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Sad Poems | All Types of Poems About Sadness

Sad Poems. Above are examples of sad poems about life, depression, love, and more. Yes, believe it or not, poetry about sadness can help you lift your spirits when you feel down or are unhappy. It is a natural feeling and one that all people experience but talking about how you feel and writing about sadness can put you on the road to healing. Regardless of the reason, or even if there doesn’t seem to be one, reading and sharing poetry can help you when sadness holds you in its grip. These poetic works will help you to learn how to write poetry about sadness and see how the best poets from all over the world write this form of poetry.
Premium Member Raining In Summer
Torrential downpours drown this summer day; huge puddles forming, filled with tears of rain. No sun and sky of blue- my heart gives way to sadness while my mood reflects past pain. Amazing, how a summer storm will bring old...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, rain, sad,
Form: Sonnet



Crying Shame
It has just come to me, As I lay here thinking, How sorry it seems to be And what a crying shame That I am left behind, A fish washed up on shore, A lonely cub separated And abandoned by the...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, abuse, anxiety, conflict, depression,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Is Happiness a Virtue
Is happiness a virtue Ask the melancholy who they defer to ...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, cheer up, confusion, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Star-Shine
‘Star’ Caitlin Clark Media-created Monster Pity her, almost She’s white, so she’s ‘right’ 'Next coming' of Larry Bird ...Read the rest...
Categories: basketball, hyperbole, sad, star,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Season of Anomie
Here I am my compatriot Do not bore me with inanity Stay in your lane dear friend And let me stay in mine For this is the season of anomie Tempers are high and boiling over Do not...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, allusion, anger, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse



Epiphany
Reflecting its neighbourhood, The lake water shone yellow. Resembling a synchronisation of saturation With the setting sun. Seizing green colour of the grasses The Sun painted them gold. Gazed pines dance spectacularly, Only awakened with Sparrows' chirps, And Robins' melodious songs. Perched on...Read the rest...
Categories: death, imagery, pain, sad,
Form: Free verse
Asher
I lost my grandson Asher He couldn't make it He's Gods precious angel Which was hard to handle I will always think of you And miss you and love you Love from Grandma...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, angel, baby, grandson, loss,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member If Only You Knew
If only you knew the struggles I have had, many were very sad. My kind and loving dad, knew I was never bad. I should have kept a notepad, about the people that made me mad. If only I had not...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, dad, daughter, love, people,
Form: Rhyme
A sweet death
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Categories: sad, confusion, depression, leaving, moon,
Form: I do not know?
I'm Trapped
I'm trapped inside a maze that's my own head I don't know if I'd rather find a way out or be dead Twists and turns, memories that burn Burn the perfect picture of someone I thought I knew I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Candidate
Doggedly pursuing all races, all creeds hoping to please every last one The hollow chamber on top of his neck and his shoulders ~ a...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, hyperbole, political, poverty, power,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member SHE
She looks down her nose At the locals in the town square As she sips tea from her fine china cup Pinky in the air Criticising and complaining Judging one and all Negativity runs through her veins Only she matters….all others insignificant...Read the rest...
Categories: judgement, pain, sad, silence,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dazzling Sunrise, Come Quickly
If this increasing darkness conveys a fear not chided, as ghostly shadows conspicuously confer mystery: do I hide or firmly resist being threatened by their miserable aspect of susceptibility? Anxiety builds fret inside first slowly, then rapidly? I squeeze and...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, anxiety, dream, emotions, romance,
Form: Rhyme
Of Mice and Men
I am a mouse, catatonic with fear; just trying to stay still and silent, to survive. Batted about by an indifferent cat; for him a lazy afternoon, for me an aching lifetime. It has no idea of the torture it inflicts; no...Read the rest...
Categories: sad, anger, death, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse
Vague wealth
Vast in our vague wealth Our deceived value we stare We have missed the truth ...Read the rest...
Categories: money, sad,
Form: Haiku

Specific Types of Sad Poems

Read wonderful sad poetry on the following sub-topics: boyfriend, breakup, cry, death, depression, feeling, friends, girlfriend, goodbye, heartbreak, kids, life, rhyme, and more.

Definition | What is Sad in Poetry?


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