1. The Loss Of A Loved One
The loss of a loved one is so hard to face.
You just want to hide,
go somewhere and escape!
But death is something
Sympathy Poems
Poems on Sympathy for Loss
The ability to feel sympathy for each other is one of the most beautiful traits that we possess as humans. The human condition is one of fundamental aloneness. When we reach out and share our sympathies with another human being in pain, we are offering a great kindness to the individual in pain. He knows that he is fundamentally alone but at least he knows that others care and are trying to understand.
13 Poems and Words for Sympathy Cards
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Featured Shared StoryI know what you're going though. I lost my stepdad 3 months ago to cancer. The doctors told us he was too sick for chemo. We were not close either, yet I put my life on hold, moved back home...
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2. Please Don't Cry
Please, don't cry.
I'm not really gone.
When you look out the window,
I'll be standing on the lawn.Featured Shared StoryThis is helping take way the pain. My daughter’s father, my ex-husband and my grandson's grandfather did on Sept. 14, 2016 after 2 weeks in hospice, and on Sept. 23, 2016 he was buried after...
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3. The Little White Hearse
Famous Poem
Somebody's baby was buried to-day--
The empty white hearse from the grave rumbled back,
And the morning somehow seemed less smiling and gay
As I paused on the walk while it crossed on its way,Featured Shared StoryOne cannot relate to the loss of a child unless they have gone through it. One can only feel the same pain of another if they have. This poem beautifully speaks of and shares this pain.
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4. They Say
They say I'm sorry for your loss.
They say your heart will mend.
They say you're in a better place
and death is not the end.Featured Shared StoryI can relate to your poem a lot. Words of kindness are sincere, and I know they mean well, but at the end of the day you will be reminded of the loss. I lost my mother in 2015, and everyone...
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5. Finally Home
Although your work on earth is done,
Your life in heaven has just begun.
Your struggles here were hard and long,
But they're over now; you're finally home.Featured Shared StoryI was raised mostly by my Grandmother, my Dads Mom and even though its been yrs. Since her passing I miss and think of her every single day. We were very close when I was growing up. She...
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6. A Child Never Forgotten
our heart was broken
without a warning, no words spoken
you were taken away
someone said you could not stayFeatured Shared StoryMy cousin lost a grandchild and the parent failed to explain the cause of death. The only explanation is that the child went out through a gate to the street and when she came back she was...
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7. My Angel, My Gram
Teardrops run down our faces
While our loved one takes her place
In the land of dreams and faith
She waits for the day when life will wakeFeatured Shared StoryMy nana died yesterday of cancer and this is really beautiful. Thank you so much. I hope you've found peace with your loss now.
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8. The Return
At a time of sorrow, it is hard to believe
That the sun will once again shine.
That's when it seems you do nothing but grieve,
With all joy being left far behind. -
9. To One In Sorrow
Famous Poem
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend,
And let me take your hand.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours,
Can understand. -
10. Heaven's Light
The sun shines down upon us
and gives us warmth and light.
Then when the day has ended,
it disappears from sight. -
11. A Mother's True Price
A single tear rolls down her cheek as she remembers.
Every thought and every memory, she remembers.
She sees his face, she feels his soul, she remembers.
She feels the pain, she lays in vain as she remembers. -
12. Precious Boy
I'd like to offer my condolences
With a poem I'd like to share.
To all those suffering in this difficult time,
I say a little prayer. -
13. Sympathy
Famous Poem
My joy leaps with your ecstasy,
In sympathy divine;
The smiles that wreathe upon your lips,
Find sentinels on mine:
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