Life and death Poems

Popular Life and death Poems

The Greatest Mystery

by Richard Randolph

The Greatest Mystery

Life is the greatest mystery,
a strange, magnificent blessing
that came from no one knows where,
and no one knows how.
Like many unexpected gifts,
we often don’t know what to do with it,
or what our purpose is.
And it can be difficult, often painfully so,

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A Mid-night Reflection on Life and Death

by Gangaram Bhattarai

When body dies;
when flowers shed;
when the cosmos dines;
when the sun fades-
icy shadows
and I, and my
consciousness be
a universe,
or part of it,
I will be gone.

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Distribution/Розподіл (Ukrainian)

by Halyna Myroslava

Коли
сизою пеленою
заволочене яйце ока нового світу
викотившись із темряви
теплого гнізда
на світло
повчитись бачити
барви
одну за одною у білому
РОЗЛУПИТЬСЯ

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You Can't Outrun Death

by Jesus Betancourt

If you think you can live longer
Trying to overcome a force that is stronger
Beware you can't outrun death
Time runs out with your last breath

Throughout history snake oil peddlers were around
Trying to prolong life selling a remedy
To this date none can be found
So keep running to reach your longevity

Stroke of Breath

by Gus Krueger

Art is a masterpiece
When no change is needed
To understand
Is to draw the last breath

Recent Life and death Poems

Einde

by Mario Odekerken

Ik loop
met de handen vol verlangens
die niemand ziet.

Ze fluisteren in mij
als echo's van wat nog niet is geweest,
of nooit zal zijn.

Soms groeien ze,
als onkruid tussen stilte en gewoonte,

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