Sad Poems. Above are examples of sad poems about life, depression, love, and more. Yes, believe it or not, poetry about sadness can help you lift your spirits when you feel down or are unhappy. It is a natural feeling and one that all people experience but talking about how you feel and writing about sadness can put you on the road to healing. Regardless of the reason, or even if there doesn’t seem to be one, reading and sharing poetry can help you when sadness holds you in its grip. These poetic works will help you to learn how to write poetry about sadness and see how the best poets from all over the world write this form of poetry.
Fading PhotographsHe sat captured in a surprised look,
Middle-aged, youthful and vibrant,
He was committed to his work and family,
An uncommon balance admired by his colleagues.
His story was that of grass to grace,
From humble beginnings,
He moved up...
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Categories:
death, father, loss, sad,
Form: Free verse
Reverse PsychologyThe reflection in the water of the woman
Was not pleasing; even to herself she looked
Hard.
Frown marks were etched deep; two lacerations
Between her black unruly brows.
Thin lips clamped together in a downward Arc
Showed her...
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Categories:
sad, anger, angst, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Unsent Letters
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I find myself
with just myself reflecting
on undelivered letters of winters past--
the most bitter front glazing evenings
where a fireplace becomes a chilled shelter
of sharp, dazed musings
as I travel within time's slow compass.
Two quarter moons ago...you...
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Categories:
sad, writing,
Form: Dramatic Verse
never loveI feel your presence in every place
I feel safe in your warm embrace
But how can I explain the terrible secret I hold so close
Love is something I’ve never known
I can’t tell you I love...
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Categories:
friendship love, heartbreak, sad
Form: Free verse
The Same DestinationAll the people from the village
are on the same pilgrimage
and they know
that they must all go with the flow.
It's always been the same story
for each generation
has the same destination
in the quest...
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Categories:
father, sad, tree,
Form: Rhyme
GPS: Road to NowhereBegin on Loneliness Avenue—
keep moving straight until you reach the crossroads at Regret Road.
Turn left, and soon you’ll find yourself winding through Insecurity Street—
watch your step, the path twists without warning.
When you approach Fear Boulevard,...
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Categories:
sad, angst, anxiety, art, conflict,
Form: Free verse
OnionFor if my heart
Were such as this
With taste and tears
On every kiss
It could explain
Each reason why
The love lorne layers
Do testify
To pungent faith
Flavoursome hope
Formed in the dark
With potent scope
To underpin
The panoply
Of every tasty
Recipe
...
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Categories:
sad, feelings, food, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
This Shameless Mask Of ColdnessDon't be hide anymore behind
this shameful mask of coldness,
I start feeling your indifference;
you pull away and enter a fantasy world,
where nothing is real to human eyes:
don't hold on your ego and pretense!
This shameful mask...
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Categories:
sad, anger, betrayal, celebration, emotions,
Form: Lyric
memoriesold sweet memories make me smile, sad memories make me close my eyes…...
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Categories:
memory, sad, sweet,
Form: Monoku
An Evening in The Tones of Rothko
The last embers of a sunset
sink below a dark horizon
almost mirroring a Rothko
painting in its somber
and weighted tones.
A sadness has found
a place to settle
for the evening
and is absorbed
by the water and sky.
It seems...
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Categories:
art, loss, sad, sunset,
Form: Free verse
AgainI’ve been here before
Before the cruel reality reappeared
Shattering your warm embrace
War rages between us
Bloody secrets strewn through the night sky
“It’ll be okay”
But a white lie is still a lie
You shine
Bright as ever the center
Of...
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Categories:
sad, love, love hurts, relationship,
Form: Free verse
You Never KnowPeople ask, people pry,
People come, people try.
Yet the sadness hidden inside remains unspoken,
behind the masks, their silence faithfully unbroken.
Conversations masked with laughter,
Concerns diverted, dispersed soon after.
Is...
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Categories:
depression, emo, loneliness, sad,
Form: Free verse
Woman inside the hourglassThe moment disenchantment filled her eyes,
took time before she shielded her disguise
Love ones and many around her began to shift,
giving her a heart no one could lift
Grieving her emotions out every minute,
left her...
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Categories:
sad, 11th grade, confusion, emotions,
Form: Narrative
Moonlight ChaliceBroken lines of poetry
Are all that's left to see
A page of forgotten memories
To cheer the heart in me
Memories so cherished kept
That too soon turn to gray
And in the end the storms of life
Twist the cruelest...
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Categories:
sad, death, depression, life, lost
Form: Quatrain
Fearful RealizationsMy days are void of color
It seems I cannot speak your name
My consciousness lives within my memories
Holding only myself to blame.
The bleakness of reality
My soul, it perseveres
It lives far outside these bricks
I'm left alone...
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Categories:
anxiety, loneliness, lost, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Sad Poems
Read wonderful sad poetry on the following sub-topics:
boyfriend, breakup, cry, death, depression, feeling, friends, girlfriend, goodbye, heartbreak, kids, life, rhyme,
and more.
Definition | What is Sad in Poetry?
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