Dying Poems

Poems About Dying

When a family member is dying, the whole family is plunged into despair. It is heartbreaking to see a once active relative lying in a hospital bed hooked up to machines. It is hard to imagine that this is the same individual who was previously so active and full of life. It may feel strange and uncomfortable to spend time with a loved one when they are dying. Most of us feel uncomfortable in the hospital filled with the smells of sickness and death. However, there may be an opportunity to share a moment that you treasure for the rest of your life.

31 Poems for Coping With a Loved One Dying

1. Remember
- By Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti was an English poet who lived from 1830-1894. In this poem, she wants her loved one to remember her after death. The word “remember” is shared five times, bringing attention to the importance of holding onto those memories, but the tone changes at the end. She then gives her loved one the permission to move on after her death. She hopes to be remembered, but she doesn’t want those memories to cause sadness to those she leaves behind. The form of Remember is a Petrarchan Sonnet.

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
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2. Because I Could Not Stop For Death
- By Emily Dickinson
A poem about death. Dickinson portrays death as her companion in the carriage. She passes her childhood - the school, to her grave. The poem makes heavy use of the literary device of personification, giving death human characteristics.

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.
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3. A Prayer For Mama
- By Kathy J. Parenteau
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2011
My mother suffers from a very rare form of cancer. I wrote this to help ease the pain I'm feeling watching her suffer. She is not just a mom; she's my very best friend. She's never let me down. I believe in heaven and I know where she is going, but it still doesn't make this any easier for me. I hope others facing a loss of a parent can read this and find comfort in knowing that life after life is real, heaven is real and one day we will all be together again.
God bless.

My dear sweet heavenly father, I come to you today
with faith and hope; I ask, send an angel Mama's way.
I know her time is near and soon you'll take her home
to stroll across the streets of gold where other angels roam.

My dear sweet heavenly father, I come to you today
with faith and hope; I ask, send an angel Mama's way.
I know her time is near and soon you'll take her home
to stroll across the streets of gold where other angels roam.
It's hard to watch her suffer and slowly fade away.
Help me, God, to understand; give me strength, I pray.
She means so much to all of us; forgive me for my fears.
Life will never be the same without her presence here.
My mother is my angel; she taught me how to love
and told me about you, Lord, and heaven up above.
When she crosses over and steps into the light,
tell her that I love her and when the time is right,
meet me at the pearly gates where everything's brand new.
We'll walk across God's meadow lands where skies are always blue.
Somewhere beyond the sunset every now and then,
I pray she watches over me until we meet again.
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4. I Let You Go
- By Jane E. White
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019
Not knowing what to say when my sister-in-law was to be removed from life support, I wrote this to bring with me to the hospital. I read it there, which was a beautiful way to let her go -- and it was included in her funeral program as well as read when her casket descended into the earth. I felt there needed to be words at the time of letting go and not just after the person passed. This will be read next at my relative's distribution of ashes.

Letting Go Of A Loved One

I send you to the restless sun
Awaiting your sweet shine,
And in between this world and next
I'll hold your hand in mine.

I send you to the restless sun
Awaiting your sweet shine,
And in between this world and next
I'll hold your hand in mine.

For it is there between the sky
And boundless clouds of blue
That those who've passed this way before
Are waiting there for you.

Life is made of many things,
Of love, of grief, of strife.
Women pulled by many strings,
A child, mother, wife.

And now those strings will bind no more.
You're free to chase the wind.
This is where your troubles end
And where your peace begins.
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5. A Final Goodbye
- By Betty Janko
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2016
Do not be alarmed, I have many good years ahead. This poem was inspired by a PBS special on facing your own death. These are my own personal feelings, but it is in the hope that others can live life well and be able to face their own mortality when that day comes.

Facing Your Own Death

Do not weep for me, for I will soon be gone.
My body may die, but my soul will live on.
Perhaps up to heaven, maybe eternity,
or be reborn as another, when I am set free.

Do not weep for me, for I will soon be gone.
My body may die, but my soul will live on.
Perhaps up to heaven, maybe eternity,
or be reborn as another, when I am set free.

Do not weep for me, for I will soon be gone.
I was a survivor since my first breath was drawn.
I loved and was loved by animals and man,
siblings, friends, and strangers since my life began.

I was blessed with a father who taught me well,
to live this life on earth as a heaven, not hell.
A mother who taught me to stand on my feet,
a faith that anchored me, all strangers to greet.

If you fear dying, you'll not live a full life,
as pain and dread will cut through like a knife.
Live each day with joy while you're here on this earth;
make each day count, with compassion and mirth.

