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Grief Poems | Examples of Grief Poetry

Grief Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about grieving. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for grief.
Crimson Bouquet
In spectral glow moon's pallor, country home towered ominously, fortress bearing silent the tragedy, ensnared within its stone. Her footfalls echoed in the hollow foyer, mournful dirge in the cathedral of loss, mirth of yesteryears drifting through grief shrouded chambers. In the...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, gothic, grief, horror,
Form: Free verse



Passive aggressive insubordination against establishmentarian paradigm
Bully me, yours truly never ordained, gifted, or blessed with mien mean characteristic evoking, jump/kickstarting, representing, nor zapping friend or foe courtesy fiery intimidation if anything aura, charisma, dogma, and karma emanating, issuing, and oozing out body electric of one heretofore bookish...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, 12th grade, anger, body,
Form: Free verse
Stuck
Ice touching the ends of my hair. I guess I am no longer going anywhere. I thought that this would be a fresh start. A new beginning. A start of something new. But the clouds have followed me all the way through. DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! My arms...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, abuse, addiction, anxiety, emotions,
Form: Prose
Tears in Gaza
The wives wail for their fallen husbands' embrace, The children's tears fall on their mothers' lifeless face, Men beg for mercy from soldiers in the fray, I weep, powerless to save them from this dismay. Displaced and far from...Read the rest...
Categories: faith, freedom, grief, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
the deceit of a mother
9 years had passed without a trace of you in my mind And in the 10th year, like a dormant volcano now live, you met me once again Isn't it funny, how, you left...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, grief,
Form: Free verse



Forget you not
I still hear you in song lyrics when i stay up too late at night and yes, it still hurts me...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, absence, deep, emotions, first
Form: Free verse
The Weight of Time
I feel the weight of time Pressing down on my neck I thought the weight of stress would dissipate with time but the frosting no longer tastes better than the cake. How could the snow no longer look the same? Santa nothing but...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, betrayal, dark, death, fear,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Soul Eater
Soul Eater The concept of the soul was intangible and distant. Faith and belief all that gave it substance, weak and watery as it was. Until that wretched day… ...Read the rest...
Categories: baby, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Maybe
Maybe If you knew how much you meant to me, Maybe if you knew how much I loved you, Maybe if you knew how much of an impact you made on my life, Maybe if...Read the rest...
Categories: death, deep, grief,
Form: Free verse
Seven hundred and Ten
Seven hundred and ten days ago, but it seems like just yesterday because shock from that days grip is only now, starting to let go. I have been in slow motion since the words of...Read the rest...
Categories: angel, beautiful, grief, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member If Only You Knew
If only, if only, if only you knew The measure of affection felt for you. Your potential great, so much more to do, Then you concluded your time was through. If only you knew how much time you spent In...Read the rest...
Categories: grief,
Form: Rhyme
is it real?
i was never her favorite. what if she despises me and she believes i’m just another person who will go away and she’ll never see again, who she never loved even though i love her? and it hurts...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, 8th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Elegy of the Night
In the quiet depth of our shared despair, You vanished into the cool night air. My soul cried out, in the stillness, for thee, Yearning for the comfort only you could guarantee....Read the rest...
Categories: grief, anxiety, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member No Such Magic
My tendency to slip into the dark- a matter you have now begun to press. In realms of time and pain, I ache no less; you undervalue still, its lasting mark. So see...Read the rest...
Categories: grief, angst, care, dark, forgiveness,
Form: Italian Sonnet
An elegy to Mr and Miss Puffy
Miss Puffy when you died ,dead did I feel Left my mind dazed with a hole in my heart You had heart problems It felt so unreal Wanted to die that day my poor sweetheart Mr Puffy your death...Read the rest...
Categories: death, grief,
Form: Elegiac Lyric

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Definition | What is Grief in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs