List: Loss

These poems about my lost loved ones on one level or another. Some tributes some introspection.

• catch and release

  13 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 20 1:52 AM 2005. In Sad
• With A Sunset

  18 lines, 12 comments, on May 27 7:30 PM 2006. In Personal
• Nyssa

  33 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 24 9:08 AM 2005. In Sad
• Secret Tears

  Secret Tears edited 10/29/05
  

  18 lines, 26 comments, on Feb 2 1:36 AM 2003. In Angst
• Keith

  Yesterday I heard
  he had a massive

  29 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 12 10:13 AM 2006. In Other
• Tribute to Troy

  27 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 21 7:51 PM 2006. In Sad
• In Remembrance (this is not a poem)

  My heart hurts tonight

  32 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 6 11:04 PM 2006. In Love
• bleeding

  15 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 4 12:21 AM 2005. In Sad
• desolate

  sigh... edited 3/24/06

  9 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 28 1:35 PM 2005. In Sad
• Visited Family Graves

  11 lines, 5 comments, on May 30 11:10 PM 2005. In Sad
• She's Gone Silent

  5 lines, 14 comments, on Apr 19 9:22 AM 2005. In Sad
• One Dark Night

  revised 3/29/05 My sister's suicide.

  45 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 29 12:52 AM 2005. In Sad
• Fight for Your Life Craig

  Bruce kept messing up

  40 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 27 9:51 PM 2005. In Angst
• Mr. Ray Charles

  his momma was strong

  42 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 4 11:54 AM 2005. In Other
• Morning of his Passing

  He was always soft touch gentle,
  light foot quiet.

  43 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 25 9:27 AM 2005. In Personal
• If I Feel, I’ll Lose My Mind

  Some days I want to throw
  it all away myself,

  34 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 18 3:21 PM 2005. In Personal
• Empty Chair

  Missing her dad today.

  21 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 27 3:48 PM 2004. In Personal
• memory ku

  2 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 4 7:36 PM 2005. In Haiku
• Two Little Girls Left Behind

  “Mamma, I’m sorry.”

  32 lines, 11 comments, on Nov 24 3:56 PM 2004. In Other
• John Doe

  Makes me want to hold mine
  closer

  28 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 1 11:35 AM 2004. In Sad
• Pain No Family Should Know

  I think about my own sister

  34 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 29 10:17 PM 2004. In Angst
• He Was Born Of Fire

  He Was Born Of Fire
  Round bellied,

  34 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 3 3:00 PM 2004. In Personal
• Bi-Polar, Manic Depression

  They shine hot and radiant,
  burnt quick cinder. edited 10/1/05

  33 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 2 10:51 AM 2004. In Society
• A Moments Indiscretion

  Started on that New Years

  46 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 27 10:19 AM 2004. In Sad
• One Dies and Another Blooms

  As I was about to hang
  my head in sorrow.

  17 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 9 11:22 AM 2004. In Nature
• Haunting Melody

  Hear the haunted echo of her feet
  

  20 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 20 10:15 AM 2004. In Personal
• *Roger's Lament

  You're missing her today,
  even more than ever before.

  40 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 19 2:23 PM 2004. In Personal
• Frozen Strangers Stealing His Fire

  He was acting like nothing was wrong

  35 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 11 1:57 PM 2004. In Love
• Ode to Dru Sjodin

  He punished and destroyed her

  19 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 21 9:39 PM 2004. In Sad
• Prairie Church

  Their’s an old white church down
  a country road

  39 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 6 3:15 PM 2004. In Society
• Where Did I Go Wrong?

  Tried to prepare them for the world
  and temptation out there.

  21 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 4 10:48 PM 2004. In Sad
• Nothing Left To Say

  Too many sleepless nights.
  

  34 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 29 1:39 PM 2004. In Sad
• Came Crashing Down

  14 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 9 12:51 PM 2004. In Angst
• Gentle (tribute to Susan)

  8 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 22 10:14 AM 2005. In Love
• *Lost Adulation*

  oops here comes my edge again.

  32 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 18 12:21 PM 2005. In Personal
• Her Eyes

  She’s Kay’s bustard,
  and she feels disconnected.