Do not weep for me, for I will soon be gone,
my body may die, but my soul will live on.
I leave all of you with my love, and I pray
that our souls will touch once again someday.
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6. Fading Away
- By Ruth M. Regan
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2018
My mother was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in late March 2017. Over the next 8 weeks we saw the woman who had raised us so well, who had loved us and cared for us and would do anything for us, slowly fade away before our eyes. We cared for her every day during her illness. Sometimes wanting to run away from the responsibility and sorrow, but we stood by her and cared for her just like she did for us...

Poem About Caring For A Dying Loved One

Fading away, vibrant color to hue.
Fading away, disappearing from view.
Heartbreaking symptoms, watched by heartbroken eyes.
A face filled with sorrow, a chest full of sighs.

Fading away, vibrant color to hue.
Fading away, disappearing from view.
Heartbreaking symptoms, watched by heartbroken eyes.
A face filled with sorrow, a chest full of sighs.

A daughter's duty, a mother's smile.
If only she could stay a while.
Counting every minute while wishing them away.
Too painful to watch every day.

Faking a smile to lift and make fun,
While stomach churns with what's to come.
Making the most of time slipping by,
Trying so hard not to give in and cry.

Now caring for her as she did for them,
Not only a mother but also a friend.
A lifetime of love from a mother received,
Repaid by grateful daughters in her time of need.
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7. God Can You Hear Me?
- By Jamie A. Cirello
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2014
This was just how I felt the last few weeks of my Dad's battle with prostate cancer. I knew in my head that he was not going to get better, but my heart was telling me otherwise. I always had hope, but it soon ran out.

Poem About Father's Fight With Cancer

My eyes fill with tears,
And I could hardly see
This cancer is stealing my father
Slowly away from me.

My eyes fill with tears,
And I could hardly see
This cancer is stealing my father
Slowly away from me.

I can't stand to see him suffer,
I pray his pain would go away.
The light inside him fades a little more
With every passing day.

Please give him the courage
To fight a little longer.
I feel so helpless now.
What can I do to help make him stronger?

I can see it in his eyes.
It's like he wants to give in.
Cancer CAN be fought,
But you have to WANNA win.

Can't he see that we need him.
Shouldn't that be enough?
He has to think positive.
I know my dad is tough.

I sit and think and think
Until my head wants to explode
Always the same question: why him?
But the answer is still untold.

I wish by some miracle
His cancer would just disappear
And I could have my father back
And there would be no more fear.

God, can you hear me?
I never ask for much.
Would it be so wrong for me to ask
That you give my dad your special touch?

I'm not asking for money
Or diamonds or even a pearl.
I'm simply asking you to help him fight
Signed: daddy's little girl!
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8. To My Mom
- By Jennifer Correa
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013
I wrote this poem one month before my mom passed away from cancer. I was 18 years old and about to graduate from high school. My mom, Rebecca King, was the strongest, most amazing woman I have ever known.

Keep Fighting Cancer Poem

In your eyes I see the pain,
Slowly the tears roll down, they won't refrain.

I look down to the floor as if I'm hiding,

In your eyes I see the pain,
Slowly the tears roll down, they won't refrain.

I look down to the floor as if I'm hiding,
As I whisper, "Mom, keep fighting. Keep fighting."

As I reach for your hand, so strong yet so weak,
I notice the paleness in each cheek.

I am so afraid, what do I do?
I can only pray God will guide us through.

I lean over to kiss you goodnight.
Darkness lingers when I turn out the light.

As I walk out I look back through the glass.
Please don't give up mom. "This too shall pass."
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9. Battling Cancer
- By Heather Weitz
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2011
My brother-in-law was battling cancer and slowly loosing the battle...he was faced with a hard decision to keep trying the treatments and be sick all the time, or let nature takes it's course. I needed him to know we were all there for support with whatever decision he should make, and that we loved him so. Rest In Peace Keith, Love You Always!

Making Decision To Stop Medication

Feeling tired
Feeling weak
With all the pain you do not seek

Feeling tired
Feeling weak
With all the pain you do not seek

Feeling scared and unprepared
Are feelings that we all share

In whatever you decide
We will be by your side

We all hold hands with each other
With love and hope for you my brother
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10. Floundering
- By Dr. Jamie Y. Marable
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2015
I wrote this poem during my first visit with my mother after learning a few days before Christmas that she has Stage IV kidney cancer. I do not live in the same state as my mother, but spent the Christmas holiday with her. During our time together, I struggled with a range of emotions. I wanted to be a source of support for my mother, and yet I was still digesting the news and trying to come to terms with it.

