Bereavement Poems - Examples of all types of bereavement poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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His MindLet me try one more time to see if I can provoke his disturbed mind,
Let me try one more time to break the distraction that trapped him in hell
And is causing him to rebel.
I...
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Categories:
absence, america, beach, bereavement,
Form: Narrative
Cinders
Cinders, embers, ashes
rain over meadows blue,
sailing celestial sphere
destined to get to you
...
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Categories:
bereavement,
Form: Rhyme
The stars weep lightIn the quiet of the night, silence echoes dear,
Your absence like a shadow, ever drawing near.
The stars weep light, tears of ancient lore,
For the one I once held, I hold no more.
Your voice, a whisper...
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Categories:
bereavement, faith, grief, i
Form: Free verse
The Land of NothingnessNothing grows there anymore not even the old tree stump can be found, the land is barren and empty, the plants have dried up, just thorn and thistle can be found, the land is vast...
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Categories:
analogy, bereavement, cinco de
Form: Narrative
Loneliness Lives In My BonesLoneliness lives in my bones.
People say get out of the house,
Be social and talk to a friend but
Crowds make it worse
Small talk sounds like chalkboard nails and
Sometimes..
I feel like
An alien invader outer-spacer
Hug evader
Human traitor
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Categories:
anti bullying, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Roadside FlowersRoadside flowers, defy the rain
handwritten cards, spell out the name
of someone’s son, of someone’s friend
just where the road, begins to bend
at the spot where everything changed
Passers-by said it was a shame
nobody quite sure who to...
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Categories:
10th grade, bereavement, death,
Form: Rondeau
9-11 Didn't Change Me
‘9/11’ did not change me
for I’m a veteran Israeli
From the horrors of Munich ‘72
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Categories:
america, bereavement, change, horror,
Form: Couplet
Details
Budding rose with fragrance of spring flowing through the crowded streetleaving a fresh flower scent behind and courage to continue this journey of mine, the fragrance of love surround the street and tears began to...
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Categories:
absence, bereavement, blessing, business,
Form: Vogon Poetry
Never to be ForgottenTo some, it’s a lifetime ago,
To some, it still feels like yesterday,
To some, it was before their time,
But it will be remembered come what may.
Regardless of the time that passes,
The memory of that day...
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Categories:
anniversary, bereavement, conflict, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Warrior of strength
Warrior of Strength
Dealt a hand from the heavens, steeped in shadows’ embrace,
A warrior born from the ashes, a heart marked but not erased.
In the quiet corners of childhood, where innocence fades away,
Lurking specters, familiar faces,...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, bereavement, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Nobody knows what to sayNobody knows what to say,
Try to carry on as if it’s just another day.
Thing’s will be alright,
One day, these horrors will be out of sight.
Just try to keep it together, don’t let them see you...
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Categories:
bereavement, children, depression, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn BreezeYou are lost to the Autumn breeze,
I whisper to the barks~
please bring my sun back…
I yearn for your smile.
The one that fell in the puddles of rain,
I wonder if the branches are in pain,
they...
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Categories:
anxiety, bereavement, blue, break
Form: Free verse
Not withered by winter T'was eighty two wonderful years,
Before you left me with long tears,
As you flew to a place not near,
None of my cries you again hear.
My loneliness follows the hearse,
Your long loud silence made it worse,
You now...
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Categories:
bereavement, death, eulogy, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Gun Violencebullets fly kids cry
only lucky one’s survive
god speed arch angels...
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Categories:
america, angel, bereavement, children,
Form: Senryu
The emotional, mental and spiritual fallout courtesy Colt GrayThe emotional, mental and spiritual fallout courtesy Colt Gray
Apalachee High School,
located in Winder, Georgia
witnessed an active shooter,
whereby the alleged lone gunman
(actually just a teenager of fourteen years)
killed four people and injured nine more
the latter hospitalized with...
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Categories:
bereavement, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Bereavement Poems
Definition | What is Bereavement in Poetry?