Loss of Father Poems

Loss of Father Poems

Poem for Dad Who Passed Away

The death of someone close to us leave us shocked with grief. We cannot understand how one minute this person was here and the next they are gone. The truth is that those we love are never truly gone. The body may have run its course, but the soul lives forever. Human beings have been cognizant of eternal life since the beginning of time. Every culture has its own traditions about death and reincarnation. The anxiety commonly felt about death in our culture is a result of a scientific schema which says that "if I don't see it, it's not there".

56 Poems about Losing a Father

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  1. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night


    Do not go gentle into that good night,
    Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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    I like this poem. It reflects the general reaction of the majority of people not wanting their loved ones to go and if so at least they put up a fight, along with being poetically exquisite...

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  3. Goodbye Dad


    • By Leanne Brady
    • Published: January 2017 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    It's never the right time
    To say goodbye.
    I will miss you, Dad,
    And here is why.

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    My precious daddy died on April 9, 1967, at the age of 68. He, too, had pancreatic cancer. I was a young married woman with a toddler. He was one of nine children, born in Georgia. He was a...

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  5. My Dad


    • By Disarae G. Kuhn
    • Published: April 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I know this man
    Who is dear to my heart.
    Suddenly one day
    It was torn all apart.

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    When I lost my dad to suicide, I read this poem to my family. I then decided that I wanted to share this with our close family at his service. Any day when I really miss him and when it's...

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  6. My Dad, My Angel


    Your battle is now over; no more tears flowing down your cheek,
    no more pain, no more suffering; now you are no longer weak.
    I still do not understand why this had to happen to you,
    but I am proud to say you are my dad, the greatest man I ever knew.

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    I lost my dad 2 years ago on the 22nd of July. A week after his birthday and 4 days after mine. He was battling stage 4 bone cancer. I miss him a lot, and when I was growing up he was in and...

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  7. For My Daddy


    • By Christina Caburnay
    • Published: January 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Have you seen my Daddy?
    I don't know where he's gone.
    Sometimes it hurts so much
    I can't seem to carry on.

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    I lost my dad in 2015; it was so very painful. My father had been admitted in hospitals many times, and so I, being a little girl of 10 years of age then, thought he would be just fine this...

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  8. Wish You Were Here


    Three months have passed.
    I'll never forget the day
    Someone rang to tell me
    That you'd gone away.

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    About two months ago I lost my father. I cannot say that it was unexpected, yet now I realize that there is nothing in life that can prepare us to bear this void. He remained in the intensive...

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  9. The Greatest Man


    • By Derick Revane
    • Published: December 2013 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I knew a man, he was the greatest man
    I've known in all my days.
    Then one day God called on him,
    and now he's gone away.

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    I'm sorry for the very late reply. I hope that you indeed did use my poem for your dad's memorial service. The process of writing this really helped me through my grieving process, and if my...

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  10. Dad, What's It Like In Heaven?


    If time exists in heaven,
    Do you still rise with the sun?
    Do you and Mom share breakfast
    Before your day has begun?

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    This is a wonderful sentimental poem. It depicts a loving relationship between father and child. My father came into my life as an adult and unfortunately we did not get to make many...

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  11. To My Daddy, On Your Birthday


    • By Danniele Berkley
    • Published: March 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Today was the day
    So many years ago
    You came into this world,
    Bringing a special glow.

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    My dad passed away in 1997. He was shot 4 times in his back. There is still not a day that goes by that I don't think about him.

  12. Can't Accept That You're Gone

    I hate that I can't see your face,
    except for a picture on my mirror.

    But I love that when I look at it,

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    I'll be honest, this really hit me hard. It made 7 years that my dad has been gone on April 8th. He died April 8th, 2015, due to stage 5 pancreatic cancer that spread to the lungs. According...

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  13. Dear Pop

    Once you had told me
    When you were gone
    I'd pick up the pieces
    I would go on

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  14. My Dad

    • By Lisa34
    • Published: June 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    We miss your face; you were taken too soon.
    Your beaming smile that lit up the room,
    Them cheeky dimples and twinkle in your eye.
    We keep asking ourselves why, oh why.

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    I woke up early many, many times. I just couldn't sleep. I was sitting in my room looking at my dad's picture, wondering why he couldn't be a part of my future. Uncontrolled tears stream down...

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  15. Child Of Mine

    • By Theresa Cassidy
    • Published: March 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    He's walking towards me surrounded by light
    I can't believe this miraculous sight
    It can't be him, I know he is dead
    But as I look towards him, he's shaking his head

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    Seven years ago my dad passed away. My son and him were very close. After he passed, my son would get up in the morning and say I saw grandpa last night. I was always a little skeptical. As...

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  16. Father

    Forever in my heart,
    Always on my mind.
    Together again we will be, all in God's time.
    Heaven gained another angel the day you left.

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    I am so sorry for your loss. I was searching for words to add to my father's tribute. My sister sent me this poem. I would like to use it with your permission.

  17. Let Go Dad, Give In

    • By Denise N. Thorndale
    • Published: January 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    My darling Dad, you suffered
    More than we could bear to see.
    "Please let go, Dad; give in.
    Your soul then can be free."

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    Hi Denise,
    My father passed November 25, 2017 at 10:28pm. This is exactly the same experience that I had, and he always called me his Baby Girl. Everything you said in here was like a...

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  18. Going Home

    • By Melony M. Pryor
    • Published: June 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Today is the day
    You've waited for so long.
    Oh how we wish this was a dream.
    Yesterday you seemed so strong.

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  19. Requiem

    Under the wide and starry sky,
    Dig the grave and let me lie.
    Glad did I live and gladly die,
    And I laid me down with a will.

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  20. The Gift God Gave Me Was You

    • By Lea Gomez
    • Published: August 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I will never say goodbye to you, my father,
    because I know this is not the end for us to see each other.
    You will only be going to a place where there's no pain or suffering.
    I am happy for you, for you will be with God.

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    This poem is the most beautiful thing I have ever read. I just lost my Dad. I was a Daddy's Girl, and he was my very best friend. I became an engineer because he was an engineer. I looked up...

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  21. Always In My Heart

    Dad,
    You have been gone one whole year and nothing is the same.
    It seems like it was just yesterday that the angels called your name.
    Every morning when I wake up, I think it was just a nightmare,

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  22. Goodnight Dad, God Bless

    • By Fiona Tunilla
    • Published: June 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You used to spoil me rotten
    With all your love and care
    But now each time I look for you
    You suddenly aren't there

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    My daddy passed away recently from pneumonia after fighting lung and bone cancer. It's been a difficult time but knowing that he's not in pain anymore and that he's at rest has really helped....

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