Bereavement Poems | Examples of Bereavement Poetry

My son lies teetering On the edge of the abyss And tears rivulet. God, I beg you, please. End this suffering, I beg, I die as he breathes. I love him, dammit, But if he suffers for me, I'm a poor father. So decide. Heal him Or quiet his pain. Mercy, I beg of you, God. Was not once enough? I yield. Take my dreams,...

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I felt as small as a winter’s flower yet as tall as an old oak tree the seconds dragged on for what seemed like hours when my world turned in on me the cloak I wore was of little comfort just to bridge between present and past I held onto this and other secrets no more a peasant but a king at...

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Stun me. Rewind your music. Tap your feet to the sound that stirs you. Listen— the cuckoo clock is counting seconds back. Brush the cobwebs from your eyes. Reignite. Slip into your own pocket. Become your own muse. A compass. A flame. Listen to your pulse. Move where your body leads. Unravel the ache. Open the door. Let joy rush in. Tousle your hair. Wriggle your shoulders. Fall, unbraced, into your dream. Take...

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The orchard stands, but I don’t pick. The gate is open. That is all. The birds can take what fruit they wish— I’ve left no shadow on the wall. The weather turns, as weather must. The grain was read. The blade was still. I marked the signs with neither trust nor question of the wind’s goodwill. A thread unspooled beneath the wheat. No one...

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Do we act a bit like those who have feigned amnesia Who’s a stranger to their self, in a wider sense Who have got subliminal mental anesthesia Living in a fragile shell of the self defense? If it’s true, all I’ve relinquished better be not known Though sometimes it does occur without any cause Makes me wonder why the path should...

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I can’t believe you’re not in the world anymore. It’s like someone turned off all the lights And the world went home. The party, prematurely cut off— Your face contours etched into my biology. I feel you in every empty space, Every pregnant pause. You are the words I’ve forgotten, The car keys I lost. You are the second before I wake up, My fevered...

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The wake of the storm... My known world razed to the ground. The rubble, my life. ...

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He tastes the salt before he knows he's shed a tear He'd always been a staggering man Since his Army days known by most simply as Big Roy Now he's a staggered man This night, curved and hunched Bags so heavy and dark under his eyes They'd just as well be rotten figs about to fall And splat and stain the ground...

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If every cloud had a Silver Lining... If lightning were only illumination... and our story together had a happy ending -- then, I would write, only Happy Faces. But, pencil points break a tear marks a page indelible will not accept a word, tears with every new impression attempted -- I read a poem, a little while ago; a sad poem...and your memory returned -- A grave is so...

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I longed for it, the release I wouldn't mind if it rained all day At least one of us gets to empty ourselves I can never stop overflowing I need to step outside and pour out the pain I'll scream with the sky, and pray the water cleanses me I'll stretch out my arms, and pound my bare feet into...

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What was that one line story? That my parents told me, What was that one line story? I believe it said, “it’s important to be clean” Stir away your soul, Make your world all your own Serve yourself away, Wipe away the stains from the corner Keep your soul strong And get your in order! Then you are, All baked, All better Then you are, All baked,...

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Destruction, thy name is wrath! By God, do the math! Walk thee down the warrior's path? Take a bloody bath! Chunks of bodies broken? A fight! To reason stand! What hath Hell awoken? O Hel, call thy warband! Twilight of the elder race? Blast off into space! Tortoise, polish carapace! For agony brace! What goals see tomorrow? I'll bet I know a few. Beggar, can ye borrow? O money lenders,...

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Would you mind if I won’t talk About what to do Better sit, relax or walk Silently subdue To the sweetness of the day With the promised rain That forgot to fall today Though the sky was grey The roadworks spread happy noise The smell lingers far Tips me gently there’s no choice I can’t book a car Get the plane and swiftly fly That familiar route Just...

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Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day We benefit from their presence and Passionate love helps us understand The dearly beloved aren’t limited by Earthly boundaries as are in life Love is timeless, magical, like the truth It’s like a sabbatical always with you It’s like a pair of glasses helping you see How much a heart full can...

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In gratitude for mercy, I softly tread, For all that we cherished, the words left unsaid. Comforted by knowing you held me so dear, Our laughter still echoes, though you're no longer here. As I sit in reflection, the memories flow, The weight of your absence, a heavy undertow. Yet in sorrow, I find strength, a promise divine, That one day in...

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