  39 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 6 3:32 AM 2005. In Personal
• *Let The Dove Fly*

  26 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 3 12:30 PM 2005. In Other
• Dissolving Dignity

  We beg her to eat toast

  27 lines, 15 comments, on Jan 29 12:26 PM 2005. In Sad
• Wounded Butterfly

  There’s no Salvation
  in loving me.

  23 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 17 1:56 PM 2005. In Sad
• Buk’s Tavern

  Let us gather
  in Bukowski’s Tavern

  19 lines, 24 comments, on Jan 14 10:22 AM 2005. In Other
• My Devils

  I’ve never let them define me.
  

  14 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 13 8:41 PM 2005. In Personal
• Cold Night Physically and Emotionally

  They forget they exist individually

  34 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 6 1:22 AM 2005. In Angst
• She Groans Warnings

  All the signs are here.

  19 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 28 11:22 PM 2004. In Spiritual
• Visit from the Past

  “It’s been too long,”
  “Its been a long hard winter”

  48 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 10 2:21 AM 2004. In Personal
• Crashed and Burned

  My muse swims in dish water

  43 lines, 25 comments, on Dec 7 2:42 AM 2004. In Contemporary
• Not Once

  6 lines, 18 comments, on Nov 26 2:42 PM 2004. In Dark
• Slapped

  had you measured
  and sized for a box

  9 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 17 3:53 AM 2004. In Other
• Spirit Slain

  Now perfect,
  locked

  15 lines, 15 comments, on Nov 5 3:56 PM 2004. In Society
• My Vine Won’t Cling

  So unlike the vine
  you’re accustomed to

  21 lines, 9 comments, on Nov 5 2:21 PM 2004. In Personal
• Lament a Lost Day

  He called it a vacation day

  32 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 8 1:34 AM 2004. In Personal
• Dead Poets in Paradox

  Found Bukowski’s naked
  honesty refreshing.

  29 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 4 11:12 AM 2004. In Other
• Fireworks

  happy for him, sad for me.

  16 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 3 12:16 PM 2004. In Love
• ~Unforgettable~

  Only one man broke my heart

  5 lines, on May 29 10:50 AM 2004. In Love
• Love Like a Rose

  I’m like a flower bud

  15 lines, 6 comments, on May 28 12:04 PM 2004. In Love
• Farewell In Poetry

  After all these years I’m still an enigma to her.

  41 lines, 1 comment, on May 8 2:14 AM 2004. In Personal
• Lament

  5 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 2:42 PM 2004. In Other
• Conversation With A Crow

  I am wiser for knowing him.

  30 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 10 2:38 AM 2004. In Love
• Mystery Of Her Suicidal Mind

  Jan had not seen a completely sober day in years

  106 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 12 11:01 AM 2004. In Personal
• Quagmire (a collaboration)

  Quagmire
  Time measured in these slow

  51 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 3 1:41 PM 2004. In Collaboration
• Lavender Fields

  The heady fragrance of lavender fields
  she once romped sweeping through the air.

  33 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 29 2:39 PM 2004. In Other
• ~She Reached Out~

  She sent me a shy little note,

  46 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 2 4:48 PM 2004. In Love
• i’ll never understand

  breaks my heart to think
  he was afraid for a moment

  26 lines, 20 comments, on Apr 5 11:22 PM 2005. In Sad
• Traveling Introspective

  22 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 29 2:15 AM 2003. In Love
• Only An Ocean Away

  Let it be our tryst, in another life.
  

  39 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 20 2:06 AM 2003. In Love
• Deliver Me

  Deliver me out of my sadness

  33 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 12 10:12 AM 2003. In Hope
• Desultory Mood (in memory of Pepperdance)

  My mind was empty of poetry

  21 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 9 2:43 AM 2003. In Angst
• Deb Forever Silenced

  I still feel your cool fingers on
  my arm.

  57 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 23 3:30 PM 2003. In Angst
• My Lovers Gone

  the memories fade
  a little more each day.

  27 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 12 12:52 AM 2003. In Love
• Ken Was Crass

  he used to make me blush, but I always laughed.
  

  41 lines, 8 comments, on Nov 8 12:18 PM 2003. In Society
• Secret Tears

  Secret Tears edited 10/29/05
  

  18 lines, 26 comments, on Feb 2 1:36 AM 2003. In Angst
• Ken Was Crass

  he used to make me blush, but I always laughed.
  

