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Goodbye Poems | Examples of Goodbye Poetry

Premium Member An August Goodbye
A leonine sun of August's stately presence, see the maple and oak leaves, no longer a fresh green of youth. Children will put their beach pails away, when September's boughs drop acorns. It's the closing chapter of the carefree months, when sweethearts on the moonlit boardwalks part. I enjoyed iced coffee on the patio, when the newly-mowed lawn days set us to daydreaming, watching wrens, bluebirds,...

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Categories: goodbye, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I'm Almost Glad
I passed you on my path by chance, by the bench where we once sat with hands and hearts entwined. You looked on through me as if I were the fading apparition you left when you said goodbye. Your eyes saw past the flame of hurt, that dying love ember left behind as though you felt things that I did not. Your head and...

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Categories: angst, emotions, feelings, goodbye,
Form: Free verse



BLUE SHIRT GOODBYE
[Verse 1] I was half a man in a boy’s disguise, Tried to speak truth, but it came out lies. Didn’t know how to break what I couldn’t define— So I blew us up like I’d lost my mind. You were books I hadn’t read yet, Said lines I loved but never met. You danced in the rain, without regret, I stood in...

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Categories: goodbye, absence, angst, break up,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member PLEASE-THANK YOU AND HELLO-GOODBYE
PLEASE-THANK YOU AND HELLO-GOODBYE Please and thank-you, Do you often hear these words, Shops, offices, even schools, Lack the use, Only nerds adopt them, what a bore, Do we need to use dictionaries Any more!!!!! Shortened versions on messages WhatsApp’s and texts Pls. And tx, or plz and thk-u, Oh wow then you really are with it, But for proper English, only...

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Categories: goodbye, sad,
Form: Free verse
Mid-Laughter and Lights
The lights blink like fireflies as laughter echoes the summer air, rides spun dizzying circles as I sniffed the scent of popcorn everywhere. Ticket stubs in sweaty palms, fingers laced with sugar thrill. Goldfish prize in plastic bag and stuffed bears won with lucky skill. Each booth--a doorway to memory, in twilight and at the break of dawn. The fun, joy, and the...

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Categories: goodbye, joy, mystery, nostalgia, romance,
Form: Lyric



Really a goodbye?
Nobody told me The fear of losing For loving someone so hard Was something so harsh Saw you then not too long after Give or take just years later Turned my head back, saw your smile Happiest I've felt in a while...

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Categories: goodbye, july, longing, lost love,
Form: Free verse
And That Was It
So this is how it ends, then — Not with thunder, not with rain, But with a sentence cold and plain, And me, standing in the ache again. I had said, “This is my last try,” With every ounce of love and cry, Swore on the ones I hold most dear, Still, you chose to disappear. You didn’t fight, not even flinch, You let...

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Categories: goodbye, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Letting Go
Like sand held in my hand, I know I squeezed too tight, Grain by grain you will drift away, And with wind take flight. I'll keep my hands wide open, I'm stepping to the side, So when you look about you, Your space is open wide....

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Categories: goodbye, break up, courage, cry,
Form: Lyric
For Comparison Competition
Happy Mother’s Day! Hooray, should I say? Nay! ‘Tis naught but disarray you fool I dodge ducks – their beluga-toned feathers at least– and the platinum pillows from whence they came Whizzing by like my long four years of fame, Eggs of pikachu hue, toast of darkest sinew Oh no, I must go She’s as happy as a blobfishy How was I to...

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Categories: abortion, childhood, funny, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
Those We Love
Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day; Whether close or far, lead the way, So, what if it’s a weekend or a weekday? Until we stand at crossroads; Until we stand in contemplation. Do we both go north? Do we part? There’s so much temptation, But sometimes it's better to just let go; To live, to know, to understand...

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Categories: goodbye, 10th grade, best friend,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member He Doesn't Love Me Anymore
He lost all his love for me. These words caught like dull razors. Pain sifts through my raw feelings. I feel so fragile, sad aches conflict me on foreign ground. Heavy, my eyes are mere slits. God, I pray, with mercy come and gift my wrecked heart with numb....

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Categories: goodbye, betrayal, break up, emotions,
Form: Verse
In Love Alone In Love
We never walked down the isle in africa we never do when pocket light so we sat on plastic seats in the heat the tent tried and died in the steam sweat, hopes and hot tea We never walked down the isle but jus one job was to be in love , in respect, in you till...

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Categories: africa, age, goodbye, heart,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Distant dreams of paradise
alone i walk the lengths of this world you’ve been gone forever and a day you didn’t say you’d be gone an eternity when you last said your goodbyes i wander here alone in my wilderness while you’re out there on the other side i walk around chasing the light in a sky that clocks the time meanwhile i shed my tears...

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Categories: goodbye, loneliness, longing, morning,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Just One Last Night - The Last Goodbye - A Musical Multi-media duet
Just One Last Night – The Last Goodbye - A Musical Mini-Movie Duet Sometimes, love lingers long after the last goodbye. We think we’re letting go—but in truth, we’re holding on. Not just to memories, but to the soul that once stayed beside us. The Ballad and mini-movie is about love and loss, about the quiet ache that...

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Categories: goodbye, lost love,
Form: Ballad
Say goodbye to May
Say goodbye to May, ...

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Categories: goodbye, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme

Specific Types of Goodbye Poems

Read wonderful goodbye poetry on the following sub-topics: break up, coworker, cousin, dad, farewell, friend, funny, grandma, grandpa, her, him, love, retirement, saying, sister, student, teacher, and more.

Definition | What is Goodbye in Poetry?


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