Farewell Poems | Examples of Farewell Poetry

He says, "No soul will hear my cry.. No hand will catch the tears I dry." He says he shines, he says he gives.. But in his chest, no kindness lives. He paints with smiles, a brittle hue.. Yet every laugh he speaks is blue. He throws his echoes to the skies.. And begs the...

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I drank a sip of coffee from the hand of that gentle beloved— and with it, I said goodbye. Yet the bitterness of parting never fades from memory. Grief beads like blood on the brow of longing. I wander the alleys of your love, seeking union— my sighs and sorrows rising past the seventh sky. Time gave me nothing but a goblet filled with blood. Perhaps it has vowed to...

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There was a time When I couldn't handle it When people chose to walk away It would be nice to know The reason They dismantled everything But in life I know that I am not owed anything And that in a one sided friendship There is only pain for me to gain So no explanation is...

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The last stop Of any Journey Is the first stop Into the Unknown ...

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I got crashed; I became crashed; There must be some reason; I endured when I was lashed; Still, all slandered me of treason. I get flown by the Pilot, Who, too, succumbed with me; Tooth and nail he had fought, But who won was destiny. It’s a world that’s too strange, Of course, in the negative way; Slaughter is beyond my range; I can’t even think...

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When we say goodbye, Time will not stand still. Life moves on as it always has, Forsaking my own will. Don’t try to feel sad— I’ll know it’s all a lie. You didn’t love me while alive; Don’t pretend to care when I die. I was a burden to so many, In my youth and old age. I’d rather go out quietly Than force a false...

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Memories are something you never lose, They are with us every day, Memories lost only if this is what you really choose memory of her is in my heart each and every day. ...

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Beneath the veil of fading light, A silent shape slips out of sight. No words to bind, no flames to burn— Just shadows folding, slow to turn. A secret drift on whispered air, Gone like mist, yet always there. Farewell, but not the end of trace— A ghostly dance in time and space. Though darkness falls to steal the day, Your memory will light...

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A whispered breath falls, Soft as twilight’s quiet glow, Parting shadows stretch— Silent echoes softly drift, A gentle, fading goodbye. _____________________________________________________ Author’s Note: In the hush between day and night, this poem follows the unseen path of a farewell not fully spoken. Shadows stretch, whispers drift, and silence becomes a messenger. What departs may fade from view, but its essence lingers—haunting,...

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Soft fade, Breath, shadow, echo— Silent goodbye lingers, Whispers drift through twilight air— Goodbye. _____________________________________________________ Author’s Note: Twilight Whispers captures the soft, vanishing edges of farewell as day dissolves into night. In this quiet threshold, fading breaths and distant echoes drift through the dusk—subtle, haunting, and intangible. The poem reflects on the fragile nature of parting, where goodbyes are felt more than...

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Silent, heavy, Weighing, breaking, fading, A shadow lost within— A quiet goodbye. _____________________________________________________ Author’s Note: This poem captures the silent weight of emotional pain—how it lingers, fractures, and slowly fades into silence. The image of a shadow lost within speaks to the hidden struggles we carry, the parts of ourselves we release quietly. It ends with an unspoken goodbye—gentle, invisible, but...

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With this demand you hoped to evoke in me the fear that made even your bones cold from exposer frail and bitter the sound they made as they rattled around at the knees. But You can not own even this for the words were not yours to speak of dissolution and disparities. and still you uttered such falsehoods an attempt to hurt...

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Dylan Song Tribute Poetry Contest - Oliver Mckeithan June 11, 2025 Boots of Spanish Leather From Barcelona, she shipped me boots of Spanish leather, with a note that said, "So you might get to understand Bob Dylan better." And that's the last word from her I ever heard, and sadly, we never listened to Bob Dylan again ~ together....

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You are the echo at the bottom of my Spotify playlist, The song I forgot to delete but skip immediately, Because it hurts too much to listen to. You are the echo of a story not told by me, Twisting each time it is retold, Less true each time, less you. You exist as an echo in my fading memories, Vanishing, tarnishing,...

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Forget about it Don’t think about it It’s not important Put it out of your mind Things I have been told Advice for the lovelorn The bereaved The broken hearted The lonely Your love has gone away forever They have left you behind They have stopped you in your tracks Well meaning friends Want you to forget them Get on with your life But the hole in your...

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