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Missing Poems | Examples of Missing Poetry

Missing Poems - Examples of all types of missing poetry to share and read. This list of missing poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Tell your mom, best friend, dad, or someone you love that you miss him or her with a poem. Show how much you yearn for the one you cherish. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of missing poetry. This list of works about missing is an excellent resource for examples of how to write missing poems.
When I Die
When I die, make sure you hold me till the very end Do hold me in your arms, while I fade away. When I die, let those know, who doubted me in my misery That I loved them,...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, absence, courage, creation, cry,
Form: Rhyme
i'm sorry
I'm sorry for the way things ended, I know it wasn't fair. I remember the moment you left and never looked back, But I look back on us all of the time. I'm sorry you moved on from me...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member missing musicians
he leans against a street sign pole it is freezing cold he knows not to put his tongue on it a casual stance for he is a musician are they not all casual? life is simple tv is in grayscale the hippies have...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, music,
Form: Free verse
Away from the sea
staying afar from the people I love… the fear is starting to creep in slowly .. at times with the sound of a phone ringing the heart’s rhythm of mine touching the skies.. also sometimes searching unjustly, locking your...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, absence, family, friendship love,
Form: Free verse
Sailor
I wish hello to the sailor Every once in a while He rows his boat in the stream nearby Smiles while seeing me wave I wonder if he knows well The map of river and cave I wonder if he knows...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, absence, art, blessing, boat,
Form: Free verse



Scattered Eyes
Her eyes wandered across the room She was looking for him But she couldn’t see him Where was he? Did he walk away again? Leaving her to cry into her own shoulder To drive herself home To sleep with her face in...Read the rest...
Categories: love, missing you,
Form: Free verse
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paper inside sealed bottle squall thunderstorm savvy coconut queen cabal of decadence Shakira and beyond bath of milk two dozen packs of juicy fruit Gallagher smashes a melon me too man me too...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, america, art, beautiful, career,
Form: Free verse
Life After Loss
Nobody prepares you For life after a loss. All the words are the same But they don't tell you it's hard. They expect you to know That waking up is weighed with guilt. They don't warn you About the fear of...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, death, grief, hurt, i
Form: Free verse
Premium Member God Is Missing A Ghost Story
God is missing, ...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, angst, cheer up, crazy,
Form: Rhyme
Where Are You?
Where are you my love I miss your sweet voice You were once the center of my life Now you're gone and I'm left with emptiness I long to see you again To feel your loving care Your absence has left...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, missing you,
Form: Free verse
Makabre Marionetta
Hey mommy I am here to play Daddy and brother are on the way To the underworld where I sent them By gutting tummies and dissecting Innards go to outwards on the floor Faces you can’t recognize anymore Low...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, character, child, conflict, dark,
Form: Free verse
Once upon a time
Once upon a time, in a world spun of gold, Where mountains were diamonds and oceans, untold, A love like no other was born in the air, Between a king and a queen—no love could compare. The king saw...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, i love you, i
Form: Rhyme
There
The day has come to see. A life worth living is with me. You fought your way through this life searching the sea. Yet you were just looking for me. I could feel your existence here and there. The...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, 11th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Rhyme
My Hale
Hazel brown hair underneath the sun, Radiating the gold from her soul As I set my heart not to run Towards an enviable, worthy goal. Her name rhymed with hale, Like her spirit and her smile That thaws my heart's...Read the rest...
Categories: missing, break up, celebration, lost
Form: Rhyme
Greatest Perpetrator
These past few years, I've tried to find your whereabouts, wishing you would return to my loving arms. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. I know I’ve grown accustomed to pain, yet I'm still...Read the rest...
Categories: feelings, loss, love, missing,
Form: Prose

Specific Types of Missing Poems

Read wonderful missing poetry on the following sub-topics: best friend, christmas, dad, death, father, friends, for her, for him, grandma, i miss you, love, mom, mother, someone you love, someone, and more.

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