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Death Dad Poems

These Death Dad poems are examples of Dad poems about Death. These are the best examples of Dad Death poems written by international poets.


Dear Papa
I was not able to write poems for a long time now
And on this dawn my thoughts of you urge me to write one
Papa, ...

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Categories: bereavement, dad, death, poems,



Coming To Terms
Heed this call, my son, for my heavenly realm awaits.
Familiar faces wait patiently beyond the gates.
You stated proudly that you've lived your dream.
Your wife was...

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Categories: bereavement, dad, death, god,

Premium Member Carapace
A carapace of courage
Lies buried in the hills.
A library of wisdom
Stocked with empty pages,
Erased for all the ages.
A husk of special skills
And verbal vitality
Dad, juggernaut...

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Categories: dad, age, body, books, courage,

In This River We Drown In Light
In this river we drown in light
A doorway blocked from me
Yet open to dry eyes

I can only hear your hands
Clutching that splintered wood as water
Rushes...

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Categories: dad, 12th grade, addiction, anxiety,

Premium Member The Last Organ Grinder
I can still remember visiting a small musical town,  
a young boy holding his hat and singing his heart out for money.  
His...

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Categories: boy, dad, dog, music,



October 7th, 2023 Upon Third Anniversary of Mine Papa's Passing
October 7th, 2023 upon third anniversary of mine papa's passing...

Death no longer jars, nixes, 
and rattles mine sense and sensibilities
without pride nor prejudice
no matter (even...

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Categories: dad, adventure, age, america, anniversary,

Premium Member For Dwight Mcintosh
Patriarch, Dwight McIntosh
Friendly and kind, always a smile
Filled with joy, oh my gosh –
Love so alive, love that’s still in style

Patriarch, the man of the...

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Categories: dad, christian, death, death of

My Home
What once stood tall and proud is a shadow of itself 
Weather worn and tired and exhausted from Ill health

The strongest of foundations get weaker...

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Categories: dad, body, death of a

A Daughter's Wounds
They say that women were meant to endure
And so i endured a thousand slicing words from my father
Words, that prickled like needles being tugged into...

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Categories: dad, abuse, anger, betrayal, child

Fretfully Aching To Feel Fit As a Fiddle
Fretfully aching to feel fit as a fiddle

After experiencing a severe,
albeit violent near lethal bout
of irritable bowel syndrome
(yesterday night August 30th, 2023)
triggered courtesy dulcolax caplets...

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Categories: abuse, angst, anxiety, dad,

I Think I Love You, Dad
A hero to a little boy,
Smartest man in the world, so full of joy.
Big HOUSE! Big beard. Big Family! Big belly!!
“I love you son.” “I...

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Categories: dad, death, divorce, father,

Dad Died Today
January 8 2014
Dad died this morning
Nothing changed
The world didn't stop turning
The sun is still in the sky
The days go just as fast
But dad died this...

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Categories: dad, death, emotions, grief,

Premium Member Bottomless Depth
After a much needed rainy night,                   ...

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Categories: dad, day, night, rain,

Till We Meet Again
You were 14 weeks and 6 days when we got the news.



The previous check-ups with the doctor went well, you measured a little small, but...

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Categories: baby, birth, dad, faith,

Premium Member Ocean
"A blue carpet as far as we can see.
My child I call it an Ocean." By Poet

When I was little my dad took me to...

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Categories: blue, child, dad, fun,