Death Sad Poems

These Death Sad poems are examples of Sad poems about Death. These are the best examples of Sad Death poems written by international poets.

I had the nicest rooster,
An Orpington named Blaze.
He was around for several years 
Until a fox ended his days.

His feathers were burnt orange,
A handsome shade

© Glyph Writer   

I'm sorry I didn't bring 
roses to your funeral. 

I brought a Christmas 
wreath instead. 

I didn't want to symbolize 
your withering, 

I wanted to

© Alijah Rivers  

I went to drink 
coffee at one of those 
cute little coffee-drinking 
places, and I couldn’t 
help but think of 
you. 

I tried 
not to.

© Alijah Rivers  

So, "let it ***ing rain."
"The death of us."
Drowned in fire and ice.
"Good knight"

Carrie you broke my heart
But, you, Crystal, shattered my heart, mind, and soul.

© G. Jay  

There are two days I know
Yesterday and today 
Yesterday laid the cross I bear
Cross I dared not to wear
Forever we stay, they say,
But the thorns

© mara Chantal  

"The more in science we advance,
The more do we grow," you say;
Still, Nature's love, abundance
Forgive us all in every way.

She lessons us to endure
Just like

© Somali Mukherjee  

Killick Poetry Contest
Craig Cornish

The weight of his dog on his mind
There were no makeups, makeovers
… there was a makeshift as death was calling
One sacrifice that

© Connie Pachecho  

In my soul, transcending this world, I aspire to become anything other than a mere being made of flesh.
A light awaits me, attainable by a

© Rebekah Arthur  

Kensington spreads its legs—
lets the city crawl in,
dripping Xylazine / fentanyl / tranq,
open sore veins
moaning dirty dirges.

False prophets—
all piss and panic—
bark half-lies
through decaying molars,
fingering apathy
for

© Daniel Henry Rodgers  

It's always a battle,
Everyday is,
Always a battle,
Between life and death,

I forgot something,
I didn't check before leaving,
I didn't look before going,
Everyday's like this,

I didn't eat,I overeat,
I

© Dona Salapar  

The dead that now know
God's move in ~predestined~ wind
Sift through the free grass.

You must be longer
in there than I am this staid.
Above you, to leave
Where

© Paige Hind  

I'll deafen my ears before everyone else disappears,
So I can have the most quietest peace of mind that hears their ghosts.
What would I give then

© Marissa Faries  

He wasn’t thirsty nor did he yearn for food 
For he had already found nourishment in Your words

He didn’t spend money on things that did

© Kasey Love  

There was a chill in the air that night, as the taste of spun cotton candy and stale popcorn floated through the breeze. Lifeless clouds

© Sara Jama  

dog stricken
with cancer;
euthanized.

out of her
 m i s e r y;
dog owner

hollowed out
by deep grief;
best friend, gone!

© Edward Ibeh