I want poems about grief here

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on May 19
• Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 150, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
• Final notes:
  Thank you each and everyone of you who entered into this contest. It has taken me a little while to read all of those wonderful writes of yours. I had 116 entries I believe. takes a while to read these. If I could I would give each and every one of you some kind of trophy just for writing as well as you all have done. Grief is not an easy thing to write about.
  
  The winning three writes are my favorite ones. I suggest that everyone read them. Thanks everyone for entering into my contest.

Contest Winners

1. Peta's Story

   The Road To The Heart Is Through The Ear.
   

   by Angels Whispers 289 lines, 21 comments, on Apr 26 1:34 AM. In Noguest, Personal, Thoughts, Life, Sadness, Death, Loss
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. Eternal Love

   as he held her frail hand
   skin loose and saggy

   by MysticBlue 20 lines, 18 comments, on Apr 15 8:49 PM. In Angst, Contemporary, Contest, Hope, Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Society, Other
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. When It Is Time

   by Maxboy 57 lines, 208 comments, on Dec 19 8:12 PM 2008. In Life, Love, Contest, Personal, Sad
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Little Angel

   Some put their message in a bottle
   Her only hope, was to put hers in sand

   by BluesMan 40 lines, 14 comments, on May 23 11:36 AM 2008. In Contest, Hope, Joy, Life, Spiritual
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. These Hands

   These hands have worked the furrowed earth,
   And held onto a host of things-

   by Mercury Rising 36 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 24 10:17 PM. In Grief and Mourning
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
6. "Feeling Nothing"

   My mouth did not open, I said not a word. Some have said, my pain could be heard.

   by TexasMomma 18 lines, 31 comments, on Nov 25 11:23 PM 2007. In Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. season's end

   as the lake waters cool
   and harried southbound winds rise high
   

   by malkinpuss 14 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 2 11:15 PM 2008. In Angst, Dark, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
8. .

   by karma-n-peace 26 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 25 12:16 AM. In Personal, Pain, Death
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
9. Winter's Chill

   Winter’s chill grates against my teeth
   As I watch you descend,

   by Hannah Sophia 48 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 28 10:05 PM

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
10. Only when I breathe

    I’m just a teen.
    I know nothing of pain.

    by Stormy Sky 48 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 1 10:34 PM 2008. In Pain, Personal, Sad

    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
11. i couldn't cry

    i couldn't cry...wouldn't cry
    

    by Jane Doe Lives 26 lines, 2 comments, on May 12 4:09 PM. In Pain, Personal, Sad

    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
12. Unspoken Reality

    "That is the substance, this the shadow; that the reality, this the dream."
    -- E.S. Phelps

    by RoshniD 15 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 8 6:51 PM

    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
13. ~~Rainy Day Heart~~

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    (music enhanced)

    by grandniem 37 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 29 8:20 PM 2008. In Pain, Sad, Goodbyes, Contest

    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
14. Hear my screams

    It's raining today,
    wet and frigid the window looks like frozen tears.

    by maryjanes 28 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 11:30 PM. In Pain, Sad, Life

    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [80]

• When My Parents Leave Earth

  I hope you love me
  because of who I am now.

  by Violinstrings 18 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 24 9:53 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• In Extremis

  by myriad-dark 32 lines, 9 comments, on May 23 5:56 PM 2007. In Personal, Pain, Spiritual, Thoughts, Lyrics

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Twelve Years After You Left

  Tweleve Years after you left, / the sun still shines in this cursed country. / Only you are gone from the scence, / everything else are sti

  by Sabir Abdus Samee 11 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 17 11:57 AM 2007. In Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Goodbye

  There was no time to say goodbye,
  You were gone in the blink of an eye,

  by AngelDevil2010 15 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 21 9:59 PM 2007. In Sad, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Momma's little Angel

  A little girl pauses to pick some flowers
  Along one of the winding paths of life

  by wwfhrocks14 14 lines, 21 comments, on Mar 14 11:46 AM. In love, sad, death

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Come back

  by Michelle-Elizabeth 54 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 24 10:32 PM. In Pain, Angst, Sad, Dark, Life, Death, Love, Longing, Depression, Sadness, Lost love

  • Commented on by judge.
• Pain Is My Blessing.

