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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.


In-between worlds
Take me down the cobbled path
Where moss and grasses grow
Sink my heels in dampened sand
Where oceans ebb and flow

Let the breeze sweep through my lips...

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Categories: angel, bereavement, dad, death,



Words From the Grave
"It's all going to be okay" he would say,
with no scent of doubt in his breath,
even as its aroma reeked from mine, 
as I'd blurt...

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Categories: dad, death, grave, grief,

Plagued by Memories
This, is where it began
A scream
   Blood curdling
     An amalgamation of acid and iron
     ...

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Categories: dad, death, grief, memory,

daddy died alone in his home
daddy died alone in his home
ashtrays with cigarette butts completely hoarded his deathbed
the smell of smoke almost immediately made my eyes turn red
i regret the...

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© Marty King  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: dad, death, growth, how

Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future
I celebrated my father's birthday this last April 4th, 2025
He would have been 75,
Yet 7 years ago, a white butterfly laid him to rest, with...

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Categories: butterfly, dad, death, faith,



Premium Member Stark Bare Trees on Piermont Pier
Visibility is low, wear a bright vest,  
Cycle with lights on, caution is best.  
Stay on the bike path across the Tappan Zee
The...

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Categories: dad, death, depression, dream,

Oreo
The night before my father’s heart attack,
my brother and I were splayed across a bed
watching a re-run of “Happy Days”
and eating Oreo cookies.

My father sat...

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Categories: childhood, dad, death, grief,

What It’s Like Without You
Knots in my stomach never untied
I feel them tighten more and more each time
tightness
in my chest inside and out  
tears
as they are swell up...

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Categories: 9th grade, dad, death,

All in a day
It’s all in a day
It’s the only way
Living day by day
They capture the way

Nowhere to go
Life is so slow
Live today
Die today

Death on the street
To live...

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Categories: anger, confidence, courage, dad,

Rest Easy Dad Pt2
From dawn until dusk, he worked hard each day,
Delivering cement, no matter the pay.
In sturdy work boots, he’d march with pride,
For Coca-Cola, he traveled far...

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Categories: dad, death, tribute,

Rest Easy Dad Pt1
My poem was too long so I had to wrote it in two separate parts.

In a quiet town where memories blend,
Lived a man named Mike,...

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Categories: dad, death, emotions, family,

Premium Member One Dog And His Man
Some dogs call them master, but I always called mine ‘Dad”
I haven’t seen him in so long, perhaps I drove him mad
For when that car...

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Categories: dad, death, dog, heaven,

Premium Member Etched In Stone
Quote By Poet: "Tears are rain from the eyes."

As your daughter,
your love is etched in my heart.
The dad who took the time,
to help me with...

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Categories: dad, heart, love, memory, time,

ANGEL OF DEATH
ANGEL OF DEATH 

He went to check 
up on the cat 
tripped over a 
crooked vine table
tried to get up
smashed its circular
glass in half 
moon...

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Categories: dad, 11th grade, angel, cat,

Recognition
I died today,
I felt myself just drifting away,
The sky was blue as I walked through a green green park.

I walked slowly, I didn't worry that...

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© Mark West  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: dad, bereavement, celebration, death, destiny,


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