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Renee Hargrave

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Unburied

I have returned to a place I have stood many times beforeThe wind brushes the back of my neckBlowing wavy hair over the sides of my shoulderInto the autumn breezeLooking... Read More »
Author Renee HargravePosted on October 14, 2026October 19, 2026Tags childhood memories, contemporary poetry, dark poetry, emotional poetry, grief poetry, healing, loss, memories, nostalgia, painful memories, personal poetry, Poetry, reflective poetry, regret, Renee Hargrave, the past

Lament

And what will I becomeWhen there is nothing else left of me?Who will rememberAll of the words I’ve never spoken out loud..Will I disappear in the wind?Or will the ashes... Read More »
Author Renee HargravePosted on October 8, 2026October 19, 2026Tags dark poetry, Existential Poetry, Grief, Lament, loss, Mortality, Poetry, Remembrance

Familiar

There was a haze on the horizon of the summer heatAnd it poured down on meReminding me of a time from beforeFrom when I was less aware,Never unsure, never full... Read More »
Author Renee HargravePosted on August 5, 2026October 19, 2026Tags emotional poetry, free verse, innocence, introspective, literary writing, loss, memory, nostalgia, original poetry, Poetry, reflection, self-discovery

Penance

I realize there is no going back,Even if I tried What I replay most in my mindWill always be stained with regretAll of the times when I should have stayedThe television... Read More »
Author Renee HargravePosted on July 16, 2026October 19, 2026Tags anxiety, emotional poetry, free verse, Grief, healing, introspective, loss, memory, original poetry, Poetry, regret
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