Best Farewell Poems
Below are the all-time best Farewell poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of farewell poems written by PoetrySoup members
Sleepless NightSleepless Night
Teardrops, bagged eyes, a way of sin
The mirror reveals a lost eternal soul
A conniving move against tonight's phantom glow
Voices circle around the insomniac moon
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Categories:
anger, death, farewell, memory,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Last LetterOh my dearest love, how longingly I recall
Amorous wink of joy, teasing zealous eyes
When you held my hand on journey of life
And never let go...
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Categories:
farewell, goodbye, love,
Form:
Verse
Stairway To the Starsstairway to the stars
celestial light beckons me
no puddles overflow with tears
my life’s silent movie
reruns in my mind
not a loved one left behind
those I cherish...
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Categories:
farewell, kiss,
Form:
Free verse
Sunny Horizons - POTDPOTD 20 Dec 2018
Like sand in an hour glass
Time moves so fast
A precious commodity
Not meant to last
Measured in hours
Minutes unfold
Time waits for no man
So I’ve...
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Categories:
appreciation, farewell, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Between the Words of My FatherI tried my best
To live between your cruel words
Yet there was no room
I felt less
Smaller than small
So why didn't I fit?
I wonder
Now that you...
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Categories:
farewell, father son,
Form:
Free verse
EscapeEscape
Introducing: Carl Fraser & Poet Destroyer
Oh Paint me a far away horizon
Across a tranquil azure sea,
Where sits a peaceful deserted island
Where no one lives but...
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Categories:
allusion, blessing, dream, farewell,
Form:
Free verse
The Poets I Hope To Meet In Heaven - a Tribute To Chan Hurst 1979-2014A few poems written by Chan Hurst, (Just That Archaic Poet)
I hope that we can find some comfort in them at this sad time.
"A Rational...
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Categories:
dedication, farewell, friend, miss
Form:
Rhyme
Butterfly In My PocketI have a butterfly in my pocket,
that will never fly again.
When I think back to yesterday,
it’s a pretty reminder of my pain.
Butterflies aren’t meant for...
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Categories:
angst, farewell, leaving,
Form:
Quatrain
The Last Organ GrinderHe can turn the crank, to tunes of happy song,
One that his crowd has cherished for long,
But something has so terribly gone wrong
For someone has...
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Categories:
emotions, farewell, music,
Form:
Rhyme
Thirty-Eight, Cancer Poem: For SharonThirty Eight ( Corny Cancer Poem) For Sharon
Hallmark has a million cards in their catalog
And not one of them says,
Life Sucks
American greetings had nothing that...
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Categories:
farewell, absence, best friend, cancer,
Form:
Blank verse
Never Out of Season - a Short StoryI was wiping the dust off an old snow globe in the upstairs attic, when a mop of honey-blonde hair suddenly appeared through the wooden...
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Categories:
farewell, august, bereavement, blue, christmas,
Form:
Narrative
Memories of Bygone DaysMemories Of Bygone Days
O' yes, how well I remember her still
giant black oak atop big wooded hill
Those treasured days now long flown by
our free...
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Categories:
emotions, farewell, goodbye, heartbreak,
Form:
Rhyme
A Marriage of SeasonsNovember’s sitting at her loom.
For gown of lace, a wrap she weaves,
And when she meets her dauntless groom,
They’ll dance among the fallen leaves.
For gown of...
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Categories:
dance, farewell, silver,
Form:
Pantoum
UnforgettableYou are unforgettable
never alone
No distance to far
a screen prayer or phone
You’ve always been strong
I know by what I’ve read
It doesn’t matter
those things he’s...
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Categories:
betrayal, farewell,
Form:
Quatrain
On the Same Blessed GroundWhen I see the moon, I think of you.
When the flowers bloom I think of you
but with the rain my teardrops fall.
If only I could...
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Categories:
farewell, i love you,
Form:
Free verse