Loss of a Friend Poems

Loss of a Friend Poems

Tribute Poems on the Loss of a Friend

What are some of the feelings that one might feel when a friend passes away? When someone that is special to us is gone it can be difficult to continue living life. Things that were special to you may begin to seem pointless when you don't have that special person to share it with. All of the things that you did together are reminders of the loss that you have suffered. Do yourself a favor and take the time to mourn your loss. As you go through the five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, memories of the good times you spent together may bring a smile to your face instead of a painful grimace.

28 Funeral Poems for Friends

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  1. 1. As One


    • By Samantha M. Hann
    • Published: January 2019

    It's okay to miss you,
    It's okay to cry.
    Just know I'll never forget you.
    This isn't a permanent goodbye.

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    I lost a dear one yesterday. She died of kidney failure. We were supposed to get married soon. We both had plans for the future. She was the one with a plain/good heart. She was full of life....

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  3. 2. Don't Cry For Me Today


    • By Mercades
    • Published: October 2011

    Don't cry for me today,
    I wouldn't want it this way.

    Be strong and smile,

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    I understand how you feel. I lost my parents and 4 of my best friends in a short time. Overwhelming grief affected my faith in God and took over my life. Every day I wonder, "Where did all...

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  5. 3. The Celebration Of Your Life

    We are here to celebrate your life
    And the measure of its worth
    And every single life you touched
    While you were on this earth.

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    • Rating 4.52
  6. 4. My Best Friend Natalie

    • By Staci J. Selke
    • Published: October 2007

    I sit around and wonder
    and watch the days go by.
    I look at all the pictures
    and ask, why did you have to die?

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    I lost a friend about a year ago. She was 13 or 14 years old and like family to me. Some people think it was suicide, but I'm not sure. Even though it's been almost a year, I still have...

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  7. 5. Since The Loss Of You

    • By Tiffany
    • Published: July 2008

    Since the loss of you,
    I've learned to live for each day
    And take it as a blessing,
    Knowing it may not always be this way.

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    When I was about ten, I went to my first summer camp. I had so much fun. No one could break that happiness I had throughout the whole camp. I always made friends with older people, manly...

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  8. 6. Time Is Meant To Heal

    • By Kim Thompson
    • Published: August 2008

    Although unheard, I thank you
    For always being there.
    Even when you were bedridden,
    You always seemed to care.

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    • Votes 305
    • Rating 4.43
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    My friend passed away on the 27th July 2013, 10 days before her 21st birthday. She'd had a hard fight with Cystic Fibrosis. I had to leave the country the day that she passed away, but the...

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  9. 7. Everywhere

    • By Tara L. Collacchi
    • Published: August 2016

    There was no time to say goodbye.
    But this I ask - please do not cry.
    Remember me as you think best.
    Remember the happy times, but forget the rest.

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    • Rating 4.55
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    Joan was a very positive lady who suffered from COVID-19 twice. I enjoyed your short friendship and missed you when you left the group I lived in. A stroke didn't dampen your understanding of...

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  10. 8. My Wish For You

    • By Debra Chesnoff
    • Published: March 2011

    I wish I could give you many more years.
    I wish I could erase away all of your tears.

    I want to take away all of your pain.

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    • Votes 543
    • Rating 4.54
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    On this very same day, I lost a friend who was more like a sister to me. She has been suffering from kidney failure for more than 4 years now, and only today God decided to snatch her away...

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  11. 9. My Best Friend Died

    • By Alice Edwards
    • Published: July 2015

    My best friend has gone away.
    No more will we laugh and play,
    No more games and whispered secrets shared.
    No more comfort knowing she cared.

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    It's been a super bad start to this year. It seems like every week I have had to say goodbye to those I considered so dear. Many I didn't even get to talk to one last time. It's put me in a...

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  12. 10. Farewell, My Dear Friend

    I lost a precious part of me
    Where you once dwelled, dear friend.
    A bond that spanned a lifetime
    Came abruptly to an end.

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  13. 11. Farewell My Friend

    Farewell my friend, you're leaving.
    It's time for you to go.
    Your friendship was a blessing,
    And I will miss you so.

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    On MAY 9, 2017, around 04:00 in early hours of the morning heaven couldn't wait for Lindo. May 8th is my birthday. I celebrated it all by myself and planned that on the coming weekend Lindo...

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  14. 12. Shining Star

    • By Anon
    • Published: January 2012

    The angels looked down from heaven one night.
    They searched for miles afar,
    And deep within the distance
    They could see a shining star.

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    • Rating 4.58
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    In memory of my aunt, Rose, who is looking down on us right now. She is definitely a guardian angel because my 7 year old (who is now 9) was hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street...

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  15. 13. MaryAnn's Eternal Garden

    • By Sherry Rockhill
    • Published: February 2014

    You can no longer see me, but please know that I am there
    I am the flowers in the garden, I am the wind beneath your hair
    The memories that I left behind, shall forever be with you
    As for me I am in heaven now, where my life will start anew

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    • Rating 4.66
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    I am a breast cancer survive. Out lived two beautiful women in my life my mother and co-worker they both had stage 4 breast cancer. Please don't blame them because cancer gave no signs the...

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  16. 14. When A Friend Bids Goodbye

    • By Kathrine Yee Baraquia
    • Published: August 2008

    My dear friend,
    close your eyes...
    hold my hand,
    and hear me whisper.

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    • Votes 641
    • Rating 4.40
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    This poem touched my heart. I lost two friends some years ago. They each kept their sickness from me. I just didn't know. The last time that I saw one of them I took her all of her birthday...

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  17. 15. Memories Of Jan

    Every day you cross my mind in memories that I treasure
    like the times we use to travel and cook and the times we sang together.
    I never got to say goodbye, but I'll never stop talking to you
    and let you know how my day is going and share a memory or two.

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    Covid has taken away some of the best. I know you are in heaven, so I only grieve for the ones left behind...but could you just tell Jesus to let us feel your presence, and thank him for his...

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  18. 16. Do Not Cry

    When I leave this world, please do not cry,
    For I have gone up with the spirits in the sky.
    Do not place flowers by my side,
    For I never got them when I was alive.

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  19. 17. I Miss You

    I miss you so much
    You don't have a clue
    You were like a brother
    now my heart is in two

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    This really sums up how I feel I just lost my friend today, she went missing 3 weeks ago and they found her this morning dead hanging from a rope, I am always going to remember her, so I know...

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  20. 18. Birthdays In Heaven

    I remember the first day we met.
    You were all smiles, always happy.
    This I must say is the saddest birthday yet
    Because I still haven't learned to forget.

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  21. 19. Farewell, My Last Goodbye

    I cherished the times when we were together
    I hoped that it would last forever
    but now there's nothing I can do
    today I'll say my goodbye to you

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    Good-bye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end, but in my heart's the memory, and there you'll always be.

  22. 20. I Will See You Again

    • By Hannah Murphy
    • Published: March 2011

    I pray every night I could see you one last time
    I look in the clouds as if for a sign
    I go to sleep crying, I wish you were here
    But there in my dreams you once will appear

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    Thank you for putting to words what my grieving heart couldn't! I lost my best friend of five years in March 2017, Christopher Martin, age 31. He communicates with me through dreams and in...

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