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Bereavement Poems | Examples of Bereavement Poetry

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 short, long, best, and famous poem examples for bereavement.
The Motion
They are wandering everywhere and you act as if you don’t care; they are wandering everywhere and you are walking around clapping your hands and stomping your feet and dragging your body on the cold...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, best friend, change,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Mountebank
Written: April 25, 2024 For Edward Ibeh Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Young souls stalked by predators at night, They aim to...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, bereavement, future,
Form: Rhyme
Darkness
My darkness has lifted my future looks clear, Then one certain trigger, My eyes shed a tear, Then thoughts after thoughts, It's now all out of sorts, Remembering the cancer, 3years that she fought. My darkness has lifted my future...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Darkness
My darkness has lifted my future looks clear, Then one certain trigger, My eyes shed a tear, Then thoughts after thoughts, It's now all out of sorts, Remembering the cancer, 3years that she fought. My darkness has lifted my future...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Necessary changes
I don't expect my life to be, the same as before that's for all to see, But I need to move on and cope with my loss, The loss of my loved one the family...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme



Finding a purpose
What is my purpose, What is my dream, Is life meant to hurt us, Why is my life so mean. Life is a test, Life is a mission, Life has no rest, When you've lost your ambition. Life...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Bad day
What come over me today, Really low is all I'll say, Waking up late wrong side of bed, That's all rubbish as it's all in my head. It all leads back to that awful day, My...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
Lost love
I am lost I am lonely I am hurt to the core, My life was fantastic but now that's no more, I've been left with a hole that no one can fill, No woman has...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
On The Line
I can hardly believe that you are leaving after all the places you have been, I can hardly believe that you are leaving to start a brand new season. Winter is still hanging around and the...Read the rest...
Categories: america, bereavement, business, city,
Form: Narrative
Fraught as an extremely socially anxious younger person
Fraught as an extremely socially anxious younger person... hashtagged introvertedness trademark silently exorcised, ostracized, and vilified Impossible mission to resuscitate... a forsaken promising (even short lived) friendship regardless of expressed gender exhibited by other persons from yesteryear. When trying to jump/kick start lapsed meaningful...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, 7th grade, abuse, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Life Mire - Andaree
Written: April 21, 2024 For Andrea Dietrich Andaree Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worry and stress weigh heavy on my spirit. Lately, scowling...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Euphoria Mystical Apathy
Written: April 21, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...you appeared...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, feelings, relationship,
Form: Free verse
On the Rug
On the Rug with Death, two beers in hand (though no one here drinks) we laugh, his lifespan a joke still fizzed. My breath ignites wars, lulls drivers to sleep and builds bridges for his guests. What idle past- -times you worship,...Read the rest...
Categories: age, bereavement, confusion, desire,
Form: Free verse
Only one Dylan Murphy
Murphy you always had the biggest smile, Heartbreaking to hear its goodbye for a while, You put up a good fight, right til the end, Such a lovely boy, and a good friend, Haggot heast was your best crack...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, friend, memorial,
Form: Rhyme
The Great 8
We started as 8 with the unique zest of life in our own way, but it was not to be for eternity for the first come in was the first to leave. This began for...Read the rest...
Categories: bereavement, death, emotions, family,
Form: Ballad

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