1. Death Is Nothing At All
Famous Poem
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Loss Poems
Poems about Mourning the Loss of a Loved One
When we lose something that is precious to us, we are left with a feeling of sadness. Whether it is a precious friend or even a treasured object, the loss can be hard to bear. We mourn, as if a part of us has gone missing. Throughout our life we amass collections of friends and treasured possessions. Having close relationships help us feel as if we are not alone in the world. When we lose someone or something that is precious to us, we may realize that there is a certain aloneness that can never be filled. Ultimately the condition of life is one of being alone before God.
25 Poems about Losing Someone You Love
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Featured Shared StoryHello Everyone,
Reading the comments here, I just felt that I "belonged." This year has been very hard - in March my father passed and in October my dear brother. I feel so lost now without... -
2. Taken From Me
I'm sitting here in my room, looking at your picture,
wondering why you couldn't be a part of my future.
Uncontrollable tears stream down my face,
while my heartbeat starts to race.Featured Shared StoryWe lost my beautiful nephew on April 1, 2017. He had a contagious smile and beautiful blue eyes. He just got engaged to the love of his life. We are a very close family, so much so that we...
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3. 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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4. Why You?
As each day passes,
I sit and wonder why.
Why you were taken
without a chance to say goodbye?Featured Shared StoryThank you. My mom passed away two years ago now, and I've always felt like no one understood me. I feel like crap every day, and although my life has only begun, it feels like my glorious...
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5. Miss You So
Today I gave you roses.
I gave you thirty three,
one red rose for every year
that you shared with me.Featured Shared StoryThis time last week my partner was brutally murdered. Why?? We don't know. J thinks it had something to do with my daughter's car. I looked out of the window. There was a boy smashing her...
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6. Found You
We know loss
Because we've felt love and hope.
We know sadness
Because we've understood happiness.Featured Shared StoryI have lost an ex-lover in a car accident and a babe born sleeping. I've found it easier to accept death from old age and illness, including my grandma who brought me up. I am blessed today...
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7. Is That You?
Is that you?
The falling star in the night,
So pure, so bright.
Featured Shared StoryMy son's girlfriend who had lived with us died at the young age of thirty. Trina was such a sweet girl. She was like a daughter to me. It's been 5 weeks but seems like yesterday. She had...
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8. Loved And Lost
When you lose
someone you love,
life will change.
You rearrange,Featured Shared StoryThis is such a beautiful poem; it touches my heart and soul. Some dear friends of the family just passed away, and I want to share this with them. It feels like I lost four of my siblings...
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Featured Shared Story
One day when I was 15 and in 8th grade, I went home early because I was puking my guts out. when the nurse called my mom, she came and got me and told me I needed to lie down. When I woke up...
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10. How It Will Be
It feels like it's been forever
since I've seen your face.
I miss you so much.
In my heart you will always hold a special place.Featured Shared StoryMy brother passed on November 26th 2014, the night before thanksgiving. He passed from a car accident drinking and driving. He swerved into another car's lane and died instantly. He was my...
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11. No Celebration
What's the point of celebrating
When the ones you loved have gone?
It's only the beginning of another year,
Another year of struggling alone.Featured Shared StoryStrangely, this kinda relates to me, as many family members such as my uncles, grand-parents, and my father passed a few years ago around the holidays, and often times all you feel is grief...
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12. We Are Seven
Famous Poem
———A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What should it know of death?Featured Shared StoryI read this poem many, many years ago in a children's poem book. When my youngest brother passed...I was broken. At his funeral, someone said, "There are only 5 of you now." I thought of this...
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13. Suffering Up Close
Suffering up close is so different from afar,
it's the supreme test in life,
to show what strengths there are.
Featured Shared StoryDear Melissa, I am so sorry it took me so long to reply to you. I am sorry for the loss of your father, my heart goes out to you. I wrote "Suffering Up Close" after my precious mother passed...
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14. She Is Bereavement
Beneath a night veil bordered with black roses,
such a pallid, yet beauteous face,
nightingales nestled at her feet.
She's adept at knowing when to letFeatured Shared StoryHaving lost my husband in January this year, I really related to your poem - beautifully written. Very best wishes, Ann (D. Stevenson)
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15. God's Angel
How do I say this
And where do I start
Everything hurts
Especially my heartFeatured Shared StoryI had a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks pregnant, something I had never heard of but was told is more common than we think. I ache with every inch and hurt with every bone. People say in time...
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16. Strong
I have to be strong not for me
But for everyone else
I want to cry I want to scream
But no one can see my hollow tearsFeatured Shared StoryI'm so sorry for your loss but I promise you the strongest thing you can do is cry WITH your family. Don't stuff it inside trust me I know what I'm talking about. It will either come out...
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17. Departed Spirit
Please take time to listen
Hear what I have to say
I know I'm not there to guide you
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18. Your Light Still Shines
I miss our moments together,
I treasure each memory.
You left with the key to my heart;
Your life lives on through me. -
19. Tell Me It's Okay
Analysis of Form and Technique
Tell me it's okay
To just want to cry.
Tell me it's okay
To never say goodbye. -
20. Eternal Love
The blue skies turn to grey.
No more stories.
You've gone away.
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Grief Poems
Father Death Poems
In Memory Poems
Grandfather Death Poems
Grandmother Death Poems
Sister Death Poems