Loss Poems

Poems about the Loss of a Loved One

When we lose something that is precious to us, we are left with a feeling of sadness. Whether it is a precious friend or even a treasured object, the loss can be hard to bear. It is as if a part of you has gone missing. Throughout our life we amass collections of friends and treasured possessions. Having close relationships help us feel as if we are not alone in the world. When we lose someone or something that is precious to us, we may realize that there is a certain aloneness that can never be filled. Ultimately the condition of life is one of being alone before God.

28 Poems about Losing Someone You Love

1. One Art
- By Elizabeth Bishop
Possibly her most famous poem, Elizabeth Bishop's,"One Art" is a villanelle, a 6 stanza poem that consists of five tercets (3 line stanzas), and one concluding quatrain (4 line stanza). For more about this challenging poetry form see How To Write a Villanelle.
This poem is about loss and starts off light with a touch of humor, but loss is certainly not a humorous topic and as the stanzas go on the losses mount. Losing our most precious possessions, our friends and loved ones is a most difficult burden. Bishop lost both her parents as a child. Her father died when she was an infant and her mother was committed to an Insane Asylum when she was five. She never saw her mother again and grew up in the homes of various relatives.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster.

—Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan’t have lied. It’s evident
the art of losing’s not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.
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2. Eternal Love
- By Alan E. Owen
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2017
There is turmoil in the loss of a loved one, yet in the end there is a peace of knowing someone so special and how their love is greater than the pain.

Moving From Darkness To Light

The blue skies turn to grey.
No more stories.
You've gone away.

The blue skies turn to grey.
No more stories.
You've gone away.

The echoes of your smile,
Your kindness, your love.
Everything that made life worthwhile
Crashed down like a dove.

But memories will never fade.
Like a light that guides me,
Your love, your beauty
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3. Loved And Lost
- By Christine G. McCloskey
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016
This poem was written a few years back when my granny died. I had family members die when I was young, but I wasn't old enough to understand how much it hurts. I didn't think twice about putting my feeling on paper into a poem.

How Losing Someone Changes Your Life

When you lose
someone you love,
life will change,
you rearrange,

When you lose
someone you love,
life will change,
you rearrange,
and everything around you
seems so strange.

The world will spin
in the wrong direction.
You feel alone
and want affection.
Your appetite changes,
you may not sleep,
you don't feel like talking
to anyone you meet.

But as time goes on,
things will get better,
and everything
just comes together.

And just because you smile,
it doesn't mean you don't care,
because you know in your heart
that they will always be there.
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4. Found You
- By Sheryl Bates
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2016
For everybody who has grieved, lost someone, and is wandering.

Loss And Tragedy

We know loss
Because we've felt love and hope.
We know sadness
Because we've understood happiness.

We know loss
Because we've felt love and hope.
We know sadness
Because we've understood happiness.
We are broken
Because we were once nearly whole.

Take comfort, dear friend.
One day in the heavens,
Away from our consciousness and earthly pain,
You'll find what you lost,
Your beloved, a part of you.

And you'll laugh with tears of joy.
Take comfort, dear friend.
You cannot find what you haven't lost.
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5. We Are Seven
- By William Wordsworth
In this poem, Williams Wordsworth (1770-1850) addresses big questions about life and death. The speaker in the poem is talking with a little girl about her family. Two of the children in her family have died, but she continues to tell the man that she has seven members in her family. The man, however, tries to convince her that her family consists of only five now. She will not change her mind - for her brother and sister will always be a part of her family. This poem is written in the form of a ballad, which is generally narrative and follows the ABAB rhyme scheme.

———A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What should it know of death?

———A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What should it know of death?

I met a little cottage Girl:
She was eight years old, she said;
Her hair was thick with many a curl
That clustered round her head.

She had a rustic, woodland air,
And she was wildly clad:
Her eyes were fair, and very fair;
—Her beauty made me glad.

“Sisters and brothers, little Maid,
How many may you be?”
“How many? Seven in all,” she said,
And wondering looked at me.

“And where are they? I pray you tell.”
She answered, “Seven are we;
And two of us at Conway dwell,
And two are gone to sea.

“Two of us in the church-yard lie,
My sister and my brother;
And, in the church-yard cottage, I
Dwell near them with my mother.”

“You say that two at Conway dwell,
And two are gone to sea,
Yet ye are seven! I pray you tell,
Sweet Maid, how this may be.”

