Bereavement Poems | Examples of Bereavement Poetry

THE WAKE WITHOUT VIGIL Time longer than rope Chokes hearts dangling In the reality of struggle:- Grieving mothers and widows Veil their grief in sagging bosoms As they wail in excruciating silence:- Fragments of men, void of hope, View and count communal graves Swelling with dirt burying the dead:- (Buried are “The Wretched Of...

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I'll always remember the vows we made on that Special Day, I promised that I would Love, Honour and Obey. As I look back on these years just one thing comes to mind If I had searched the whole wide world,a better Man I wouldn't find. You were the starlight in my eyes,the reason for my life, You gave...

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Somehow, the deluge of cloudburst unwraps my flesh pallid, as if to spill holy water--maybe thickened dew—just to give a name to lapses of my unheard cries, while an insolent breeze fails to listen as I howl in utter despair of life's requiem: The thistle of wet soil chains my feet anchored unto the swell of memories' bend; remaining distant in an...

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Yesterday a funeral blocked my streets They passed their silent tears to me On window glass reflecting them in rain So soon to sob roots outside the pain Of the last closing stone — Where memories are in flowers thrown Has a heart in heaven a new name? Or is beloved just beloved for beloved's sake? As ones grieving overcast by their...

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can you feel hear it mahogany heart lyric death of a spirit ...

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“Death can never separate us. Each time you feel a gentle breeze, It's my hand caressing your face.” By Mary Lucas The first bell intoned its dreary dirge. The feel of emptiness spread all around. I was not afraid. I felt tall and steady. Night began to obscure the light of day. I began my lonely trek around...

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As I remember, I was about six years old the day Aunt Edie babysat. Why weren't any of my brothers home? Was Mom stressed with me? Maybe that.  We talked for many hours about everything, all that was on my mind. I had never known a lady to be so patient, gentle, and kind.  Later, my mom said that my aunt was surprised I...

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. "May your gentle touch be felt in the whispers of the wind, forever" This quote is not a widely known or attributed quote. Found online. _______________________________________________________ ...

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As I walk down the corridors of time, the scene of eight decades ago came back to haunt my mind, I can hear the bombs exploding and the waves fighting with the howling wind and screams and cries emerges from the deep, and somewhere in the midst of the sand, I could hear someone...

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the cleansing tears of stratus sky the silver tress as death draws nigh she implored her loves that cry to not regret ~ do not lament for all her days were heaven sent... May 29 ~ For Nette's Color my Mood...

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If Walls Could Talk By Alice Maraglia I often wondered...

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So many friends came to say goodbye Remember the good times, not going to cry You were such a part of everyone you knew A special someone for everything that makes up you Hard to accept that you are no longer here Keep waiting for the moment when you reappear It really hit me, hearing the songs you wrote Nobody else could...

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REMEMBERING UNCLE DOUG: (Written by Michelle L. LeBlanc 05/24/2025) Your love will always be remembered As will your heart for family & friends Thank you for your love and kindness And your heart to give a helping hand Though today your ashes are buried in the soil Your love is deposited in our hearts And although we may not see...

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I’m awaiting in the port of my life for a sign From the world of those who have departed For I trust, my beloved, in angels And in that dead who has rise. I'm superstitious, that's why I believe in the phantoms And in the dreams where you appear to me I see you, my beloved, in a large field...

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Enemies Of My Breath. Like a purple dragon of doom, I breathe fire behind your knecks! With the quake of the earth, I ensue your essence to the ends of the realms. Like a volcano I erupt with the rage of gia the mother of storms, As my wings flap upon your backs, I enact the four winds upon...

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