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Sadness Poems - Poems about Sadness

Sadness Poems - Examples of all types of poems about sadness to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for sadness.
Premium Member from the cradle to the shame
...sadness leaves the source hits page, makes tracks, with force leaves behind a stillness that doesn't show unnoticed ache, where tears don't flow that looks like carrying on but pitter patter ......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, pain,
Form: Free verse



Gin And Tears
...And as I reach my end of years I’ve come to know my gin and tears A pleasant cocktail, I suppose As time, that mighty river flows Yet, not for sadness in my cup ......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, how i feel, introspection,
Form: Couplet
Abonden Feelings
... Hey, For you, it started Sunday night. For me, on Friday, it came to light. It’s dumb that I didn’t see the signs. How could I miss those warning lines? Yes, I was in love, it's true......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, 8th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Forever My Child
... You left this earth I stayed behind Life changed forever Sorrow consumed heart and mind Time eased my sorrow Though did not heal Granted me strength So my soul could again feel So many......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, death, grief, loss, love,
Form: Rhyme
There’s A Sadness In The River
...There’s a sadness in the river That well the river knows Which sounds beneath the surface And goes where rivers go Murmuring in mute assent Its current status quo – It’s the silent ......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, river, sad,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member I will stand here until she passes, a woman in white, shining purity
...I will stand here until she passes, a woman in white, shining purity, With half a voice, I'll tell her that memories never wear such garments, And I'll lose myself in the stream of thoughts, in the......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Who am I without You, witnessing Me
...Does every child break their mothers heart? Or is it just for us? The infrequent visits leaves gaps and years apart Newly bought towels and sheet sets. Neatly folded and folded again with love and......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, daughter, loss, mother daughter,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member House of the Blind
...Oh what is this sorrowful sound With no hope or solace around Unending sadness and pending madness As my tears cascade to the ground A man in the house of the blind In a land so cru......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Harry the Christmas Camel
...Aimee is starting to write poetry and childrens books. This is her Christmas poem called Harry the Christmas camel. She really does have a beautiful gift. One proud Mama. Ps her younger siblings love......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, christmas,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Don't Dream, Don't Cry
...Don't dream, don't cry... don't let be something of your daily living; as you know dreams don't last more than a single night! Don't dream, don't cry... don't shiver under your sheets: wish fo......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, anxiety, desire, dream, happiness,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Please Lord
...Shed some light on me deliver me from sadness wipe my tears away......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, prayer,
Form: Senryu
Self Portrait
...In the drawing. Flat paper on the coffee table. I’m in it. Crayons? Markers? Shaking in my hands. Sadness confined to a rectangle. My mom looks over and wonders. I’m not crying, it’s just mark......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, depression,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The illusion of timeless silence
...The ILLUSION of a TIMELESS SILENCE Drenched the RUSTIC creaking barn Its tortured wind scarred face Snarling at the SWIRLING winds A lonely BLOSSOM sprouts atop a fencepost Mice scurry about a......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, farm, history, memory,
Form: Verse
Premium Member no one approached her
...misery on her face sadness in her eyes too proud to cry wearing gloom as a mask no one approached her not even me ......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, sad, woman,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cryptic Christmas Carol
...'Twas the night before death...: All sleeping...who will breathe their final breath? Cryptic creatures climb throughout the homes searching for souls that shall seep away from their bones. Music,......Read the rest...
Categories: sadness, adventure, blessing, fire, journey,
Form: Narrative

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