21. Goodnight Dad, God Bless
You used to spoil me rotten
With all your love and care
But now each time I look for you
You suddenly aren't there
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My daddy passed away recently from pneumonia after fighting lung and bone cancer. It's been a difficult time but knowing that he's not in pain anymore and that he's at rest has really helped....
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22. Can't Accept That You're Gone
I hate that I can't see your face,
except for a picture on my mirror.
But I love that when I look at it,Featured Shared StoryI'll be honest, this really hit me hard. It made 7 years that my dad has been gone on April 8th. He died April 8th, 2015, due to stage 5 pancreatic cancer that spread to the lungs. According...
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23. Always In My Heart
Dad,
You have been gone one whole year and nothing is the same.
It seems like it was just yesterday that the angels called your name.
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24. For My Daddy
Have you seen my Daddy?
I don't know where he's gone.
Sometimes it hurts so much
I can't seem to carry on.Featured Shared StoryI lost my dad in 2015; it was so very painful. My father had been admitted in hospitals many times, and so I, being a little girl of 10 years of age then, thought he would be just fine this...
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25. The Greatest Man
I knew a man, he was the greatest man
I've known in all my days.
Then one day God called on him,
and now he's gone away.Featured Shared StoryI'm sorry for the very late reply. I hope that you indeed did use my poem for your dad's memorial service. The process of writing this really helped me through my grieving process, and if my...
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26. You Had To Go Too Soon
During the day I have to be strong
I try so hard to show that nothing is wrong.
But at night my tears will flow.
It was just so sudden you had to go.Featured Shared StoryMy father, Peter, died on May 29, 2016. He was everything to me, and he made my life so much better. He always listened to me. He always stayed by my side in good and bad times. He was my...
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27. I Hope I Make You Proud, Dad
I hope I make you proud, Dad; even though you're no longer here,
Your memory grows stronger with every passing year.
At the end it was a battle, one you weren't to win.Featured Shared StoryI was 15 years old when my dad left us. I could not believe it. I love you for being you and raising us differently than others. The way you guided me was very different. Though I am a girl,...
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28. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Famous Poem
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Featured Shared StoryI like this poem. It reflects the general reaction of the majority of people not wanting their loved ones to go and if so at least they put up a fight, along with being poetically exquisite...
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29. Child Of Mine
He's walking towards me surrounded by light
I can't believe this miraculous sight
It can't be him, I know he is dead
But as I look towards him, he's shaking his headFeatured Shared StorySeven years ago my dad passed away. My son and him were very close. After he passed, my son would get up in the morning and say I saw grandpa last night. I was always a little skeptical. As...
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30. To My Daddy, On Your Birthday
Today was the day
So many years ago
You came into this world,
Bringing a special glow.Featured Shared StoryMy dad passed away in 1997. He was shot 4 times in his back. There is still not a day that goes by that I don't think about him.
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31. A Prayer For My Dad
I can't believe I'm standing here,
Saying my goodbyes
To a Dad who meant the world to me,
My Dad with big brown eyes.Featured Shared StoryI am poem fanatic...I am truly touched by your poems of death of a father/ grandfather!!!! Please continue to help all that grieves a loved one...Your poems are heart felt.
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32. I Called You Dad
It was a month ago on a warm spring day,
When you said "Goodbye Sugar" then slowly slipped away.
A giant of a man to which no one could compare,
Handsome and tall with silver gray hair.Featured Shared StoryIt will be 10 years next month that I lost my Dad. I was the middle of the three girls he had. I wasn't his oldest and I wasn't his baby, but he counted on me when I grew up. He knew he could...
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33. Miss You Dad
Dear Dad;
Another year has passed that you have been gone
Oh how I wish that I could turn back time;Featured Shared StoryI lost my dad nearly 20 years ago. As a parent myself, all I would want for my child when I die is that he continues in the vein I have taught him. To embrace life and accept reality. Go on...
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34. My Dad, My Angel
Your battle is now over; no more tears flowing down your cheek,
no more pain, no more suffering; now you are no longer weak.
I still do not understand why this had to happen to you,
but I am proud to say you are my dad, the greatest man I ever knew.Featured Shared StoryI lost my dad 2 years ago on the 22nd of July. A week after his birthday and 4 days after mine. He was battling stage 4 bone cancer. I miss him a lot, and when I was growing up he was in and...
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35. Dear Pop
Once you had told me
When you were gone
I'd pick up the pieces
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36. My Bestfriend, My Father Died
No one can hear my screams
In my thoughts or in my dreams
As I lie here waiting patiently
I wait for the day you come back to meFeatured Shared StoryI lost my father on April 4, 2015. I miss you a lot, Dad!
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37. Each And Every Day
Another year has come,
and you're still so far away.
You're always in my heart
each and every day.Featured Shared StoryIt is so hard to lose the one you love. When I am 11 I got lazy to visit my best friend and I asked him that he will be the one to come over my house. When I texted him, he replied that he's...
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38. Goodbye To My Dad
Goodbye dad I had to say
A few months ago on a cold winter day
I'll remember the good times and try not to be sad
But saying goodbye still hurts so badFeatured Shared StoryI lost my Dad on February 17, 2019. Then on March 7, 2019, I lost my Mom. It has been so very hard for me. I don't wanna believe both my parents are gone. I want everyone to cherish your...
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39. I Love You Dad
I love you Dad with all my heart
And hate that we should be apart
Our love is a bond that can't be broken
You may be gone but never forgottenFeatured Shared StoryI lost my dad last week. I never got to say goodbye. I'm lying here wishing that I had one moment to tell you I love you. I lie here thinking about when I was a little girl and you were...
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40. Dad, I Promise In Your Memory
I promise to carry on your contagious smile.
The same one that would light up a room the minute you walked in.
I promise to laugh and never take myself too seriously.
I promise to love harder and forgive faster.Featured Shared StoryI was 19 when my brother Brian, 21(a soldier), was killed in Afghanistan. He'd been married for 3 1/2 months when he died, and left behind a giant number of people who love him. This poem...
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