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
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Crimson BouquetIn 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...
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Categories:
dark, gothic, grief, horror,
Form: Free verse
Passive aggressive insubordination against establishmentarian paradigmBully 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...
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Categories:
grief, 12th grade, anger, body,
Form: Free verse
StuckIce 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...
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Categories:
grief, abuse, addiction, anxiety, emotions,
Form: Prose
Tears in GazaThe 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...
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Categories:
faith, freedom, grief, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
the deceit of a mother9 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...
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Categories:
betrayal, grief,
Form: Free verse
Forget you notI still hear you
in song lyrics
when i stay up
too late at night
and yes,
it still hurts me...
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Categories:
grief, absence, deep, emotions, first
Form: Free verse
The Weight of TimeI 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...
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Categories:
grief, betrayal, dark, death, fear,
Form: Prose
Soul EaterSoul 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…
...
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Categories:
baby, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
MaybeMaybe 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...
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Categories:
death, deep, grief,
Form: Free verse
Seven hundred and TenSeven 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...
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Categories:
angel, beautiful, grief, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
If Only You KnewIf 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...
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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...
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Categories:
grief, 8th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Elegy of the NightIn 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....
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Categories:
grief, anxiety, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Free verse
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...
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Categories:
grief, angst, care, dark, forgiveness,
Form: Italian Sonnet
An elegy to Mr and Miss PuffyMiss 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...
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Categories:
death, grief,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Specific Types of Grief Poems
Definition | What is Grief in Poetry?
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