GRIEF POEM PAGE
Poetry As Therapy

My Darling Wife  I sat by your bedside with tear stained eyes
Willing you to wake as if from a dream
Praying that the living nightmare was not real
Hoping against hope ...

The Long Goodbye  Through eyes full of tears
Memories from all the years
I often sit and wonder why
Pondering this long goodbye

In April of two thousand eleven
The ...

Until we meet again my love  You came into my life, like a beautiful sunny day.
And once I held your hand, I knew I`d found my way.

Your beauty caught my eye, but your kindness ...

We as Parents.  We as Parents …..

We cling to each other
No words need to be spoken between us

We feel the loss deep inside
Our arms encircle each other trying ...

christmas without you tyler. 
This is my first Christmas without you my son
and i miss you so much.
I took flowers to your grave and still i don't feel your presents although i ...

Little Saint  Blessed child
Innocent and pure
I loved you so, I still do
Little brother
Tiny warrior
I’m sorry you could not win
But it gives me peace to ...

Nursing HOME Nightmares and Negligent Hospitals.....  THIS POEM---STORY IS VERY GRAPHIC AND INTENSE...THIS IS FROM MY OWN PERONAL EXPERIENCES AND THOROUGH LITERATURE I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING FOR MONTHS. IF ANY ...

The Cord - Anonymous Poem I Read At My Son's Memorial Service  The Cord

We are connected, my child and I,
by an invisible cord not seen by the eye

It's not like the cord that connects us 'til birth,
This cord ...

Facing it  Got off work; made sure I was too tired to cry tonight. I know one day if I try hard enough I can begin fighting this fight because that is what grief ...

Sounds  Sounds in the morning and at night I humor myself in believing that it is you on the other side attempting to get my attention. Sounds like I am going ...

Trying  Trying to relate they give us words. trying to smile we hide our tears. Trying to move forward we put our pain up on a shelf and try to move forward. Trying ...

*~*In This Moment*~*  Everyday there is a moment when time stands still

All the noises seem to get muffled into a quiet song

I know what's about to happen again each day
...

*~*Grief*~*  Gravity holds me and wants to pull me down

My heart barely beating while I'm barely breathing

Feels as though I'm anticipating your return

I take ...

Blue Morning  The breeze is blowing through the pines again and the birds are waking me up. The sky is still dark but dawn is surrounding me. I hope for a smile to cross ...

If I Could Only   Dad if I could only tell you just how much you mean to me, I would tell you that I love you no matter how confused you seem to be.

If I could only tell ...

I lost my heart in the shopping mall  I only went out shopping,
I wandered round the Mall
But knowing you were gone my love,
I saw nothing at all.

I looked at food,at clothes at books
...

Letter From Earth By: Novi  This is a poem I wrote for those who have succumbed to depression and have died by suicide.

R.I.P dad, I love you!

marie  One day soon you rich fools get a slap too,

While your saying Im free life cant touch me,

If I give to charity for instance,

then my conscience ...

The Pretender  The Pretender

I am the pretender
I go places, I talk to people and on occasion I will smile
Its all for pretend because I know all the while
Inside ...

SOUL CONNECTION: for my soul flame beyond, only love is real and eternal  Two halves separated by Divine,
Two souls bound together by fate
Two hearts slashed apart before time exists
In a place no one achieves until
Ultimate ...

Goodbye my family  Oh mum, but it’s not fair...how possibly can we go on if your not there?
Who else will guide us through life’s ups and downs with love and care, I cry ...

The Waltz  It was difficult for me to leave you,
but, the choice I made was right.
I will always be right next to you,
come morning, day and night.
I am dancing ...

Bouquet of Angels  As angels blossom, the Lord prepares the way,
He picks His angels, according to the day.
Like flowers planted , in the breath of spring,
the sunlight ...

My Mom  Where did you go? I miss you so. My heart hurts bad, am so sad. You lived til 85, yet miss you so. Life is hard now, without you to guide, at my side. ...