  Deep thought tonight,
  back to the board to draw once again.

  by Subway 31 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 7 2:23 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Held In His Arms

  by Freed by Mercy 30 lines, 30 comments, on Mar 31 1:18 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Lyrics, Hope, Love, Sad, Family, Death, Goodbye

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• ~A faint scent of violets~

  breathing in that cold air hurt
  but not as much as your death,

  by Rend the Veil 31 lines, 48 comments, on Feb 5 7:19 PM. In love, loss, death, pain, personal, thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Lingering Grief

  Memories, that nemesis of times gone / The scourge upon which sorrows spawn / That rake through the debris of my mind / Of grief long past

  by Sabindi 14 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 25 11:29 PM 2007. In Angst, Hope, Love, Spiritual, Personal, Sad, Longing, Loss

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• Widowers Song

  Dripping from her tomb the sodden rain
  derides the snow-white flowers on her wreath,

  by patrick20traveler 15 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 26 5:00 AM

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• We Died

  You died,
  I cried,

  by Simply Kristen 7 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 25 4:35 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• To -----

  How can anyone describe what I wanes felt,--so seemingly long ago. I don,t know how to describe or interpret such things. For I have no phy

  by roland halloway 33 lines, 55 comments, on Apr 22 10:17 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Someday

  Someday they will not be here
  and it is not a nightmare

  by Violinstrings 28 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 25 7:20 PM. In Life, Love, Hope, Spiritual

  • Commented on by judge.
• I miss you

  Far from each other,
  Towards from the deep blue sea,

  by emoempess 14 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 30 9:39 AM. In Love, Thoughts, Life, Sad, Longing, Depressed, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Goodbye

  You were my mentor
  my life-long friend

  by emoempess 24 lines, 18 comments, on Mar 23 3:55 AM. In Sadness, Depression, Longing

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I hate you my x bestfriend

  Deep sorrow inside of me,
  Escaping with this dark past,

  by emoempess 15 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 2 9:50 AM. In Anger, War, Sadness, Pain

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Missing in my life

  Why I am not contented with myself?
  Why is this feeling have to be sensitive?

  by emoempess 16 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 24 9:08 AM. In Life, Sad, Thoughts, Depressed, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "blackest gift"

  It is a night of darkness,
  a song of dark desire,

  by emoempess 11 lines, 19 comments, on Mar 21 11:04 AM. In Dark, Pain, Sad, Life, Other, Teenage thinking, Hate

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "Phantom pain"

  Around,
  All around,

  by emoempess 16 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 21 10:43 AM. In Dark, Pain, Sad, Other, Emo

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A message to a friend

  I didn’t know you at all,
  You have been change,

  by emoempess 27 lines, 28 comments, on Apr 9 9:17 AM. In Life, Other, Sadness, Teen issues, Hate

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Wheel of emotions

  Sometimes I sense like I desire to die,
  Sometimes I am ecstatic,

  by emoempess 12 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 11 1:26 AM. In Emo, Life, Sad, Pain, Dark, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Sinister sin

  You just making me ill,
  With all of your excuses,

  by emoempess 15 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 22 3:40 AM. In Pain, Sad, Dark, Other, Emo, Teenage thinking

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Power of Darkness

  The blood is the life
  drowning

  by emoempess 14 lines, 43 comments, on Mar 20 9:23 AM. In Dark, Sad, Life, Contest, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• BloodTears

  My tears are as black as my heart
  confused

  by emoempess 14 lines, 21 comments, on Mar 20 9:08 AM. In Dark, Contest, Other, Sad, Pain, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Razor

  twinkle twinkle little razor,
  cut my hand and let me die,

  by emoempess 14 lines, 22 comments, on Mar 21 4:10 AM. In Emo, Death, Suicide, Depressed, Pain, Dark, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• When can i say goodbye? Better yet when can i say hello again?

