Poems about grief
Poems about grief, loss, and what stays after.
If you came here looking for grief poems, start here. These poems stay close to loss, memory, and the long stretch after someone is gone.
The Champagne Ship
The champagne ship sailed through the night returning to a home washed over by the waves of the unknown. Unprepared for the inevitable — if it wasn't that night,
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One day you'll stand on the ledge of a rooftop Your hometown and the river will spin Around beneath you Stories below Cycloning broken dreams and memories.
Keep readingRight There Waiting
One day, when you're six years old you may watch your Dad leave, and have just the vaguest sense of where he's going. But what you won't know
Keep readingThe dream
The plan and execution— A fool's errand: demanded retribution. A lust for justice that only exists, as a non-concept floating in the recesses of your consciousness.
Keep readingTaste the Rain
Only by stripping the partial shrouds Of indecision Can we face the darkest clouds With upturned heads And open mouths
Keep readingStriped with Life
I watched you with a 4-crayon pack, Filling letters with a careful hand, Each stroke a single color. Halfway through, I touched your tiny wrist— "Try filling the other half of the letter
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