Short Goodbye Poems

Short Goodbye Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Goodbye poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search short Goodbye poetry by poem length and keyword.


Faith Wants To Climb

the Red Hills of Georgia
say hello and
then wave goodbye
to the soul but
please understand that
faith wants to climb


Never

A thousand kisses never touched 
A million touches never felt 
Endless feelings never returned 
Three words never said

Premium Member Love's Hurt

Leaving
Staying
Coming
Going
Love ever leaving a staying heart
is hurt coming from going love's start
Form: Tyburn

Premium Member Brainy Birds

All species of birds in the sky
Are more accomplished than you or I
Human beings walk
Birds can walk and fly
Goodbye.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Mouse

mouse
runs fast
likes inside
wall at his back
squeaks loudly when caught
goodbye darling
a startling
racing
mouse
Form: Ninette


Premium Member Quietly Walk Away

Sometimes.....we don’t have the right words to say goodbye ….
And all we know to do…. is quietly walk away.

Darrell

Loneliness

Inside I cry
behind steel eyes.
Against the wind
I feel that I
am all alone,
am all alone,
am all alone…
Goodbye
Form: Rhyme

Lost Tears

Some never hear
the past whisper goodbye

Till perfidy shouts
— and destiny cries 

(The New Room: October, 2025)
Form: Rhyme

Frozen In Time

flirtatious finesse

frosted feathery lashes

frozen in death mask




Poetry contest:  Get Romantic
Visual No 7
© Kim Shaw  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member American Cinquain Fall Verse

a rose
in November
perfumes a gloomy day-
hints of summer linger Autumn's
goodbye

after Adelaide Crapsey's creation
Form: Verse

Honesty

stand still
remember those times
sincere friendly innocent chats
could have had a true real friendship 
drama
Form: Cinquain

Copycat

Glamour
Grammar 

Jealous 
Careless 

Believe 
Naive 

Slicker  
Quicker 

Deny 
Goodbye 

Bitter 
Twitter
Form: Footle

Please

Remember
is
re member

Re member
is
to be a pal

Even if
we said goodbye
bitterly

Remember
me,
continually.

Premium Member Dark Passion

Say hello to the
More passionate side of me,
Say goodbye as I
Unleash my dark side before
You dare leave me all alone.
Form: Tanka

The Murdering of Earth

She bleeds a sunset, 
on distant skies, 
and cries an ocean, 
that waves goodbye: 

I once was Earth, 
but now I die.
Form: Verse

'adieu'

The light gets richer
approaching the end

Warmth trumping distance
—goodbye an old friend

(Dreamsleep: April, 2020)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Bye Bye

I wish I had wings.
So I could fly
I would float up
To a clear, bright blue sky
And wave this troubled world,
Goodbye.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Autumn

Goodbye sweet summer
 tis time for autumns colors 
splendid masterpiece
 even bare trees bow down to 
welcome autumn in
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Impenetrable

“See you soon ok ?”
softly,  like I had a choice;
Impenetrable; 
As if you could be severed,
I could never say goodbye.
Form: Tanka

The First Goodbye

laying in your bed
watching you
get dressed
the permanent ring in the
back pocket
of your blue jeans
i’m missing you already
Form:

A Sudden Goodbye

Brief letter seals a goodbye

Are you telling me?

Life goes on?




Quinzaine Contest  Dr. Ram Mehta
Zelene Desha
Form: Verse

Premium Member Goodbye and Good Luck

Cheerfully said we, "Goodbye and Good Luck"
                                             ~ Though hearts meant it tearfully
Form: Monoku

Gone

"please, don't go", i cried 
as the car door slammed behind you 
and the only sounds heard were the rain and my quiet sobs
Form: Prose

Hello Goodbye

In life we laugh
In death we cry
We say hello
We say goodbye
We’re born to live
Yet, we live to die
WIZDUMBs by JA 744
© Ja Ja  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Goodbye 2025

You had your challenges
Glad you're on your way out
We have grand expectations for 2026 !



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

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