1. Waiting For Daddy
Daddy, can you feel me?
Do you know I'm near?
I wished that I could be with you,
To wipe away your tears.
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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Featured Shared Story
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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2. If I Could Hear Her
I see your teardrops falling.
I hear you cry my name.
I know you cannot see me,
but I hold you just the same.Featured Shared StoryWe 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. When You Were Small
I often think of you.
When you were very small,
You left your fingerprints
On almost every wall.Featured Shared StoryI 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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4. Dear God, Please Take Care Of My Little Girl
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.Featured Shared StoryI 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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5. Handprint
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.Featured Shared StoryI'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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6. Silhouette
Could I have another moment?
Another kiss, another smile,
One more chance to watch you sleep
Or just to sit awhile.Featured Shared StoryMy 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. Happy 17
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 madeFeatured Shared StoryI 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,... -
8. Our Song
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!Featured Shared StoryIt 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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9. Angel In The Sky
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.Featured Shared StorySeptember 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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10. For My Daughter Crissy
Gentle Savior, please look down.
There's someone by your side,
A small bewildered four year old
Who needs you as her guide.Featured Shared StoryI 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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11. My Sweet Amy
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.Featured Shared StoryNo 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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12. My Dearest Gabriella
At night when I fall asleep
she is all I dream of...
The one who's always had my heart,
my angel from above...Featured Shared StoryI 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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13. My Angel
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. -
14. The Heart I Carry
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. -
15. Kiss My Girl Goodbye
God took you from me suddenly
I could only sit and cry
Hold her tightly in your arms
Kiss my girl goodbye -
16. Rose Penumbra
As the sun sets into the mountains,
In the western Colorado skies,
I search for you. -
17. When I Speak
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. -
18. November's Butterfly
Sometimes in November
When the sun is sitting high
A warm Fall breeze will steal the leaves
And cause the trees to cry -
19. A Mother's Day
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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