  41 lines, 8 comments, on Nov 8 12:18 PM 2003. In Society
• My Lovers Gone

  the memories fade
  a little more each day.

  27 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 12 12:52 AM 2003. In Love
• Deb Forever Silenced

  I still feel your cool fingers on
  my arm.

  57 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 23 3:30 PM 2003. In Angst
• Desultory Mood (in memory of Pepperdance)

  My mind was empty of poetry

  21 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 9 2:43 AM 2003. In Angst
• Deliver Me

  Deliver me out of my sadness

  33 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 12 10:12 AM 2003. In Hope
• Only An Ocean Away

  Let it be our tryst, in another life.
  

  39 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 20 2:06 AM 2003. In Love
• Traveling Introspective

  22 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 29 2:15 AM 2003. In Love
• ~She Reached Out~

  She sent me a shy little note,

  46 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 2 4:48 PM 2004. In Love
• Lavender Fields

  The heady fragrance of lavender fields
  she once romped sweeping through the air.

  33 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 29 2:39 PM 2004. In Other
• Quagmire (a collaboration)

  Quagmire
  Time measured in these slow

  51 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 3 1:41 PM 2004. In Collaboration
• Mystery Of Her Suicidal Mind

  Jan had not seen a completely sober day in years

  106 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 12 11:01 AM 2004. In Personal
• Prairie Church

  Their’s an old white church down
  a country road

  39 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 6 3:15 PM 2004. In Society
• Conversation With A Crow

  I am wiser for knowing him.

  30 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 10 2:38 AM 2004. In Love
• Ode to Dru Sjodin

  He punished and destroyed her

  19 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 21 9:39 PM 2004. In Sad
• Lament

  5 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 2:42 PM 2004. In Other
• Farewell In Poetry

  After all these years I’m still an enigma to her.

  41 lines, 1 comment, on May 8 2:14 AM 2004. In Personal
• Love Like a Rose

  I’m like a flower bud

  15 lines, 6 comments, on May 28 12:04 PM 2004. In Love
• ~Unforgettable~

  Only one man broke my heart

  5 lines, on May 29 10:50 AM 2004. In Love
• Fireworks

  happy for him, sad for me.

  16 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 3 12:16 PM 2004. In Love
• Frozen Strangers Stealing His Fire

  He was acting like nothing was wrong

  35 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 11 1:57 PM 2004. In Love
• *Roger's Lament

  You're missing her today,
  even more than ever before.

  40 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 19 2:23 PM 2004. In Personal
• Haunting Melody

  Hear the haunted echo of her feet
  

  20 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 20 10:15 AM 2004. In Personal
• One Dies and Another Blooms

  As I was about to hang
  my head in sorrow.

  17 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 9 11:22 AM 2004. In Nature
• Came Crashing Down

  14 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 9 12:51 PM 2004. In Angst
• A Moments Indiscretion

  Started on that New Years

  46 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 27 10:19 AM 2004. In Sad
• Nothing Left To Say

  Too many sleepless nights.
  

  34 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 29 1:39 PM 2004. In Sad
• Bi-Polar, Manic Depression

  They shine hot and radiant,
  burnt quick cinder. edited 10/1/05

  33 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 2 10:51 AM 2004. In Society
• He Was Born Of Fire

  He Was Born Of Fire
  Round bellied,

  34 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 3 3:00 PM 2004. In Personal
• Dead Poets in Paradox

  Found Bukowski’s naked
  honesty refreshing.

  29 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 4 11:12 AM 2004. In Other
• Pain No Family Should Know

  I think about my own sister

  34 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 29 10:17 PM 2004. In Angst
• John Doe

  Makes me want to hold mine
  closer

  28 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 1 11:35 AM 2004. In Sad
• Where Did I Go Wrong?

  Tried to prepare them for the world
  and temptation out there.

  21 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 4 10:48 PM 2004. In Sad
• Lament a Lost Day

  He called it a vacation day

  32 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 8 1:34 AM 2004. In Personal
• My Vine Won’t Cling

  So unlike the vine
  you’re accustomed to

  21 lines, 9 comments, on Nov 5 2:21 PM 2004. In Personal
• Spirit Slain

  Now perfect,
  locked

  15 lines, 15 comments, on Nov 5 3:56 PM 2004. In Society
• Slapped

  had you measured
  and sized for a box

  9 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 17 3:53 AM 2004. In Other
• Two Little Girls Left Behind

  “Mamma, I’m sorry.”