Then did the little Maid reply,
“Seven boys and girls are we;
Two of us in the church-yard lie,
Beneath the church-yard tree.”

“You run about, my little Maid,
Your limbs they are alive;
If two are in the church-yard laid,
Then ye are only five.”

“Their graves are green, they may be seen,”
The little Maid replied,
“Twelve steps or more from my mother’s door,
And they are side by side.

“My stockings there I often knit,
My kerchief there I hem;
And there upon the ground I sit,
And sing a song to them.

“And often after sun-set, Sir,
When it is light and fair,
I take my little porringer,
And eat my supper there.

“The first that died was sister Jane;
In bed she moaning lay,
Till God released her of her pain;
And then she went away.

“So in the church-yard she was laid;
And, when the grass was dry,
Together round her grave we played,
My brother John and I.

“And when the ground was white with snow,
And I could run and slide,
My brother John was forced to go,
And he lies by her side.”

“How many are you, then,” said I,
“If they two are in heaven?”
Quick was the little Maid’s reply,
“O Master! we are seven.”

“But they are dead; those two are dead!
Their spirits are in heaven!”
’Twas throwing words away; for still
The little Maid would have her will,
And said, “Nay, we are seven!”
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6. Time Fades
- By Kathy Hood
- Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013
I am a 36-year-old who has lost both her parents and is struggling to find who I am again.

The struggles I face
from day to day

Are struggles that won't

The struggles I face
from day to day

Are struggles that won't
seem to fade away

I wake in the morning,
and what do I see?

A lost little girl
mourning to be.

I struggle with loss,
pain, and anxiety too.

But most of all I
struggle from not having you.

Time will heal.
So they say.

So I watch the clock
as time fades away.
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7. Cancer
- By Savannah Bennett
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2012
My name is Savannah Bennett, I wrote this poem about my grandma that past away from leukemia a year ago. She held my family together, now that she is gone we have been falling apart... But I always tell myself that she will always be by my side through the good time's and the bad.

Poem To Grandma Passed Away From Leukemia

Since the day I saw you,
since the day we met,
I knew this I wouldn't forget.
I have loved you more than life itself,

Since the day I saw you,
since the day we met,
I knew this I wouldn't forget.
I have loved you more than life itself,
now it seems were falling apart.
This thing that just won't go away,
was more then you could take.
But I'll hold on tight past the very end...
No matter how much it hurt,
I sat and watched you get worse.
I held your hand all through the night,
never to let go.
I wake up, and you were no longer here,
I'm haunted by these memories of you and me,
as a tear falls down my face I remember...
You will be here holding my hand all through the night like I did yours,
but most of all...
you will always be in my heart.
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8. Suffering Up Close
- By Patricia L. Cisco
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2018
My poem is not a happy one, it is sad and it is real, and at some point in life many will come face to face with some type of suffering, but the most heart breaking suffering is that of someone we love, and we can be so close yet feel so helpless. I am sure that there are others that have felt this type of pain.

Suffering And Loss Of A Loved One

Suffering up close is so different from afar,
it's the supreme test in life,
to show what strengths there are.

Suffering up close is so different from afar,
it's the supreme test in life,
to show what strengths there are.

Will I have the strength,
to watch the pain I do not bare,
and help another through her cross
which she does not want to share.

Can I help her make it through the night,
until the dawn appears,
and will I be able to comfort her and wipe away her fears?

Yes, suffering up close is so different from afar,
You know when you've been through it,
when your heart wears sorrow's scar.
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9. Your Light Still Shines
- By John P. Read
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 26, 2022
The hardest thing to explain is the hurt one feels when losing a loved one. Although, sharing one's grief with others through poetry does help a little.

Missing The Moments We Shared

I miss our moments together,
I treasure each memory.
You left with the key to my heart;
Your life lives on through me.

I miss our moments together,
I treasure each memory.
You left with the key to my heart;
Your life lives on through me.

If only I had wings,
I'd fly toward those stars
And knock on heaven's door;
I'm sure that's where you are.

Just to hear your voice,
See your loving smile,
Just to hold you once again,
I would crawl a billion miles.

You'll always be a part of me,
For love never fades with time.
I know in my darkest hours
Your light will always shine.
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10. Who Would You Be Today?
- By Joel McKeown
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008
This poem was written a few days after my best friend died. It has now been 7 months and the guy stays on my mind all day. I love you Bobby!!!

