Daughter Death Poems

Daughter Death Poems

Poems about the Loss of a Daughter

Daughters are a source of immeasurable joy for her parents. Long before a daughter is born, she is deeply loved. Daughters are often a mother's best friend, her ally, and her most precious treasure. For a father, a daughter is often the apple of his eye, his princess. It is no surprise then, that a parent's love for a daughter is so intense and selfless. For this reason, the loss of a daughter can bring on a range of difficult emotions including numbness, guilt, anger, emptiness, disbelief and deep sadness.

19 Tributes for Dead Daughters

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  1. 1. If I Could Hear Her


    • By Carolyn Ferreira
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2013 with permission of the Author.

    I see your teardrops falling.
    I hear you cry my name.
    I know you cannot see me,
    but I hold you just the same.

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    We just lost our 20-year-old on 6/3/20. She didn't live at home, and with her life choices, there was conflict, but it was getting better this year. I was at work. She called my wife, wanting...

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  3. 2. November's Butterfly


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

    Sometimes in November
    When the sun is sitting high
    A warm Fall breeze will steal the leaves
    And cause the trees to cry

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  5. 3. Our Song

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

    You took a piece of me with you the day you left,
    leaving me unable to catch my breath.

    This isn't how it was supposed to be!

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    It was on that early morning of Saturday 19th May 2018 when I had just part ways with her then someone came calling me to rush back home from work. On reaching the doorstep, I couldn't...

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  6. 4. Silhouette

    • By Tony Doiron
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2013 with permission of the Author.

    Could I have another moment?
    Another kiss, another smile,
    One more chance to watch you sleep
    Or just to sit awhile.

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    My heart goes out to you. I lost my Tayla Jade 9 years ago yesterday at age 2 to a drowning accident. I know it feels like hell, as if life will never go on. It never goes away, and you never...

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  7. 5. Dear God, Please Take Care Of My Little Girl

    • By Terry Gouveia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2012 with permission of the Author.

    Dear God, please take care of my little girl,
    The one with big eyes and soft brown curls.
    She was special, as you should know.
    I really didn't want to let her go.

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    I know that in life we are going to have are ups and downs. But I had to find the strength in me to move forward in life even through all the failures and mistakes. Poetry was my way of...

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  8. 6. Waiting For Daddy

    • By Barbara Bailey
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2007 with permission of the Author.

    Daddy, can you feel me?
    Do you know I'm near?
    I wished that I could be with you,
    To wipe away your tears.

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    Loved your poem. My husband and daughter were very close, and this is what she would be telling her daddy. My daughter was 33 years old when she opened her eyes in heaven. It will be 7 years...

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  9. 7. Handprint

    • By Tony Doiron
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2011 with permission of the Author.

    You were lying in my arms,
    As I tried to say goodbye.
    "It might be for the best," they said,
    But I knew that was a lie.

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    I'm so sorry for your loss. It's coming up on 17 years since my Charlotte passed. She would have graduated high school this past June, so it hit me a bit harder than usual. I understand what...

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  10. 8. My Angel

    • By Eric R. Harvey
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

    How do you mend a broken heart?
    Why did our God tear us apart?
    Each new morning I speak your name.
    Life in the world is not the same.

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  11. 9. When I Speak

    • By Martin Nelson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

    When I speak your name,
    It still brings music to my ears,
    And I can still see your smile
    As if heaven is so near.

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  12. 10. Kiss My Girl Goodbye

    • By Tony Doiron
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2018 with permission of the Author.

    God took you from me suddenly
    I could only sit and cry
    Hold her tightly in your arms
    Kiss my girl goodbye

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  13. 11. When You Were Small

    • By Linda D. Cope
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I often think of you.
    When you were very small,
    You left your fingerprints
    On almost every wall.

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    I also lost my daughter exactly 2 weeks before her 3rd birthday, 35 years ago. And although many of you may not believe it, time does heal. You never forget, but it does get easier. I miss...

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  14. 12. For My Daughter Crissy

    • By Kathy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Gentle Savior, please look down.
    There's someone by your side,
    A small bewildered four year old
    Who needs you as her guide.

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    I somehow came across this one night I was grieving for my daughter, who I lost shortly after birth. I have kept this poem close to heart as I can relate to it. I unfortunately am now passing...

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  15. 13. A Mother's Day

    • By Debra L. Rowe
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 16, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    A mother's love has no bounds
    Even before her child is born.
    Everything changes...the way she lives and the way she loves,
    Sadly sometimes the way she mourns.

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  16. 14. My Sweet Amy

    • By Bonnie Dodd
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015 with permission of the Author.

    The first time they laid you in my arms,
    you were so small and precious,
    the perfect gift from above,
    and in an instant I fell in love.

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    No one will ever know the great pain we feel unless they too have lost a child, a child with a young child left behind. I feel cheated, cheated because I will never get to see my child raise...

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  17. 15. Happy 17

    • By Shane
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Was on this day that your were born
    A ray of sunshine that I adorned
    From heaven above you were sent to us
    Hand crafted and unique, one of a kind you were made

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    • Votes 326
    • Rating 4.49
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    I love reading poems and most times I search for heart touching ones that how I got here
    I remember when I was so young maybe ten twelve or less I used to have lots of thoughts of suicide,...

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  18. 16. The Heart I Carry

    • By Elaine P. Keefe
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

    Within my heart beats a separate pulse
    With a rhythm all its own.
    It comforts me in my times of need
    And keeps me from feeling alone.

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  19. 17. My Dearest Gabriella

    • By T-Jay
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    At night when I fall asleep
    she is all I dream of...
    The one who's always had my heart,
    my angel from above...

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    • Stories 7
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    • Favorited 4
    • Votes 214
    • Rating 4.44
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    I am on this site looking for the right words to put on my daughter's memorial stone. She overdosed on December 16, 2019. She was 23. I came across your story and wonder how you survived such...

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  20. 18. Angel In The Sky

    • By Anita Hermalin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2011 with permission of the Author.

    When I look up at the sky
    I see a pair of wings go by.
    It's not a bird but an angel I see.
    Through the clouds, she smiles at me.

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    September of 2014 we found out we were expecting triplet girls with 2 due dates June 8th and June 9. Crazy right? Went to the hospital because I was having stomach pain and they told me I...

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  21. 19. Rose Penumbra

    As the sun sets into the mountains,
    In the western Colorado skies,

    I search for you.

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