Poem About Struggling With Mom's Cancer Diagnosis

Emotion. Less.
A tall order of contradictions
Compassion
Space

Emotion. Less.
A tall order of contradictions
Compassion
Space
Conversation -
But not too much
I am touched
I smile
Trying not to display pity or pain
A mission impossible:
Be her brave and silent warrior
As she fights
The battle of her lifetime
I come up short
Unarmed
Untrained
Ill-equipped
Faith floundering
Fear overflowing
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11. Dearest Mother, I Will Always Love You
- By Beryl L Edmonds
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020
This poem was written in memory of my mother who suffered from dementia in the winter of her life.

Everyone who's lost their mother knows,
it's a painful grief that never goes.
The love will always remain the same
in a forever eternal flame.

Mother Suffering From Dementia

When dementia creeps in through the back door,
Loving is needed, like never before...

An expressionless face, an empty heart,

When dementia creeps in through the back door,
Loving is needed, like never before...

An expressionless face, an empty heart,
A once dazzling life that had lost its spark.
I saw your sad tears and felt every fear
Of foggy days that for you never cleared.

All disappeared, those happy golden years,
Memories you held, so precious, so dear.
The loveliest of smiles, gone without trace.
Who was that stranger who dwelt in your place?

Tenderness was missing, none existing.
Care and affection you were resisting.
It sure broke my heart to see you like that
When we'd shared love and friendship in the past.

My one and only forever mother,
There couldn't have been a better another.
I still pray in hope, again and again
You didn't suffer any physical pain.

As you loved and cared, like a mother should,
I cared for you, as I promised I would.
I hope that these words to heaven get through,
"Dearest Mother, I will always love you."

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12. It's Okay To Go
- By Lori Daoust
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2012
I wrote this when my father passed away after being ill for a long time. It reflects all the emotions I went through as I sat at his bedside and held his hand as he passed away.

You were sick and tired and we all knew
that God would soon come to take you.
You fought so hard, so very long,
but through the pain, you stayed strong.

You were sick and tired and we all knew
that God would soon come to take you.
You fought so hard, so very long,
but through the pain, you stayed strong.

We all knew there would come a day
when God would come to carry you away.
It doesn't make it easier to say goodbye,
and I try so hard not to cry.

I can't help but feel defeated,
or even maybe a little cheated.
But how very selfish would I be
to hope and pray you could stay with me.

So as you laid there, tubes running to and fro,
I had to tell you, "It's okay to go."
Say "hi" to loved ones waiting on the other side.
I know some day you'll be there when I take that ride.
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13. I'll Be There
- By Danny Henry
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2019
This shares the struggle of an old couple with one on their death bed, remembering the younger times of their commitment to each other.

Saying Goodbye To The Love Of Your Life

As the old man lay there, smiling
at that small and wrinkled face,
he knew his life was over
and it was time to leave this place.

As the old man lay there, smiling
at that small and wrinkled face,
he knew his life was over
and it was time to leave this place.

He knew he had to journey
from the life of which they know,
but a few short words of comfort
told to her before he goes.

He spoke to her of all the things
they did and didn't do
and hoped he had made
some of her dreams come true.

He spoke to her of an angel's face
where now the wrinkles take the place
and how they shouldn't be there
on such a lovely face.

He spoke to her of golden hair
that's now a deepen gray.
Then he cried and told her
it's not supposed to to be that way.

He promised he would be there,
although he'd not be seen,
but he would always visit,
if only in her dream.

"If you feel a gentle breeze
while rocking in your chair,
it's only me trying to turn to gold
your graying hair.

If you feel a gentle warmth
while in a cool, damp place,
it's only me trying to take the wrinkles
from your face.

And when I get to heaven,
the last thing I will do
is stand beside the pearly gates
and wait there just for you."
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14. To My Daughter
- By Debra Denslow
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2011
I wrote this poem the day before my son (33) passed away with cancer, leaving behind his, at that time, 2 year old daughter

Poem To Daughter From A Dying Father

I just wanted
you to know
how much I wanted to be there to watch
you grow.

I just wanted
you to know
how much I wanted to be there to watch
you grow.
Do the things a daddy
does with you,
But God had other plans
I am so sorry I was so sick
the last year,
that we didn't get
quality time to share.
But I want you to know
I will always be watching over you as
you grow, Just remember I love you
and if you need me ask God in your prayers
to send your angel and
I will be there.
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15. The Strength Of One Woman
- By Glorimar Fontanez
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
One woman leaves behind a legacy that will never be lost, for she touched so many.