Pain Of Losing A Best Friend

Could you imagine a pain so deep down inside
That it can not be summarized in words you simply can write.
A pain that touches your toes and up to the top of the ceiling
You can't eat, you can't sleep, that is the pain that I am feeling.

Could you imagine a pain so deep down inside
That it can not be summarized in words you simply can write.
A pain that touches your toes and up to the top of the ceiling
You can't eat, you can't sleep, that is the pain that I am feeling.
My father raised a boy that can stand on his own,
But these different circumstances have got me feeling alone.
All the doctors and the nurses say you're dead and you're gone,
But it still feels like I could talk to you if I picked up the phone.
You can't fix a broken window, you just replace the pane,
But there is no pain great enough to replace your face.
With my eyes matted shut from the tears that I slept on,
I thank God for the pictures and your voice on my cell phone.
But please, while you are awed in the mist of the Lord
Don't forget all your friends and time spent on this world.
I will never have a friend like you ever again.
My heart is a vault now, I'm scared to let people in.
No matter how many oceans or rivers I cry
My heart will never let you go, I'll never say goodbye.
A lot of my hours are now spent in the place where you lay
As I sit crying, wondering, who would you be today.
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11. A Triolet Of Heartbreak
- By Ann D. Stevenson
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 16, 2021
Losing someone you love is always heartbreaking, whether it's through death or the end of a relationship. I have chosen to write about it in the form of a triolet.

A triolet is a poem written in a set form consisting of eight lines with a rhyme scheme of only two rhyme endings and certain repeated lines. Specifically ABaAabAB - the capitals signify repeated lines, the other letters signify matching rhyme endings.

Losing Someone You Love

Why did you have to go away
and leave me with a broken heart.
I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
why did you have to go away.

Why did you have to go away
and leave me with a broken heart.
I prayed and prayed that you would stay,
why did you have to go away.
Now every day is dark and grey,
I never thought we'd be apart.
Why did you have to go away
and leave me with a broken heart.
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12. I've Always Been The Lucky One
- By Katelyn E. Dodd
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2017
I utilize writing as an outlet. My grandmother, who also raised me as a mother and acted as a best friend, passed away on August 7, 2016. The loss left me with these words that flowed out as smoothly as the tears that rushed down my face. She was the glue that held me together, but now she is the wind that pushes me forward.

Poem About Loss Of Grandmother And Best Friend

My soul has been split in two.
The better piece of me is still with you.
I'll carry your memory with me always.
One step at a time for the rest of my days.

My soul has been split in two.
The better piece of me is still with you.
I'll carry your memory with me always.
One step at a time for the rest of my days.

You helped me love by showing me the way.
You took my hand and promised you would stay.
You let me yell when I needed to feel heard.
You gave me advice when I wanted to save the world.

I watched you grow weak, though I tried to deny it.
The proof was in front of me, but I attempted to hide it.
How selfish is it that I'm angry because you've gone away?
I just cannot fathom why you could not stay.

I had to give you permission to go,
Before I could discover everything that you know.
All of your stories, how I long to hear.
My soul feels so empty, but my eyes are full of tears.

I had to pretend to be okay,
To make the most of your final days.
When deep down, I think we both knew
That I feel an emptiness without you.

I have no earthly idea who I would be
Without the vital traits you passed on to me.
How will I be able to suffice?
Without your unmatched and worldly advice?

You're the light that guides me home, the anchor that holds me steady.
I know that I'll never be alone, but I don't think I'd ever be ready.
You're the flower that gives me hope, but my heart still feels so heavy;
And I've always been the lucky one.

I could just go on forever.
It was always you and me against the world together.
Though now I feel so very alone.
I know the Lord has called you home.

But my soul is still split in two.
The better half of me remains with you;
Oh, but you let me yell when I needed to feel heard,
And you gave me advice when I wanted to save the world.
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13. Strong
- By Kelvin Jernigan
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 2010
I wrote this poem on the day of my brother's funeral because the whole week I haven't cried because I have to be strong for my family. Though it's hurting me, I know he is proud of me.

I have to be strong not for me
But for everyone else
I want to cry I want to scream
But no one can see my hollow tears

I have to be strong not for me
But for everyone else
I want to cry I want to scream
But no one can see my hollow tears
I keep you near to keep me sane
But the thought of you makes me sad
I want to hide and cry alone
But you are here and it keeps me real
I know you've left this solid ground
But in my heart you still live
You've kept me together for so long
So I will stay strong for everyone else

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14. A Dog's Passing (Tanka)
- By Cynthia C. Naspinski
- Published by Family Friend Poems April 11, 2022
We recently lost our beloved dog to cancer. I miss her so much.

