Wife Death Poems

Wife Death Poems

Poetry for the Loss of a Wife

When we take our vows and say, "until death do we part," we are lying to ourselves. Death only brings a physical departure. A marriage and the bond between a husband and wife make two people into one. That means that even when we lose a wife, we are still left with that special love that burns inside and never dies. That internal love burns on even if our wife is no longer with us. Clinging to that love inside of us, even if it can never be physically expressed, should carry us and sustain us in her passing.

16 Poems Honoring A Deceased Wife

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  1. 1. The Cross Of Snow

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    In the long, sleepless watches of the night,
    A gentle face — the face of one long dead —
    Looks at me from the wall, where round its head
    The night-lamp casts a halo of pale light.

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  3. 2. My Soulmate


    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I still say I Love You,
    But now there's no reply.
    I always feel your presence
    As if you never left my side.

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    Chris,
    It's 21 years since I lost my lovely wife, after 35 years of marriage. It's the anniversary tomorrow. I was so in love with her. When we went to the supermarket. I would leave her to...

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  5. 3. Missing You


    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Still I hear those voices
    From a time so long ago.
    I see so many faces
    But not the one I love and know.

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    A beautiful poem

    I have just lost my Wife Teresa on Sep 5th after 56 years of marriage I feel empty and lost and hurting inside. I miss her so much she was the love of my life.
    Reading...

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  6. 4. Reflections

    • By David John Love
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.

    Remember all those happy days, those times she called our own
    In all those well-loved places where you now grieve alone.
    And those small endearing gestures, which you thought you knew so well,
    Are fading, as time passes, with her words, her kiss, her smell.

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    I lost my wife on my birthday this past January. She was in ICU for 3 months, and I didn't expect to lose her. We were married for 28 years and had been together for 32 years. I spent those...

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  7. 5. The Leaving

    • By Colin Jarratt
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Is it truly selfish to want you back again?
    I could not calm your mind, I could not ease your pain;
    I thought my love would be enough to keep you here with me;
    But now I know that was never going to be.

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    This poem affected me deeply, summing up the emptiness of losing the one who makes you whole. On the 12th of July 2016 it will be 4 years since I lost my beautiful wife Jane. We had been...

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  8. 6. The Funeral Poem

    • By Whiskurz
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 13, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I choose to be thankful
    Not to be sad
    For all of the wonderful
    Years that we had

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  9. 7. Little Signs

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2018 with permission of the Author.

    When a loved one passes on,
    Their spirit never dies.
    And as we journey on alone,
    They're always by our side.

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    Gentlemen (and ladies),
    My heart goes out to you. I need help. I will be gone soon. My wife has had to endure my sufferings and deal with all that comes with my disease. Before marriage, I...

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  10. 8. Just Beyond The Hill

    • By David J. Flood
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2020 with permission of the Author.

    When you go away,
    As I know you will,
    Please wait for me
    Just beyond the hill.

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  11. 9. Forgotten Dreams

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    In a silent world of forgotten dreams,
    Where disappointments and heartaches lie.
    A world where hopes and dreams have died
    And bid their last goodbye.

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  12. 10. One Last Kiss

    • By Marty Pijanowski
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I have fought the feelings
    And emotions inside
    That fills and empties me,
    Like a fast rolling tide.

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    I lost my wife on January 1, 2021 from breast cancer. She was only 40 years old. We share 3 beautiful kids. We met when she was 17 in a night club. At midnight 24 years later, I gave her a...

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  13. 11. Missing My Wife

    • By Ryan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2011 with permission of the Author.

    When I try to take a break
    and relax in my busy life,
    my heart, it does ache,
    and all I think is how I miss my wife.

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    I lost my wife on February 4th, 2021 to cancer after 4-and-a-half-year battle in remission. Nothing prepares you for it. I had a lovely 12 years with her, but now it feels like I have lost...

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  14. 12. Pink Ribbon

    They said time would ease the pain.
    Every day I still feel the same.
    I wake every morning reaching for you,
    My pillow soaked with my tears like the morning dew.

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    Death Anniversary - I lost my wife to brain cancer on July 16, 2003. We were married for 5 years. We took her to the best hospital in Pakistan, and at third stage we thought we had beaten it...

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  15. 13. Please, Please Don't Be Sad

    • By Stephen Murray
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 3, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    Please do not weep, for we must depart.
    I'll always be there, there in your heart.
    A little tiny piece, a tiny little part
    Of the friendship and love we did impart.

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  16. 14. Happy Valentine's Day, Babe

    • By Rita Clark
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries are hard,
    But Valentine's Day seems the hardest of all.
    Christmas I celebrate with all I hold dear,
    Though your absence is felt through all of the cheer.

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    Lost my beautiful bride of 19 years on February 26, 2016. We were married on Valentine’s Day 1997. Wish I could have another 19 years with her. Valentine’s Day will never be the same. Tears...

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  17. 15. No Refuge

    As the shower tried to wash away
    the dust and grime of the day
    my grief ran down my face as well
    my cries were muted as the tears fell

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  18. 16. Only For A Season

    • By Eric S. English
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    I set aside a season for my love
    And a garden to remember her by;
    So that upon the chime of the new moon
    My dear love would arrive.

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    Lovely and beauteous elegy poem about your beloved late wife. A fine and tender tribute, Eric. My very best wishes for the contest.

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