She played a different role in all our
lives: a mother, a sister, and a
grandmother. No matter, what the love
we have for her is one. Ask anyone,

She played a different role in all our
lives: a mother, a sister, and a
grandmother. No matter, what the love
we have for her is one. Ask anyone,
they'll tell you the same; she brought
us joy when we had pain. The strength
and love of one women held all of us
together even more now then ever. She
isn't physically here, but we still
feel her near in every step we take
and every move we make. What she's
giving to us no one can ever replace.
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16. Mommy Don't Go
- By Lauren M. Duncan
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
A child talking to his mother as she lays sick, begging her not to die, to pull through. "I need you Mom, don't go".

Watching Beloved Mother Dying

Fields of love,
rain drops of joy.
You hear friends saying,
you're mommy's little boy.

Fields of love,
rain drops of joy.
You hear friends saying,
you're mommy's little boy.
Mommy can you play,
mommy will you stay.
Walk a little straighter mommy,
because you're leading me this way.
Mommy please don't leave,
it's not your turn to go.
I'm sitting in this waiting chair,
praying your blood will flow.
Please don't leave,
I need you here.
So my life,
can be perfectly clear.
Pull through this,
I know that you can.
Come on mommy,
it's mommy's little man.
Mommy can you hear me?
please say you do.
Come on mommy,
I know you'll pull through.
I love you mommy,
nothing is going to change.
Mommy please try,
so my life can stay the same.
Please try, please try!
It's not your turn,
you can not die.
Mommy I love you,
I know you love me too.
That is why you've got to make it,
please make it through.
I've said enough,
I know that you can do it.
Please stay with me,
I know you'll pull through it.

I Love You Mommy!
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17. My Wish
- By Shelliegh Southard
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008
I wrote this poem after my son was diagnosed at 4 with a rare brain stem cancer. As a mom, this was MY WISH

Baby With Cancer Poem

My wish this year
Is for you to remain here
I wouldn't know what to do
If forced to lose you

My wish this year
Is for you to remain here
I wouldn't know what to do
If forced to lose you

That beautiful smile on your face
Always illuminates a gloomy place
The love that you show me
The way you try to make me see

You will always be my baby boy
That sparkle in your eyes gives me joy
Holding you from the moment you were born
Memories will be comfort, when it's time to mourn

When it's time for you to leave
It will be hard for me to believe
I hope you will feel my last touch
Baby boy, I will miss you so much

If I have to say goodbye
All I will do is cry
Watching my little boy go
My heart will ache with sorrow

When you're gone watch over me
Baby boy make me see
The wings that you earn,
and also the message, I need to learn

My wish this year
Is for you to remain here
I wouldn't know what to do
If forced to lose you

My baby boy
I will always love you
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18. To Mommy - My Final Goodbye
- By Katie L. Ruggiero
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
As a girl lies dying at the hands of drunk driver, she thinks back at her life and all the things she wishes she would have said.

Sometimes I wish I could rewind my life,
To think about all my actions one more time,
And to think about all the people I hurt.
I knew all the pain would one day come back to haunt me,

Sometimes I wish I could rewind my life,
To think about all my actions one more time,
And to think about all the people I hurt.
I knew all the pain would one day come back to haunt me,
And sure enough in the end it hit me.
Like a knife to my heart,
And a bullet to my brain,
I finally felt the pain early morning that day.
I knew I should have said goodbye,
But I didn't want to see you cry,
I never knew I was going to die.
I thought I'd be back,
With plenty of time to pick up my slack.
The accident, it wasn't my fault,
The driver was drunk,
With empty bottles in the trunk.
He came from nowhere,
With no idea where he would end,
Not knowing he'd leave two young girls dead.
He just wanted to have a little fun,
No harm would be done.
Now I lie here as my life passes me by,
I don't even have the strength to cry.
I see the face of my friend at my side,
And think of her parents who would surely cry.
Mommy,
She didn't get to say goodbye,
And neither did I.
I want you to know my love for you was dear.
Tell daddy that I love him,
And tell that to my brothers, Scotty and Tim.
To all who loved and all who cared,
Thank you and goodbye.
I can hear the sirens now,
But my heart is filled with fear.
It's too late,
Death must be my fate.
So I guess my life ends here,
Please don't shed a tear.
I love you very much and my heart you DID touch.
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This poem was so touching. It has me teary eyed. I literally felt the intensity and sorrow within her heart during her last moments of life. I feel completely speechless.