This poem is in Tanka form:
Line 1 - 5 syllables
Line 2 - 7 syllables
Line 3 - 5 syllables
Line 4 - 7 syllables
Line 5 - 7 syllables

Grieving The Loss Of A Dog

She has left a void,
the rooms too quiet, too still,
the yard just a yard,
for in her absence we see

She has left a void,
the rooms too quiet, too still,
the yard just a yard,
for in her absence we see
just how much presence she had.
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15. Goodbye To My Dad
- By Debra Marie
- Published by Family Friend Poems July 2009
Ode to the memory of Charles Irving Stratton III

By Debra Marie Stratton-VanBuskirk

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

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

I miss you more then I can express
My love for you will never grow less
I keep trying to imagine how I will go on
I realize tomorrow is another dawn

I know you're in heaven above
Looking down on us with all your love
Only to whisper in our ear
Remember that I'll never stopped loving you dear

I'll always remember the good times we had
Remember the man, my wonderful dad
I'll remember you each and every day
And if I need to talk to you, I'll just sit down and pray

One day we'll be together again
To talk about all the places we been
Until the time I'll always treasure
Having you for a dad was such a great pleasure

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16. Loved Ones
- By Laura L. Lewis
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2006
The loss of a loved one is never easy, and this author has lost a bunch. This poem is a tribute to them.

Poem About Losing A Loved One

Loved ones are precious.
I know this for a fact,
And when you lose one,
It's like an attack.

Loved ones are precious.
I know this for a fact,
And when you lose one,
It's like an attack.

I've lost some loved ones
To many different things.
I hate losing loved ones,
But it's a bell that has to ring.

Loved ones are special.
I have many, I should know,
But it just seems
I couldn't let them go.

You try so hard
To hold on,
But in one small second
Loved ones are gone.

Sometimes at night
I pray for lost loved ones.
Even though they won't come back,
This poem is for them the loved ones.

Lloyd Nadine
Rhonda Trish
And Ashley
I love you all
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17. Real Pain
- By Tami
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008
This is how it feels when you lose a parent.

How It Feels To Lose A Parent

Real Pain:
empty inside,
hard to breath tears run down my face,
I can't breath,...

Real Pain:
empty inside,
hard to breath tears run down my face,
I can't breath,
troubles sleeping at night,
can't even close my eyes,
bad dreams that keep playing over and over again,
I just want to live one normal day,
memories slowly fade away,
can't even remember what you look like,
blaming god for taking you,
cry myself to sleep,
asking why,
so now you know what is feels like to lose a love one
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18. Tragic Angels
- By Crystal Davenport
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009
I have always believed "It is better to have loved and lost, then to not have loved at all". Sometimes the best poems to read are the hardest to write, but I believe they need to be shared.

It was a cold dark night
Riding over a bridge
Flashes of light straight ahead
I crossed the white line...

It was a cold dark night
Riding over a bridge
Flashes of light straight ahead
I crossed the white line
I held on tight
And seen scenes of my life
Before my eyes
God sent angels to take me home
Because he loved me so
Family and Friends don't shed a tear
I'm up here far away from fear
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19. Words Can't Explain How Much I Miss You!!!
- By Ammie
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2010
I am 24 years old. I lost my dad to heart disease when I was 18. I lost my mom to breast cancer last year. I wrote this to be published for the first anniversary of her death. It is short and to the point. To me, it is raw! Words cannot express the void that I possess because my mom is gone. The pain is absolutely horrible!!!

I don't think that you ever imagined how much pain I would be in once you were gone,
Because if you had; you wouldn't have left me.
Words cannot express the amount of emotions that have come with trying to let you go.
Every day has been a struggle....

I don't think that you ever imagined how much pain I would be in once you were gone,
Because if you had; you wouldn't have left me.
Words cannot express the amount of emotions that have come with trying to let you go.
Every day has been a struggle.
Its been a year and its still hard for me to grasp that your really gone.
Sometimes, still, I don't know what to do with myself.
There have been days that I haven't wanted to get out of bed,
And days that if I allowed myself, I could cry and cry and cry.
A year later and I still sit and stare at your pictures,
Sometimes I sleep with them by my side.

