Reading and writing poems about the death of a loved one are a beautiful way to deal with the emotions and trauma associated with mortality. These beautiful and inspirations poems about death help us see how others are enduring the loss of a parent, other family members, a friend, or loved one. Everyone’s experiences are different, and we cannot compare feelings, but coping with grief and death is something all must go through, and we can learn from the sadness and reactions of others expressed in poetry.
Requiem for a Motherless ChildI was buried in a tomb for unknown persons.
When I was alive I knew nothing of this life.
Now that I'm dead I seem to have acquired it all.
My heartless mother abandoned me, unwanted,
Left me on...
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Categories:
baby, death,
Form: Free verse
The Grand MasterYou see me lurking in the darkness
You hear me whispering in your ear
You feel the icy grip of my fingers
Helplessly you cower in fear
I've heard a thousand voices scream
I've seen a thousand...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Rhyme
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HEAVENWHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HEAVEN
You ask me what I do in heaven
I say I try to answer all your questions
Sometimes I try to send you other signs
To always let you know everything will be...
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Categories:
angel, beautiful, death, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Too Close to the Edge of the Precipice"I'm going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
Going down to the river gonna take me my rocking chair
And if those blues don't leave me
Gonna rock on away from here" by George...
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Categories:
age, death,
Form: Couplet
Too Close To The Edge
In the hush after the storm's refrain,
Butterflies emerge softly once again
Their wings a painted canvas of pure gold
Fluttering gently, kissing blossoms untold
Droplets of rain still cling to the air,
Glistening like diamonds upon flowers fair
The...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Couplet
Chapter 158 --DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: CRUEL Ball Continuation -same dayDate: May 2051
Damian CJ Adonis and Kyon watched
As did family and other relatives did
Also, while quite many new players
Replaced other younger players
That needed a break. CJ announced
The new players on the...
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Categories:
death, allusion, child, color, confidence,
Form: Alliteration
When the Time ComesWho can say when the last bell will chime
Only he knows when the end of time
Most the message won't heed
Some will gather what they need
While I just write some words that rhyme
...
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Categories:
death, judgement, life,
Form: Limerick
Siren Sing For MeToo many sailors who have lived to tell,
Her siren song permeates,
day by day it fell.
Luring in ships to crash,
break,
splinter on cliffs,
She masters ethereal crescendos,
opera riffs.
Each day leads boats astray,
the reel of the sea witch,
Nay terror,
her...
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Categories:
dark, death, gothic, horror,
Form: Free verse
one more day pleaseA corpse isn't done when it's still
We could provide it a thrill
With will there's a way
To play one more day
Provided someone pays the bill...
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Categories:
appreciation, celebration, death, song,
Form: Limerick
DestinyRich or poor, no frills
We're all one in the same fate
To the ground we go....
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Categories:
death, destiny, fate, truth,
Form: Haiku
King for a DayThe arrow pierced the castle's keep
Not too narrow not too deep
But in the dark it can be said
It hit the mark from which it bled
And like a knife that one may fling
Took the life of...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Rhyme
Flowers, A Poem About DeathYou got me flowers last week,
The petals started to wilt and fall yesterday,
–So I carefully glued them back on.
Despite my best effort, they continued to die.
No amount of humanely love and care can keep...
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Categories:
death, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
I Sold My GoldIn the dire moments of constant fear,
anyone can sense danger from all sides...
wondering if this is our final chapter,
or the continuation of more absurd lies!
I sold my gold to pay off some hefty bills:
a bracelet...
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Categories:
death, anxiety, confidence, conflict, culture,
Form: Lyric
I Sold My GoldIn the dire moments of constant fear,
anyone can sense danger from all sides...
wondering if this is our final chapter,
or the continuation of more absurd lies!
I sold my gold to pay off some hefty bills:
a bracelet...
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Categories:
death, anxiety, confidence, conflict, culture,
Form: Lyric
Pearls of WisdomNo pearls of wisdom awaits
No greetings at pearly gates
No angel's wings or golden things
Nor judgement that seals our fates
No eulogies will be read
No memories of the dead
No blinding light or second sight
Only darkness lies ahead...
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Categories:
death,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Death Poems
Read wonderful death poetry on the following sub-topics:
anniversary, brother, cat, child, dog, elegy, eulogy, father, friend, funeral, goodbye, grandfather, grandmonther, grief, in loving memory, loss, lover, memorial, missing you, mother, moving on, pet, rip, sad, sister, suicide, sympathy,
and more.
Definition | What is Death in Poetry?
Poems Related to Death
afterlife, bereavement, darkness, death of a friend, decease, demise, departure, dying, eternal rest, extinction, fatality, grave, grim reaper, heaven, loss, lost love, mortality, paradise, parting, passing, passing over, repose, sleep, the end, tomb