  This is about my grandparents that passed away but i miss them a lot, but i know they are probobly happy together.

  by XxEmo-PoetxX 22 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 26 2:23 AM. In Dark, Pain, Personal, Sad, Emo, Sorrow, Love, Life

  • Commented on by judge.
• The Psychic

  Do not give your money to a wretched deceiver
  Who exploits, tricks and cons the unwary believer

  by mdownunder 55 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 23 9:57 AM. In Hope, Sad, Spiritual, critical

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Now that im alone

  I held the hand that held my world,
  we twirled as we unfurled,

  by LaCkOfCoLoUr 81 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 26 11:24 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Simple Ballad of Being

  by Tranquillis-P.T.R. 7 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 26 2:33 PM. In Adult, Contemporary, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Losing You

  I look beside me but theres no one ther
  I hate myself for losing you

  by MySonTrippEchoes 6 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 29 8:53 AM 2008. In Personal, Pain, Sad, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Goodbye

  I don’t believe it.
  You’re actually gone…

  by Unknowing... 28 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 16 10:09 AM

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• Roses on your grave

  by Isolatedsouls17 68 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 27 6:09 PM 2008. In Personal, Pain, Life, Love, Society, Sad, Angst, Adult, Dark, Loss, Death, Goodbyes

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Wildflowers with a single butterfly

  To someone close to me from the past.

  by redrumdog31 33 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 15 9:10 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Nature, Life

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• Another Love Story Turned Cold

  Remember the times there was you and me,
  Just sit back and think about the days and weeks.

  by XxSORRAINxX 21 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 22 10:43 AM. In Pain, Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Where The Sad People Wait

  Haunted by memories that have no escape
  the image taunts me in dreams

  by crysolia 24 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 1 5:57 PM. In Thoughts, Sad, Pain, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Grief PhD

  Many times, I was thrown hard on that stone
  While other times, I wish I wasn’t born
  

  by Hydrogen 21 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 30 4:22 PM. In Life, Pain, Dark, Lost in thought, Depressed, Loss, Lost love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Family Gathering

  We had a family picnic every Fourth Of July
  and it was a happy occasion but through the years

  by Violinstrings 27 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 30 7:07 PM. In Life, Personal, Loss, Goodbyes, Death

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A Friend I Once Had

  This is a poem that I wrote when my best friend died.

  by Gods Lil Warrior 18 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 1 8:20 PM 2008. In Personal, Sad, Spiritual, Friendship

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Forgiven

  I cannot stop whispering in tongues
  For it is the only language of this soil you may hear

  by Lady Nightshade 28 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 23 11:58 AM. In Life, Sad, Pain, Personal, Dark, Spiritual, Thoughts, Family, Goodbyes

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A child's wish

  If I grow a little taller,
  Is daddy comin home,

  by carebear123 34 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 31 10:22 AM. In Loss, Children, Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Past I Hate

  The long dark past covered by the black raven night
  I try not to remember that time I try with all my might

  by Kyuutan-megumi 25 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 13 5:09 PM. In Dark, Fantasy, Pain, Sad, Thoughts, Insane, Vampires, Blood

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Ode to The Grave

  Until then I will wonder when
  our rendezvous will occur:

  by grannyeri 29 lines, 53 comments, on Jun 2 10:03 PM 2006. In Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Listen.

