Sad Poems | Poems About Sadness

Sad Poems. Below are examples of poems about sadness. This list of poetry about sadness is made of PoetrySoup member poems. PoetrySoup is a great resource for examples of sad poems or a list of sad poetry. These examples show what sad poems look like. There is also a link below to the definition of sad and a page where you can discuss these types of poems.

List of Sad Poems

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Like Ice --- THE WALTZ	A , Poet Destroyer	Dramatic Verse	sad, seasons, sorrow, winter,
	The First Rose of Spring	Davroni, Nazira	Free verse	sad love, spring,
	On Mountain Cold	Dietrich, Andrea	Triolet	sad,
	Twenty Four Memories	vaso, arthur	Free verse	birthday, depression, lonely, obituary, sad, writing,
	I'm Okay	Burns, Tom	Rhyme	depression, emotions, feelings, sad, self, suicide,
	The Lonely Phoenix	Turney, Trent	Sonnet	animal, hurt, i miss sad love,
	Farewell my Badger friend	Harris, STANLEY	Elegy	animal, conflict, crazy, death sad,
	She's the Girl	Espora, Princess	Free verse	cry, depression, feelings, sad, writing,
	THE NOTEBOOK	onclaud, nette	Terzanelle	sad,
	black sheep	Nicole, Sabina	Rhyme	sad, slam, spoken word,
	Murderer	Farley, Samantha	I do not know?	sad,
	Stairs	Bosa, Diana	Choka	blue, lost, lost love, sad, sad love, space,
	Sitting Alone	Project, The Brooklyn Six	Free verse	sad love,
	From the Ground	Morgan, Jennifer	Verse	cry, death of a sad love,
	Dad Did Go to Sleep	Horn, James	I do not know?	sad, sea,
	A Poem of An Unwanted Soul	Dignos, Yvette	Elegy	dark, death, depression, heartbreak, sad, solitude, suicide,
	Gluttonous Heart	Important, T'is not	Quatrain	anger, anxiety, death, depression, sad, sad love,
	Darkness	Rogers, Rich	Rhyme	dark, fear, hurt, imagery, sad, stress,
	Whether Things Will Go Normal	Reza, Muzahidul	Sonnet	allegory, betrayal, cry, dark, sad, truth,
	Saying goodbye before I even knew you	Elmer, Georgie	Rhyme	absence, allegory, goodbye, grief, sad,
	Forgotten life, Mumma, Why didn't you believe me	Elmer, Georgie	Rhyme	abuse, allegory, betrayal, dark, sad,
	No Place To Go	Adovica, Martina	Free verse	depression, heart, heartbroken, love sad love,
	Morass	Etsey, Majesty	I do not know?	discrimination, hurt, pain, sad, slavery,
	10th August	Shahab, Muqudus	Rhyme	sad, silence,
	-Sometimes I Wonder-	Kalicharan, Jenni	Free verse	depression, grief, heartbroken, sad,
	Overlooked	Rogers, Rich	Rhyme	confusion, dark, deep, feelings, sad, sorrow,
	Ciao	Taner, A.O.	Verse	abuse, angst, beautiful, betrayal, sad, sad love, spiritual,
	Love Hurts	van der Merwe, Mark Paul	Haiku	heartbreak, hurt, love, love sad love,
	The Lament	Grahamburglar, The	Free verse	america, animal, memory, men, sad, wisdom,
	the era of trampoline floors	Rose, Evelyn	Free verse	emotions, humanity, lonely, love, sad,
	Oceanic Sabbath	Dillenbeck, Gerald	Free verse	addiction, earth, health, ocean, sad love,
	I am	Burkett, Hailee	Free verse	boyfriend, depression, hurt, sad love,
	A Forgotten Revelation	Bosa, Diana	Dodoitsu	absence, angel, blue, light, sad,
	Enjoyment	ROBERTS, SEREN	Verse	sad,
	SLEEP WELL	White, Darren	Rhyme	child, good night, leaving, sad,
	Leaves Talking	Dietrich, Andrea	Acrostic	sad,
	Misery Loves Company	Howard, Darius	Light Poetry	absence, anxiety, bereavement, deep, sad, silence,
	Tempest	The Bear, The Bishop	Haiku	april, bereavement, confusion, death, sad,
	Another Goodbye To Nature	Crisci, Andrew	Free verse	sad, winter,
	Halley	Morjin, Skaidiv	Free verse	best friend, irony, little sad, star, stars,
	Said the Door	Juman, Al	Personification	abuse, anger, celebrity, feelings, sad, world,
	DEATHBED	liggayu, stephanie grace	Free verse	dark, death, farewell, forgiveness, sad, self,
