1. All I Want Is To Be With You
I don't want this house,
this emptiness in the air,
this quiet despair.
Husband Death Poems
Loss of Husband Poems
Husbands are, for many wives, their source of comfort, love, joy, and companionship. Many wives consider their husband to be their confidant and best friend. To lose the man they have relied on for so long can be utterly devastating. For those who have not experienced the loss of a husband, it is impossible to understand the depth of the pain a wife feels. It is a pain so deep, the human mind only comes to accept the harsh reality gradually. Widows and her supportive friends and family can honor their loved one by recounting a kind gesture or amusing stories involving him.
33 Poems Paying Tribute to the Passing of Husbands
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Featured Shared Story
Yes, I know exactly how you feel - I'm sure a number of others will too. Sadly the joy has gone out of Christmas for many of us.
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2. The Clocks Have All Stopped
(He used to wind them
once a week.)
A dark oak clockFeatured Shared StoryThank you, James. As you know, all comments are welcome and mean a great deal. All the best, Ann.
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3. Three Months Without You
Today marks three months since you've gone,
And each day, the weight of your absence lingers on.
I tremble with sorrow, my body aches,Featured Shared StoryHi Ann,
Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing your experience. I'm so sorry for your loss--it's incredibly hard to carry on, isn't it? Losing our husbands after so many years... -
4. Baby Steps
I tell myself I need
to take baby steps
beginning with his shoes.
Plastic bag in hand I enter the closetFeatured Shared StoryLuann:
First of all I'm so sorry for the loss of your life partner. I can only imagine how difficult that would be! I do have to tell you that very few poems have transported me to a scene... -
5. My Other Half
Together for over fifty years,
times of laughter and of tears.
I fell in love with all his charms,
could dance forever in his arms.Featured Shared StoryHi Alan
Yes, we have very similar stories. I too had been married for 58 years. Like you, I have also done a creative writing course since retirement. I very much look forward to... -
6. In My Heart
You're not here
For me to see
My heart longs for
The day to be -
7. The Widow-Maker
Famous Poem
A loose limb hangs upon a pine three log-lengths from the ground,
A norway tumbles with a whine and shakes the woods around.
The loose limb plunges from its place and zigzags down below;
And Jack is lying on his face—there's red upon the snow. -
8. I Will Finally Let You Go!
These days, that moment haunts me,
That first moment we met.
You were a vision from the heavens
That I never would forget.Featured Shared StoryOh Ann, my heart goes out to you. I can only imagine the pain you must be in. Having a lifelong love is such a blessing but watching them be sick would be a torture. I feel stupid trying to...
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9. Our Love Is Forever
Mornings in the summer
Autumn's evening mist
Snowflakes on my window
Solitude exists -
10. Kisses On The Wind
Time heals all wounds they say,
but I have one that never goes away.
The loss of you has left a spot
deep in my heart that time forgot. -
11. Until We Meet Again
Alone in my darkness I still see your face,
sometimes your presence and your warm embrace.
I look 'round the house; it's calling your name,
but nothing I see here quite feels the same. -
12. Beside Your Grave
I left a simple rose today.
I laid it down upon your grave.
Then memories came rushing - from the past,
of our lives together; we said it would last. -
13. A Wife's Grief
If death is nothing at all,
We will be enjoying summer and fall;
We shall talk and laugh as we have always done,
Instead of waiting for my time to come. -
14. 'Til Death Do Us Part
When life seems a blur,
And I can't quite believe
That I'm living without you
And you were taken from me,Featured Shared StoryThank you for saying what I feel. Just lost my husband and not sure where to go from here or what to feel. I know life is for the living and I must muster the strength and courage to continue...
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Featured Shared Story
Thank you for your beautiful poem and supporting words. My lovely husband and soulmate died two weeks ago, quite unexpected, at the age of 50. I am 30. He was everything to me, so loving,...
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16. Time Does Not Bring Relief (Sonnet II)
Famous Poem
Time does not bring relief; you all have lied
Who told me time would ease me of my pain!
I miss him in the weeping of the rain;
I want him at the shrinking of the tide;Featured Shared StoryI relate to her deep pain, I lost my precious son Chris a little over 3 years ago, suddenly. Now my heart and my soul are shattered forever on this earth, my life altered. I'm yet in that...
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17. A Love That's Forever
I love you.
I love you too, until the casket closes.
But when your casket closes,
Where should my love then go? -
18. I'll Be Missing You
They say that time will heal all wounds.
I know that could be true.
It's the lonely in-between times
That I start missing you.Featured Shared StoryMy husband who was a professional boxer developed dementia at age 57 from undetected brain injuries. He was admitted to Bendale Acres Long Term Care at the age of 67. It was so lonely without...
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19. Now That You're Gone
You're gone, and all that's left is nothing but memories,
Memories that lead me to silence and tears.
I miss your arms that hold me tight,
Your snore that fills our room at night.Featured Shared StoryLost my husband on Sept 30, 2020, after a five year progressive illness of Lewy Body Dementia. Watching him go downhill with my two teenage sons, having to miss their graduations from high...
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20. With You Again
Fifteen years of happiness just wasn't enough time
To show the world that you were mine.
There are no words to express how sad I feel,
How lost I am without you; it does not feel real.Featured Shared StoryTerry and I had previously been in abusive marriages. We tried to settle with the fact that we would never meet our soulmate! But then it happened in 2013 at ages 51 and 61. Our chaplain said...
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