  Listen to the sound of children crying,
  Listen to the sound of the midnight trains,

  by Let-Me-Go 13 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 28 7:44 PM 2008

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Broken Tomorrow

  She stays up late at night
  Cold dinner on the table

  by RomeoPierson 81 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 18 11:45 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Lament

  by Shadowsong 42 lines, 6 comments, on May 22 10:44 PM 2006. In Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Love Within-----

  A red rose, on the water is all it seem's to be.
  A red rose, on the water laid there to you from me.

  by Frances 6 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 29 9:16 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My Last Lullaby

  A song about pulling the plug, call me weird but i thought of all the lyrics in the shower :/ commentt
  

  by metal4ever 39 lines, 31 comments, on Nov 15 10:14 PM. In Lyrics, Ballad, Death, Greif, Loss, Pain

  • Commented on by judge.
• Where Did You Go?

  by NickRhyme 18 lines, 3 comments, on May 11 8:49 PM. In Life, Death, Sad, Pain, Other

  • Commented on by judge.
• So Sweet Was The Rose

  So sweet is the smell of the Rose; how bitter it looks as it lays on the marble slab next to her name. Everyday it withers further away. Th

  by Addicus 4 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 27 5:54 PM. In Abuse, Pain, Personal, Sad, Contest, Dark, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Telepathy

  when i woke the other day
  i could hear what people think

  by antishrike 7 lines, 3 comments, on May 12 3:02 AM. In Weird, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge.
• fearful we

  blacked out memories that try to hide
  all the shit i have inside

  by antishrike 27 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 3:30 AM. In Contemporary, Sad, Hope, Pain, Personal

  • Commented on by judge.
• Her story or history

  every night
  i wait to see

  by antishrike 19 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 3:34 AM. In Dark, Love, Life, Pain, Personal, Sad

  • Commented on by judge.
• At the Grave

  pain rips through
  with the pain

  by missfortunate 25 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 7:17 AM

  • Commented on by judge.
• melanie

  by tonyher 28 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 6 9:49 PM

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• Never saw you again

  I don't suppose it would be worth it to blame you for where I stand now,
  told me to my face you didn't want me anymore,so thats okay.

  by angerremoved 18 16 lines, 2 comments, on May 12 11:00 AM. In Life, Hope, Sad, Spiritual, Personal, Pain, Other

  • Commented on by judge.
• Surviving

  by Vera Rich 7 lines, 17 comments, on Jan 1 3:57 PM 2006. In Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Dying Season

  In New England, the fall is the ying season; the winter is a frozen tundra of vast lifelessness, more than it is death, but the fall is for

  by danaelisabeth 6 lines, 3 comments, on May 11 11:58 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My watch has stopped

  by Hushed Energy 21 lines, 1 comment, on May 1 1:22 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Killed Voice

  To kill my voice
  Is now mine to kill.

  by Hushed Energy 20 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 29 12:35 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Humpty Dumpty

  by Hushed Energy 13 lines, 9 comments, on May 2 6:32 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "My Fault" (1999)

  I Remember The Day You Moved In
  You Were Just A New Face

  by justin milani 166 lines, 4 comments, on May 11 10:20 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

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  Cerulean Sunrise
  April 25
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  sucks that i missed this one.
• 
  DinkyDiver
  April 25
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  Agh I missed this...
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  Goldmare
  May 12
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  I hope my entry is acceptable. It is on this subject, but doesn't actually take place by the grave.
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  Violinstrings
  May 17
  Edit | Reply
  when you experience death of a parent there is more grief then when you are just thinking about like my poem Someday
  for this contest with so many entries , you needed to find the best words of grief and sadness. good luck judging
  I will read the winners poems
• 
  poet2angels
  May 19
  Edit | Reply
  Beautiful contest. Thank you so much for hosting! and for the lovely comment...
  Congrats to all
  
  Lynda
• 
  Angels Whispers
  May 23
  Edit | Reply

  Thank you

  Hello sweet soul.
  I have just realised that I have won the gold in your contest, please forgive my lateness in thanking you.
  I am however, very pleased that you liked my entry, it was hard putting my emotions into words.
  I also give my congrats to the other winners for their entries.
  You recieved many beautiful well written poems for your contest, and it was an honour writting beside such talented writers.
  I wish you well my friend, with much love and happiness.
  ~Anne~

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