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  1. 21. 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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  3. 22. 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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  5. 23. For My Daddy


    • By Christina Caburnay
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2014 with 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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  6. 24. The Greatest Man

    • By Derick Revane
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013 with 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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  7. 25. You Had To Go Too Soon

    • By Natasha
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013 with permission of the Author.

    During the day I have to be strong
    I try so hard to show that nothing is wrong.
    But at night my tears will flow.
    It was just so sudden you had to go.

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    My father, Peter, died on May 29, 2016. He was everything to me, and he made my life so much better. He always listened to me. He always stayed by my side in good and bad times. He was my...

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  8. 26. I Hope I Make You Proud, Dad

    • By Jodie Ogle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013 with permission of the Author.

    I hope I make you proud, Dad; even though you're no longer here,
    Your memory grows stronger with every passing year.

    At the end it was a battle, one you weren't to win.

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    I was 15 years old when my dad left us. I could not believe it. I love you for being you and raising us differently than others. The way you guided me was very different. Though I am a girl,...

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  9. 27. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

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    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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  10. 28. Child Of Mine

    • By Theresa Cassidy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2012 with 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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  11. 29. To My Daddy, On Your Birthday

    • By Danniele Berkley
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2012 with 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. 30. A Prayer For My Dad

    • By Danielle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2011 with permission of the Author.

    I can't believe I'm standing here,
    Saying my goodbyes
    To a Dad who meant the world to me,
    My Dad with big brown eyes.

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    I am poem fanatic...I am truly touched by your poems of death of a father/ grandfather!!!! Please continue to help all that grieves a loved one...Your poems are heart felt.

  13. 31. I Called You Dad

    • By Virginia Wesson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2011 with permission of the Author.

    It was a month ago on a warm spring day,
    When you said "Goodbye Sugar" then slowly slipped away.
    A giant of a man to which no one could compare,
    Handsome and tall with silver gray hair.

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    It will be 10 years next month that I lost my Dad. I was the middle of the three girls he had. I wasn't his oldest and I wasn't his baby, but he counted on me when I grew up. He knew he could...

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  14. 32. Miss You Dad

    • By Dwayne Hillman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Dear Dad;

    Another year has passed that you have been gone
    Oh how I wish that I could turn back time;

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    I lost my dad nearly 20 years ago. As a parent myself, all I would want for my child when I die is that he continues in the vein I have taught him. To embrace life and accept reality. Go on...

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  15. 33. 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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  16. 34. Dear Pop

    • By Michelle Selby
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2010 with permission of the Author.

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

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  17. 35. My Bestfriend, My Father Died

    • By Jera Mossalli
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2010 with permission of the Author.

    No one can hear my screams
    In my thoughts or in my dreams
    As I lie here waiting patiently
    I wait for the day you come back to me

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    I lost my father on April 4, 2015. I miss you a lot, Dad!

  18. 36. Each And Every Day

    • By Gloria
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2010 with permission of the Author.

    Another year has come,
    and you're still so far away.
    You're always in my heart
    each and every day.

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    It is so hard to lose the one you love. When I am 11 I got lazy to visit my best friend and I asked him that he will be the one to come over my house. When I texted him, he replied that he's...

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  19. 37. Goodbye To My Dad

    • By Debra Marie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2009 with permission of the Author.

    Goodbye dad I had to say
    A few months ago on a cold winter day
    I'll remember the good times and try not to be sad
    But saying goodbye still hurts so bad

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    I lost my Dad on February 17, 2019. Then on March 7, 2019, I lost my Mom. It has been so very hard for me. I don't wanna believe both my parents are gone. I want everyone to cherish your...

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  20. 38. I Love You Dad

    • By Diana Doyle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I love you Dad with all my heart
    And hate that we should be apart
    Our love is a bond that can't be broken
    You may be gone but never forgotten

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    I lost my dad last week. I never got to say goodbye. I'm lying here wishing that I had one moment to tell you I love you. I lie here thinking about when I was a little girl and you were...

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  21. 39. Dad, I Promise In Your Memory

    • By Bailey Fitch
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I promise to carry on your contagious smile.
    The same one that would light up a room the minute you walked in.
    I promise to laugh and never take myself too seriously.
    I promise to love harder and forgive faster.

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    I was 19 when my brother Brian, 21(a soldier), was killed in Afghanistan. He'd been married for 3 1/2 months when he died, and left behind a giant number of people who love him. This poem...

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  22. 40. As My Tear Softly Falls

    • By Breton Delayne White
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2008 with permission of the Author.

    And he puts his boat in the water for the last time
    A tear will fall for the last time
    I wipe the tears from my face with your old shirt for the last time
    I cry about the last time I said goodbye to you

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    My dad has cancer and he is probably going to die like my Aunt Rose did. She died of the same thing I've had way to many people die in my life everytime I get to be close to them they die. My...

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