  32 lines, 11 comments, on Nov 24 3:56 PM 2004. In Other
• Not Once

  6 lines, 18 comments, on Nov 26 2:42 PM 2004. In Dark
• Crashed and Burned

  My muse swims in dish water

  43 lines, 25 comments, on Dec 7 2:42 AM 2004. In Contemporary
• Visit from the Past

  “It’s been too long,”
  “Its been a long hard winter”

  48 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 10 2:21 AM 2004. In Personal
• Empty Chair

  Missing her dad today.

  21 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 27 3:48 PM 2004. In Personal
• She Groans Warnings

  All the signs are here.

  19 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 28 11:22 PM 2004. In Spiritual
• memory ku

  2 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 4 7:36 PM 2005. In Haiku
• Cold Night Physically and Emotionally

  They forget they exist individually

  34 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 6 1:22 AM 2005. In Angst
• My Devils

  I’ve never let them define me.
  

  14 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 13 8:41 PM 2005. In Personal
• Buk’s Tavern

  Let us gather
  in Bukowski’s Tavern

  19 lines, 24 comments, on Jan 14 10:22 AM 2005. In Other
• Wounded Butterfly

  There’s no Salvation
  in loving me.

  23 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 17 1:56 PM 2005. In Sad
• If I Feel, I’ll Lose My Mind

  Some days I want to throw
  it all away myself,

  34 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 18 3:21 PM 2005. In Personal
• Morning of his Passing

  He was always soft touch gentle,
  light foot quiet.

  43 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 25 9:27 AM 2005. In Personal
• Dissolving Dignity

  We beg her to eat toast

  27 lines, 15 comments, on Jan 29 12:26 PM 2005. In Sad
• *Let The Dove Fly*

  26 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 3 12:30 PM 2005. In Other
• Mr. Ray Charles

  his momma was strong

  42 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 4 11:54 AM 2005. In Other
• Her Eyes

  She’s Kay’s bustard,
  and she feels disconnected.

  39 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 6 3:32 AM 2005. In Personal
• *Lost Adulation*

  oops here comes my edge again.

  32 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 18 12:21 PM 2005. In Personal
• Gentle (tribute to Susan)

  8 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 22 10:14 AM 2005. In Love
• Fight for Your Life Craig

  Bruce kept messing up

  40 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 27 9:51 PM 2005. In Angst
• One Dark Night

  revised 3/29/05 My sister's suicide.

  45 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 29 12:52 AM 2005. In Sad
• i’ll never understand

  breaks my heart to think
  he was afraid for a moment

  26 lines, 20 comments, on Apr 5 11:22 PM 2005. In Sad
• She's Gone Silent

  5 lines, 14 comments, on Apr 19 9:22 AM 2005. In Sad
• Visited Family Graves

  11 lines, 5 comments, on May 30 11:10 PM 2005. In Sad
• desolate

  sigh... edited 3/24/06

  9 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 28 1:35 PM 2005. In Sad
• catch and release

  13 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 20 1:52 AM 2005. In Sad
• bleeding

  15 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 4 12:21 AM 2005. In Sad
• Nyssa

  33 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 24 9:08 AM 2005. In Sad
• Keith

  Yesterday I heard
  he had a massive

  29 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 12 10:13 AM 2006. In Other
• With A Sunset

  18 lines, 12 comments, on May 27 7:30 PM 2006. In Personal
• Tribute to Troy

  27 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 21 7:51 PM 2006. In Sad
• In Remembrance (this is not a poem)

  My heart hurts tonight

  32 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 6 11:04 PM 2006. In Love
• Bruce's Poem (in memory)

  16 lines, 13 comments, on May 28 5:32 PM 2007. In Sad, Other, Love
• joyce anderson

  21 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 31 3:38 PM. In Pain, Life, Love, Sad, Personal, Thoughts, Other
• funeral clothing

  29 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 3 7:29 PM. In Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts

• By me, right now

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