My friend's cousin took his own life recently and it came as such a shock to all who knew him! One young family member wrote three poems of comfort and the family was so grateful!
Please, dear All Poetry family, let your hearts and talents go out to all who have experienced such a tragedy, and write poems of comfort for the families and friends who are grieving.
The poet whose cousin took his own life is our AP friend, exoticbeaches. She is so grateful for your poems of comfort.
Any poems of inspiration on the subject of death will be greatly appreciated! My friend plans to print them out and put them in a sympathy collection for her family. Your names will be on the poems, of course, and you will be given credit.
Rules:
Write inspirational poems of any kind, on the subject of death and loss due to death.
Be kind.
Please put your real name or All Poetry name at the bottom of the poem.
Please, dear All Poetry family, let your hearts and talents go out to all who have experienced such a tragedy, and write poems of comfort for the families and friends who are grieving.
The poet whose cousin took his own life is our AP friend, exoticbeaches. She is so grateful for your poems of comfort.
Any poems of inspiration on the subject of death will be greatly appreciated! My friend plans to print them out and put them in a sympathy collection for her family. Your names will be on the poems, of course, and you will be given credit.
Rules:
Write inspirational poems of any kind, on the subject of death and loss due to death.
Be kind.
Please put your real name or All Poetry name at the bottom of the poem.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 1, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: The poetess "exoticbeaches" and I thank you all for your generous love and sharing these poems with us. Your splendid poetry has given much comfort to the family of the young man who took his life. All poems are truly beautiful!
Gold: Love is Forever
Silver: Rejoice
Bronze: Borrowed Time
Honorable Mention: Dear Sharon
Thank you for your kind hearts and boundless talent, everyone!
- To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 4 awards but only 3 finalists.
Contest Winners
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What can one say / To a parent that has lost a child / Truly a tragedy / A / Very deep loss / Death feels like the End / But / It isn't / For we do not know / What / The Lord has pla• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Dear Sharon,
the pain that has become entrenched with your loss, seems to know no bounds, the small reminders of your son that are strewn• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
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DEATH
Death comes to you in the middle of the night,by mohitmisra 27 lines, 14 comments, on Oct 13 12:48 AM 2005. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
There is a place along life's way for weary travelers to stay.
It is a place of peace and rest to help the hurting heal the best.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
My heart it aches for it is dieing , as the rain lets down with my angel crying.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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My comrade, wounded in battle / close to defeat at the hands of the enemy. / Do you raise your sword in defense? / Or do you lay and accept your loss? / / This is my vow, it is my solem oath / and my sacred prom• Commented on by judge.
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Wipe your tears away
There is Joy coming your wayby Ephiphany 15 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 16 11:37 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Spiritual, Love, Encouragement• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I saw you yesterday, but you are no
longer here.by Dark Whispers 24 lines, 16 comments, on Apr 23 4:43 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I found it hard
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i thought you said, / it's over, / you have been my life, / but i never planned growing without you, / Shadows bleeding through the lightby Sitting 17 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 26 2:15 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Time's got tough and I know you knew / Heaven was waiting but you left too soon / We cared and loved what you did for our lives / But evenby tothegrave 28 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 27 12:39 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by panegyric ink 72 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 5 11:15 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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This is so tragic, so sad. I will see what I have or can do...
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Such a sad set of events, my sympathy and condolences.
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allpoetry.com/poem/1323731 this is the link to a letter i wrote for someone who had lost her son to suicide, I think with some editing it may be of some comfort to your friends family. Please let me know if you would like me to edit it to make it suitable for the family. Blessings to you and your friend, I hope that this contest provokes a good response.
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bookmarked.
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I am so sorry for your loss
In my heart death is not the end, it is just a new chapter in the long journey of spiritual entities, that spend an eternity, feeling and experiencing the joys or lackthereof the race to ecstasy. My poem, The Long Walk, strives to capture the wonders and upbeat side of death, and not the eternal damnation so many are apt to believe. Again I offer my condolences, and I feel with you on so many planes. -
It is nice of you to try and help in any way you can. We went through my husband's brother committing suicide last February. I have many poems, but not all comforting and ones that are aimed toward my brother-in-law, so will need to take time to go through them all and find one that fits this situation. All my best, Kimberly G.
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i am sorry for your loss. as i have some undealt with issues concerning suicide i do not know if i can enter this. perhaps tomorrow when the day hasn't been so stressful but for today, i am quite apologetic that i cannot go there. viyanna rosemarie
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I am very sorry to hear this . this is a trigger subject for me and I would rather not at times , my prayers are with the family
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I am so sorry for this tragedy. Someone once told me that anyone who takes their own life is of course terrible depressed. Having tried this more than once myself, and having to deal with the tragedy of my brother-in-law taking his own life...I know that is the case. I was also told, that a depressed mind is like a calculater whose battery power is low...no matter how many times you put in the right numbers, the wrong answer comes out. I know that God understands a broken spirit, and the fact that man is not perfect. Try to think about the fact that whatever emotional pain they were going through is gone now...my thoughts are with you. Again, I'm sorry.
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Thankyou
Many thamks for the Silver, Ros
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