Most Liked Loss / Death Poems (1,049)

His gaze earnest. searching,
His hands gently caressing mine,
like morning dew upon the September grass..
He spoke to me in the quiet whisper
of a sofly blowing steady breeze,
As the sun came up, and brought to life
lazy stretching branches on the trees..
then beckoned me, with a smile,
Come be with me, is all I heard,
though in reality..
Not a single word,
Like a song,, a whisper in the wind..
Saying come be with me..
let us please begin..
And so I followed,
succumed to everything that was
And all that was meant to be..
And in that moment ,
I was set free.

Knight in the sky

Lifes so short 
So precious hard fought
There's some that influence ya life
Others may cause drama and strife 
It's rare to find a real star
They can shine on you from afar
When things seem dark and life is making you fray 
It's the stars that will shine and guide the way
There's one star that I'll always remember 
He was genuine funny and no pretender 
I have been in a dark place without any sight 
Somehow he knew and guided my light 
This man was a rare breed 
A true mate indeed 
In death he fought but passed away 
This was just another day 
Until in a moment of time 
He was taken it seems such a crime
This star was taken 
It's left many of us shaken
Now life will change forever more 
His light will still shine of this I'm sure
So young so fun so clever
His light will shine on forever

as we sat there holding your hand
looking at your sweet smile.
trying so hard to understand
why u couldn't stay awhile.

as we watched u slowly slip away
praying your not in pain.
knowing in our hearts that someday
all of us will meet again.

you heard gods angels call your name
they wanted u by their side.
we knew our loss would be their gain
as our tears we tried to hide.

then the sparkle left your eyes
and your smile was no more.
it took us awhile to realise
you had walked through gods door

the pain we have will never leave
or the memories that we made.
in our hearts we all believe
our love will never fade.

these blackest days, these darkest nights
oh the wicked frozen cold
my darkening eyes adjust to view in the absence of the light
with broken hands i grasp the wind, but nothings there to hold
despite my might and wit and skill
as marooned ive missed the tide
I wait and pray and search dismayed
to find a place to hide
and in this deep canyon of shadows and night
i'll dream of you until im gone
i'll dig beneath the abyss in my soul and bring you up a song
I'll sing it low, and sweet, and loud, for the soul who suffers long

Just like winter, greets spring.
What appears lost
Is in full circle again.
It's a cycle, process, pattern, &
procedure.
Association of our bodies,
Just because we are breathing.
Trying to make sense of such
deception.
Who is to say, there is not a
Separation.
Confusion & rules of what's
the truth.
It's our internal interpretation, of
what we receive and use.
Whatever has taken up space &
time, has occurred & can never be
erased. Memories fade and time is
not still.
Energy shifts and resonates,
the will.
Faith restored, penetrates again.
It may not be in the physical, we see
but channelled in
another form!!!

What do you see nurses? . . . .. . What do you see?
What are you thinking . . . . . When you're looking at me?
A crabby old man . . . . . Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit . . . . . With faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food . . . . . And makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . . . . . 'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . . . . The things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . A sock or shoe?

Who, resisting or not . . . . .. Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . . . The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? . . . . . Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse . . . . . You're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am. . . . . . As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, . . . . . As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .. . . . With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters . . . . . Who love one another.

A young boy of Sixteen . . . . With wings on his feet..
Dreaming that soon now . . . . . A lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . . . My heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows . . . . .. That I promised to keep.

At Twenty-Five, now . . . . . I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . . . . With ties that should last.

At Forty, my young sons . . . . . Have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me . . . . . To see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . .. . My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me . . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future . . . . . Shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing . . . . . Young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . . . And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old man . . . . . And nature is cruel.
Tis jest to make old age . . . .. . Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles . . . . . Grace and vigor, depart.
There is now a stone . .. . . Where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass . . . . . A young guy still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys . . . . . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . .. . Life over again.

I think of the years, all too few . . . . . Gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . . That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people . . . . . Open and see.
Not a crabby old man . . . Look closer . . . See ME!!

The night sky opens
within my dreams,
the face of the moon
becomes you,
my immortal angel...

Death came untimely
in fury storm and rain,
Is it so selfish of me
to dream you back again?
Daughter of the light...

Gone are you from mortal sight
unforgotten lover and best friend,
reaching for you in dead of night
is a loneliness without an end,
for love survives death...

Your selfless deeds go not undone,
For i gaze upon your lovely face
living on in our 13 year old son,
for he carries your soul and grace,
daughter of infinite light...

Now you live among the stars,
nebula and bursting supernova,
riding the reflection of the moonlit mile,
I will always remember you
as Nancy with the laughing smile...

The sound of the brakes
The splashing of the rain
From that moment on
I knew id never see you again

The crunching of the metal
The pounding of my heart
From that moment on
I knew we were to part

I held you in my arms
"Baby dont go, please fight"
From that moment on
I died with you that night

Mum the pain just won't go away,

before you died the sky was blue,

now it's constantly overcast and grey,

I’m left with unsaid things to say to you.

Memories torment me the most,

alone now in the world with no one to cuddle,

a chilled breeze passes through me like a ghost,

standing by your grave my tears form a puddle.

Nights draw in I hear the steely wind shudder,

ravens gather in groups of black I hear them shriek,

I’m adrift on the ocean of life without any rudder,

or if you like without a paddle up the creek.

Mum you were the only one who cared,

no one else really understands,

laughter and life we both duly shared,

alone now I’m left wringing my hands.

Things that remind me of you are all around,

echoes of your footsteps make me twist,

respite from this sadness I have not found,

as long as I breathe you'll be sorely missed.

I just cannot seem to relate to another,

my heart is crushed like a damp flower,

the agony of living without a mother,

makes the honey of life taste really sour.

Strangers pass without any notion,

just a constant moving blur,

I wish I had some fantastic magic potion,

to hide my grief and pretend I didn't care.

The dust of time slowly swirls about,

life around me just spins out of sight,

in the darkness of my dreams I just want to shout,

hoping my mother will tell me it'll be al-right.

Come unto me the reaper who sows my grief,

in the quiet when thoughts abound,

you've taken my mother like a thief,

she left this world without any sound.

Without my mother I no longer feel whole,

my life is a jigsaw cast aside,

return unto me my life my soul,

so in the shadows I no longer have to hide.

A beautiful soul
with no self control
you took your own life.
A broken heart
dying alone,
I'll never forget
kneeling beside your bedside
praying I could take your place, and pain.

I'll miss you till the day I die
No matter how many tears I cry
It'll never be enough in this life.

You broke my heart
I'm sorry I couldn't be there more,
but, never think for once I never loved you.
I loved you, and missed you,
all this time.

I was there till your heart stopped beating
I'll be here till God comes back
till heaven opens wide,
and I see your smile
for the rest of time,
that's the brother/sister bond we shared
nothing else compares.

I'll love you all my life
till death parts me away from here.
I'll miss you the rest of my years.