen
How can he exist?
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written by
Asif Andalib
Categories:
life, loss,
In the Sea of Tears
In the sea of tears
A trawler full of fishes –
The pirates attack!
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written by
Poet Tacito
Categories:
introspection, loss, sad, urban
The Fire Hydrant
Ghetto dreams, ponder
Broke hydrant, cement
Only leaking tears
© Drake J. Eszes
Submitted to Charles Henderson's: "Haiku your way" contest.
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written by
Jim Tidd
Categories:
soccer,
Ecuador World Cup
A momentary
lapse of attention results
in a sudden loss.
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written by
Courtney Webb
Categories:
animals, childhood, death, life, loss,
Pollution
Black smoke covers all
children animals run
but they can't escape
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written by
David Meade
Categories:
loss, love,
Haiku 22 Love Life
running . . . denying
I am weary -- where can I go
your love pursues me
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written by
Leo Larry Amadore
Categories:
death, introspection, loss, nature,
An Old Haiku
The earth is green now.
The flowers open early,
blooming but to die.
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written by
Dan Keir
Categories:
allah, angel, angst, confusion, courage, dream, faith, god, happiness, heaven, history, hope, imagination, inspirational, introspection, jesus, journey, life, lonely, loss, lost, lost love, love, memory, metaphor, miracle, parody, passion, peace, people, philosophy, political, prayer, recovery from..., religion, religious, stress, success, sympathy, teacher, time, uplifting, write,
Haikus About God: Iv
God made all people
But some better than others?
Stop being silly.
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