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Sorrow Poems | Examples of Sorrow Poetry

Sorrow Poems - Examples of all types of sorrow poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for sorrow.
Dethroned Queen
Once, she was the moon that lit my night, A beacon of silver, so soft, so bright. Her laughter—music that haunted my sleep, Her beauty—a secret my heart longed to keep. Through endless streets, I wandered in vain, Begging forgiveness,...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, anger, break up, hate,
Form: Free verse
True To The Cause
In the heart's quiet chambers, a fire burns bright.. Faith and loyalty, I do what is right. Words I embraced, of promises you told.. Nothing ever happens, the stories getting old. Loyalty whispers, to...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, betrayal, emotions, feelings, hurt,
Form: Rhyme



Daughters of the moon
On the streets at night lined up Like a parade waiting to be picked Bracing the cold nights Hoping to get something before the night ends To hopeless arms, they'll lay Tough times forcing them out of options And life has...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, abuse, night, psychological, sad,
Form: Free verse

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Your sorrows
My friend, how deep can be your sorrows? Through smoke filled maze of modern days When time flies by in bleary haze And we don't know about tomorrow? Your eyes, once bright and full of life, Nowdays, instead, to my...Read the rest...
Categories: friendship, sorrow,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Despair
Despair dusts hearts dreary draped in stark pain debris that angst next dresses more hopeless Depressed ...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, confusion, cry, depression, meaningful,
Form: Cinquain



Premium Member Watch as the archer of sorrow steps slowly among the shadows of lost memories
Watch as the archer of sorrow steps slowly among the shadows of lost memories, Clad in robes woven from the threads of promises forgotten on the shelves of time, His quiver rattling with arrows soaked in the...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What Leave the Fates Decree
To Hades, black as ink, our souls shall sink, And all our lives are gone within a wink! Yet fleeting! E’er so fleeting! Though it be, So well we love what leave the Fates decree. ...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, angst, courage, dark, death,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Voyage to Asphodel
Listen to this grief I tell, How love away from me didst wind. And though in time, I think she’ll find I loved her better – never mind – The whole of life, its parts combined, Are only sorrows intertwined....Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, death, grief, life, mythology,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member MY EXISTENCE
MY EXISTENCE (AMY) I walk into the graveyard and see “Amy” on your stone, And know from family hist’ry you’re not lying there alone. She was not my mother but I can’t help but know I owe my whole...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, bereavement, death, destiny, fate,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member No Story
Shall I tell you about my life Of the games that I used to play I don’t want to consume your time Will you listen or turn away? To the shop and back in the hole Backwards and forwards I...Read the rest...
Categories: how i feel, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Three painful memories
Three painful memories caused by no bodies. 1. Loss of friendship with many broken promises. 2. Disappointed with negative and harsh language. 3. Loved someone with heart of stone. I shall move on to live my life. I should pay...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, break up, friendship, grief,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Little More Amour
A little more amour, A little less confess: For those whose hearts they pour Have little to redress. ...Read the rest...
Categories: care, love, peace, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Where Death Worms Writhe
T’was a bone-chilling night, the stars twinkled high, Echoing the sorrow that swelled in mine eye. The high queen, suspended on her frigid throne, Judging me harshly as I stand alone. The night mist descends like a funeral pall, Cascading...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, dark, death, gothic, grave,
Form: Rhyme
The Weight of the World
I feel your sorrow, I taste your pain, Like a storm that crashes, like pouring rain. Your burdens settle deep in my chest, Even when you heal, I cannot rest. I lose myself in what you feel, Unsure of what...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, 12th grade, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Premium Member Another Storm Passes By
Another storm we are both going through Darling I'll always walk the storms with you It is you who has to bear all the pain i pray for you to become well again. I will love you always,...Read the rest...
Categories: sorrow, courage, prayer,
Form: Rhyme

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