Poems About: LOSS

I built this wall around my heart
and stone by stone it falls apart
I built this wall to keep you out
the pain, the loss, and all the doubt read more »

My pain is deep, so deep no water on earth compares
no mountain can bear my weight of grief I carry
no volcano can erupt as my heart
can from its deepest despair read more »

Stepped on the scale,
I start to wail,
Have I eaten a great big whale?
Is there really a Holy Grail? read more »

Flagpole flag,
up so high,
Feelings of
pride read more »

I for one have faith quite strong

In the Lord above I can't go wrong read more »

in the kentucky derby
i am jockey
my horse is love
you are my sponsor read more »

looking back
at memories
which have the power to
pierce flesh and bone read more »

I'd seen my Father's tears before
a story of loss, tension and loss of control
one for sorrow, illustrating a weeping household
you lit up a section of this whole we call life read more »

When life's struggles closes in
Waisting time expecting to win
You don't know which way to turn
Keep watch the world to burn read more »

Time etches gain loss
dotted line stitch-stretched between
Chance's pitch and toss. read more »

Dreams die
And their loss are lamented

Before many eyes that hold them high read more »

Hope of gain is more cheerful than the gain.
Hope of love is more charming than the love.
Hope of life is more assuring than the life.
Being slave to hopes, we enjoy most read more »