	War of this sad land	Nana, Cas	I do not know?	anger, pain, patriotic, sad, sorrow, sympathy, war,
	I, The Mourning Widow	NUSKER, AFZAL	Rhyme	sad,
	but i try so hard	gaga, collen	I do not know?	sad,
	Time to make a break	Parveen, Tahira	Free verse	betrayal, break up, divorce, sad,
	Love against all Odds	Kimathi, Teddy	Narrative	deep, imagery, life, love, sad, soulmate,
	IF I COULD CRY	MWANGI, MARION	Free verse	sad,
	-Behind Bars-	Kalicharan, Jenni	Couplet	addiction, brother, childhood, family, sad, youth,
	I Seen	Hauser , Mike	Rhyme	sad,
	Celia and Trevor	Ward, Julia	Light Poetry	sad love,
	A lament for a sad song	Kgaswane, Mpho	Free verse	deep, depression, feelings, grief, sad, song,
	Junk	sharman, craig	Rhyme	sad, , drug,
	Point	Bosa, Diana	Senryu	absence, lost, meaningful, sad,
	Our Time Together	Turner, Daniel	Sonnet	sad love,
	A path of light out from darkness	Hamilton, John	Rhyme	anxiety, courage, dark, hope, sad,
	Broke Town	Hauser , Mike	Free verse	sad,
	Deserted Window	Singh, Lakshya	Rhyme	sad,
	Will He Ever Sleep	Bond, Bertie	Rhyme	assonance, fear, horror, memory, sad,
	It Has Been Fifteen Years	Project, The Brooklyn Six	Free verse	sad, sorrow,
	How foolish I was	Poet, Arabian	Free verse	crush, cry, divorce, love sad love, woman,
	The Ice Will Freeze Again	Koyama, Dawn	Free verse	sad, winter,
	BEAVERING AWAY	ALLISON, JAN	Limerick	sad,
	Brenda Loved Brennan the Boatman	Anderson, John	Alliteration	sad love, sea,
	10 Years	Johnson, Brandon	Narrative	best friend, depression, emotions, sad, wife,
	A Beautiful Day	Friedman, Judy	Free verse	cancer, death, father, leaving, sad,
	Witch finder	twigg, alistair	Free verse	sad, surreal, symbolism,
	Losing Control	Adovica, Martina	Free verse	depression, how i feel, sad, woman,
	In a field of lavender she lay	Seeker, The	Sonnet	sad,
	Munchkin	Breese, Richard	Limerick	death, eulogy, funny, giggle, sad,
	Bottled Inside	Hoffman, Tim	Rhyme	beautiful, depression, heart, sad, sad love,
	Love He Craves	Leiser, Laura	Verse	sad,
	Forgetting	Lezama, Oriana	Carpe Diem	sad love,
	Cruel world	UWIHOREYE, Alice	Acrostic	sad,
	LIFE HAS BECOME A MESS	Sivakumar, Pooja	Rhyme	sad,
	You Made Me Realize	Adovica, Martina	Free verse	depression, heartbreak, love, love sad, sad love,
	She Will Find Her Strength	Project, The Brooklyn Six	Free verse	sad love,
	I don't believe you baby	Hamilton, John	Lyric	betrayal, emotions, longing, sad love,
	My soul	Pollack, Tracey	Free verse	how i feel, hurt, sad love,
	After All That's Happened	Robinson, John D	Free verse	sad,
	Same Mistakes	sati, nikhil	Rhyme	sad, september,
	All Alone	Burns, Tom	Rhyme	care, depression, emotions, friendship, sad, truth,
	Forever Silent	Love, Amber Jade	Free verse	sad, words,
	In deep thought	Mattheeuw, Shagesa	Sonnet	death, deep, happy, how sad,
	Gotta Find Me	T , Nikki	Free verse	sad, self,
	I'll pretend I'm sleeping	Lewis , Gail	Rhyme	abuse, angst, child, child sad, self,
	The R Word	Burke, Shannon	Verse	abuse, cry, depression, me, sad, society, violence,
	Unexpected Storms	May, Joseph	Rhyme	sad,
	Here in Heaven	Ward, Clay	Free verse	sad,
	Loved One	Diale, Seahlodi	ABC	anxiety, care, heartbreak, longing, sad, sad love,
	From Playa to lover	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	deep, emotions, lost love, sad love,
	SCRUFFY	Herrera, Frank	Rhyme	absence, bereavement, dog, sad love,
	A Body Strong	Janko, Betty	Verse	sad,
	Happiness	Perez, Daniel	Free verse	sad,
	Is That Her Mistake	Daniel, Jo	Dizain	sad,
	A Teacher's Bad Experience	Daniel, Jo	Rubaiyat	sad, teacher,
	Self Damage	Stryker, Marek	Free verse	abuse, anger, conflict, dark, sad, teen,
	Had Lost Almost All of It	Horn, James	Haiku	sad, sorry,
	Words	Rose, Brynn	I do not know?	sad, writing,
	A Sad Morning	Reed , Briennah	Haiku	sad,