I miss your voice.
I miss your smile,
Your eyes, your touch
Your smell, your phone calls
And your comforting ways.

Until I see you and dad again,
I am always missing you both so incredibly much!

In loving memory of Catherine Cooper
June 16, 1954 to March 9, 2007
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20. Alone
- By Jenny Kellison
- Published by Family Friend Poems September 2015
This is a poem I wrote right after my brother committed suicide.

The Darkness After A Sibling's Suicide

As I sit here writing this with tears rolling down my cheeks,
I’ve never felt so alone.
The darkness is total, the hate is rising.
My rage is consuming the person I used to be.

As I sit here writing this with tears rolling down my cheeks,
I’ve never felt so alone.
The darkness is total, the hate is rising.
My rage is consuming the person I used to be.
I am her no longer. I am a burnt up shell of who I used to be.
The joy I used to have has been sucked out of the room.
I can’t breathe.
The air is so thick I can almost cut it with a knife.
When will this nightmare that has become my life end?
When will the pain and despair leave?
My grief seems to overpower me,
Bringing me down into an empty hole with no way out.
I start screaming, praying someone, anyone can hear me.
All I hear is the echo of my screams,
The voice in my head saying no one cares.
No one sees me, the pain behind the mask.
They see the smiling, happy girl I show them.
How can I let them see the darkness in my heart?
It would scare them.
So instead, I trudge on and pretend to be fine like is expected of me.
And I wait for the day someone will see through the glass and I will no longer be alone.
The day you left us my life changed forever.
How am I supposed to go on like before?
My baby brother is gone, and I am left here to take care of the family,
The aftermath of the destruction to this family.
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Loss Poems

Poems about the Loss of a Loved One

28 Poems about Losing Someone You Love

1. One Art

2. Eternal Love

There is turmoil in the loss of a loved one, yet in the end there is a peace of knowing someone so special and how their love is greater than the pain.

3. Loved And Lost

This poem was written a few years back when my granny died. I had family members die when I was young, but I wasn't old enough to understand how much it hurts. I didn't think twice about putting my feeling on paper into a poem.

4. Found You

For everybody who has grieved, lost someone, and is wandering.

5. We Are Seven

6. Time Fades

I am a 36-year-old who has lost both her parents and is struggling to find who I am again.

7. Cancer

My name is Savannah Bennett, I wrote this poem about my grandma that past away from leukemia a year ago. She held my family together, now that she is gone we have been falling apart... But I always tell myself that she will always be by my side through the good time's and the bad.

8. Suffering Up Close

9. Your Light Still Shines

The hardest thing to explain is the hurt one feels when losing a loved one. Although, sharing one's grief with others through poetry does help a little.

10. Who Would You Be Today?

This poem was written a few days after my best friend died. It has now been 7 months and the guy stays on my mind all day. I love you Bobby!!!

11. A Triolet Of Heartbreak

12. I've Always Been The Lucky One

13. Strong

I wrote this poem on the day of my brother's funeral because the whole week I haven't cried because I have to be strong for my family. Though it's hurting me, I know he is proud of me.

14. A Dog's Passing (Tanka)

We recently lost our beloved dog to cancer. I miss her so much. This poem is in Tanka form: Line 1 - 5 syllables Line 2 - 7 syllables Line 3 - 5 syllables Line 4 - 7 syllables Line 5 - 7 syllables

15. Goodbye To My Dad

Ode to the memory of Charles Irving Stratton III By Debra Marie Stratton-VanBuskirk

16. Loved Ones

The loss of a loved one is never easy, and this author has lost a bunch. This poem is a tribute to them.

17. Real Pain

This is how it feels when you lose a parent.

18. Tragic Angels

I have always believed "It is better to have loved and lost, then to not have loved at all". Sometimes the best poems to read are the hardest to write, but I believe they need to be shared.

19. Words Can't Explain How Much I Miss You!!!

20. Alone

This is a poem I wrote right after my brother committed suicide.

We recently lost our beloved dog to cancer. I miss her so much.

This poem is in Tanka form:
Line 1 - 5 syllables
Line 2 - 7 syllables
Line 3 - 5 syllables
Line 4 - 7 syllables
Line 5 - 7 syllables

Ode to the memory of Charles Irving Stratton III

By Debra Marie Stratton-VanBuskirk