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Absence Poems | Examples of Absence Poetry

Absence Poems - Examples of all types of absence poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for absence.
sykehus
Sykehus  The old hospital in the town center  stark and unpainted Dotted about in the near vicinity  Funeral homes look like pearls  around an elderly lady's neck   at every election cycle the promise  was to build a new Krankenhause  in a rural environment...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, age, betrayal,
Form: Blank verse



Premium Member Starlit Destinies
"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it..."   E.E. Cummings Amber hues kissed twilight's platinum pigments that night, beckoning ivory pearls to weave patterns of astral flames. Charm of...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, lost love, romantic
Form: Abecedarian
Demons
I sit back an watch Not saying a single thing, Plotting till i cant think straight, My brain boils with hate , Itself its trying to uncage all the racing thoughts giving way to rage So here...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, allusion, anger, dark,
Form: ABC
Things change
My heart is crushed My thoughts of love vanish, Thinking of you Makes me weak As if I couldn't move, Only if u knew ...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, addiction, allusion, anger,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member Satanist Seeks Conservative Aid
There is a movement amongst Republican ranks in The United States Congress, regarding the the absence of religion in schools, and its herald revival, like some Bible Belt Tent -- minus the tambourines, being it is The Halls of Congress...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Political Verse



Forget you not
I still hear you in song lyrics when i stay up too late at night and yes, it still hurts me...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, deep, emotions, first
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Subliminal
Helium filled balloons Rose above the weary Casket impaled with in The crevice onlooker’s teary Dressed in black No one bright Send off to the dead No dry eye in sight There is always A story to be...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Free verse
Insurgents
The day has just dawn and the infidels are all over the lawn, they are setting up tents in the field and continue to ignore the written deal, the widows and single women are at...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, character, earth,
Form: Narrative
A Mother's Son
A Mother's Son One had to carry me in her womb for nine months awaiting the day on which I was to come out, Only to be cheated that I'm no longer nine months old. I've...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, appreciation, introspection, mother
Form: Ballad
You're much better off then me
Even a girlfriend now you have, who is nice, straightforward, great at school and always supports you. She is funny and always looks beautiful. *they spilled water on her* I should probably help her!! Ah, here are...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Free verse
tight as a mouthful
the smithy was empty and the tree near it had fallen and no one had expected it the sunken sun had made a stand with desperate gaiety swept through sleep to break the night The Autumn children like caged birds counted the crocus stalks and...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Free verse
looking for words
Looking for words. Pink and blue billows on the poetic sky drip of eager words Alas, towards dawn, a westerly wind blew cleared the sky In the morning blank screen lit up when the sun shone. But the sun...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, abuse, age, allusion,
Form: Blank verse
ALL
I am replaceable but My Love and memories won't leave Do you know why? My all is what I gave before it went sour! I am replaceable but My all and Love were blameless, After all, My skin got...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, baby, betrayal, confidence,
Form: Imagism
Under the Pouring Rain
Under the pouring rain, I no longer have thoughts of you Or of your lingering presence And your condemning silence. To live another day without you Feels easier as I stand drenched. Under the pouring rain, I could look back at history And...Read the rest...
Categories: absence,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BE A SOMEBODY
Write! Anything. Be a dream writer Write poeticly. Be about a spree! Take Vacation from mundane. Be Astounding! Astonish YOURSELF! HAVE WORD WEALTH! I am LONELY COME AND SEE. Visit me! Be just Like me! This me....Read the rest...
Categories: absence, africa, allusion, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Absence Poems

Definition | What is Absence in Poetry?


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