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19. Mother's Illness
- By Sherry L. DeBarge
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
Comforting message from a dying mother to her family

A Dying Mother's Message To Family

So many thoughts I would like to say
As I lie in silence another day
People come, people go
I am alone with my thoughts you know

So many thoughts I would like to say
As I lie in silence another day
People come, people go
I am alone with my thoughts you know
How did this disease come to be
Why is everyone staring at me
Why is my body not able to stand
Everyone please do not give me your hand
In my mind I still stand tall
But my body takes over and I soon fall
I am still the mother,
and wife I will always be,
But my body has taken my thoughts from me

Please excuse my anger, and harsh words to you
I still notice the kind things you do
Capture a memory that will make you smile
Hold it close to you for a while
Soon I will leave you, but do not fear
In your memory I will always be near
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Thank you for sharing this. This in someway gave me an insight of what my mum went through when she was in the last stages of dying. there were many things I didn't understand in my mother's...

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20. Dear Child
- By Jesse M. Morrow
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
A mother writes a poem to her child to be read after she passes away. In it she tells her child how much she loves and misses her, and tells she will always be watching over her.

Poem For Child To Be Read After Mom Passes Away

Dear child, if you are reading this
Then you know
I have passed away
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Dear child, if you are reading this
Then you know
I have passed away

Dear child, please forgive me
For there are so many things
I wanted to say

Dear child, I should have told you
I love you every day
It is amazing the perspective you get
When you are about to pass away

Dear child, I want you to know
That I will always be with you
And whatever hardship lies in your way
Know that Mommy is watching over you
Each and every day

Dear Child, please try not to be upset with me
I have made arrangements so that
You will have someone loving you constantly

Dear child, it seems God
Had a different plan for me
I love you forever
My baby you will always be
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yes this poem touched me because my sister died when she was 19 and she was pregnant but the baby lived and that is why it touched me.. REALLY GREAT POEM.

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Dying Poems

Poems About Dying

31 Poems for Coping With a Loved One Dying

1. Remember

2. Because I Could Not Stop For Death

A poem about death. Dickinson portrays death as her companion in the carriage. She passes her childhood - the school, to her grave. The poem makes heavy use of the literary device of personification, giving death human characteristics.

3. A Prayer For Mama

4. I Let You Go

5. A Final Goodbye

Do not be alarmed, I have many good years ahead. This poem was inspired by a PBS special on facing your own death. These are my own personal feelings, but it is in the hope that others can live life well and be able to face their own mortality when that day comes.

6. Fading Away

7. God Can You Hear Me?

This was just how I felt the last few weeks of my Dad's battle with prostate cancer. I knew in my head that he was not going to get better, but my heart was telling me otherwise. I always had hope, but it soon ran out.

8. To My Mom

I wrote this poem one month before my mom passed away from cancer. I was 18 years old and about to graduate from high school. My mom, Rebecca King, was the strongest, most amazing woman I have ever known.

9. Battling Cancer

10. Floundering

11. Dearest Mother, I Will Always Love You

This poem was written in memory of my mother who suffered from dementia in the winter of her life. Everyone who's lost their mother knows, it's a painful grief that never goes. The love will always remain the same in a forever eternal flame.

12. It's Okay To Go

I wrote this when my father passed away after being ill for a long time. It reflects all the emotions I went through as I sat at his bedside and held his hand as he passed away.

13. I'll Be There

This shares the struggle of an old couple with one on their death bed, remembering the younger times of their commitment to each other.

14. To My Daughter

I wrote this poem the day before my son (33) passed away with cancer, leaving behind his, at that time, 2 year old daughter

15. The Strength Of One Woman

One woman leaves behind a legacy that will never be lost, for she touched so many.

16. Mommy Don't Go

A child talking to his mother as she lays sick, begging her not to die, to pull through. "I need you Mom, don't go".

17. My Wish

I wrote this poem after my son was diagnosed at 4 with a rare brain stem cancer. As a mom, this was MY WISH

18. To Mommy - My Final Goodbye

As a girl lies dying at the hands of drunk driver, she thinks back at her life and all the things she wishes she would have said.

19. Mother's Illness

Comforting message from a dying mother to her family

20. Dear Child

A mother writes a poem to her child to be read after she passes away. In it she tells her child how much she loves and misses her, and tells she will always be watching over her.

This poem was written in memory of my mother who suffered from dementia in the winter of her life.

Everyone who's lost their mother knows,
it's a painful grief that never goes.
The love will always remain the same
in a forever eternal flame.