Too Many Questions..  Can’t stop thinking about you,
All these things I wish I could do,
With no one else but only you..
Hearing our songs,
Cant help but sing along,
Just ...

My Soul Will Always Find Yours..(To the love of my Life) 
Almost two months and its still so unreal
How do these things happen, leaving you uncertain how to feel?
Memories, Dreams, love
Those are what you ...

Dark Eyes  Dark Eyes Look Back At me
no Soul full of pain
 
Dark Eyes speak silently
Dark Eyes scream your name
 
was it a year ago
or yesterday
my life moved ...

Never Enough 2007  Sometimes I know the right words to say and give thanks for all you've done.
But then they fly up and away as quickly as they come.

How could I possibly ...

I'm Home, My Beloved ( For my Husband after my US Sojourn )  I've explored the world or what's half of it
Awed by its splendor and grandeur,
But the shores of home just call me back..
Because that's where ...

I Am Learning How To Live  I am learning how to live
In a new way
Since that day
You were taken away.

I am learning how to live
With the things left unsaid
Knowing I got ...

I Wish For You  Every wish I’ve made
Since that one day
Has been to see him
And be with him again

Every eyelash
Blown Away
Every Dandelion
Along the way
Every ...

Silent Screams  There is a dog outside howling with cold and loneliness, begging to be let inside. In the quiet of the morning I murmur I know....I know. And isn't what ...

Im Sorry  You picked me out of a million other children, you disregarded that i was 10 years old. You loved me and nurtured me when anyone else would have walked ...

We never even met  Your name inscripted in our heads,
Your face we could imagine,
All our time our thoughts of you,
Why did this have to happen?

They say that times ...

Poem written the day after learning of my son's death  Our baby loved butterflies.
I've been looking for my spiritual guide.
It took this very moment
to see through my baby's eyes.
All men are born philosophers
...

Always  You can take his body, put it in the ground, away from the world.
You cannot take my love ~
Though you are no longer here with me to have and to hold
...

September (month 3)  They tell me that grief will not kill me.
But at Night!
The loss of you becomes a roaring tsunami
that I turn and face,
arms upward, calling,
crying ...

My Dearest Twin Flame Soul Mate  I had always been waiting for you. Little did I know who you would be. I was amazed than, as I am now. Your grace and humility are without comparison, you ...

William Randall "Billy" LeCieleci 5/26/56 ~ 6/21/10   As I walk down the hall ~
Foot steps echo my good-bye
Each door closes with the tenderness of love?s sorrow gone ~
Its time to step from the past,...

"The Final Analysis " C.G.'s Poem  In Loving Memory Of
Margaret Ciinji Wanjiru Spencer
1966-2009

My woman, my love, my friend has died today
I shall miss her so
I loved her without ...

Why?  I sit here wondering why God had to take you
I know that one day you would have had to go
But why now?

Didn’t He know that we needed an angel on Earth?...

Gone but not forgotten  As I sit, I look up at the wall
To see the only memory of you
But now that memory is gone.

For, an evil stepmother came
Shortly after you left
She ...

Looking Down From Heaven 
I Am Looking Down From Heaven
I See Your TEARS
Please Don't Cry Over Me
For I know Your CARES

The Pain that I Had, Is Now All Gone,
I ...

Shining light  In my arms your final breath, before you fell asleep. The tears i cried could not compare, to this heart that wept so deep. My love you know the time will ...

The Pink Carnation  The Pink Carnation

7/2010 (My mom's 3rd year in heaven)

On the stand next to my bed
sits a pink carnation ...

"Dear Mommy"  Dear Mommy

I know you are sad that I had to leave
And you don’t understand why I couldn’t breathe
And I know it doesn’t help you that I am no longer ...

To You my son. "Robert Berber Brock"  They say time will heal,
But as time goes by I miss you more and more.
I don't know what to think I don't know what to say
My feelings are mix.
I ...

I Am With You Always  (My Husband's Response to the Four Poems I have
dedicated to Him)

I watch the tears streaming down your face
As you ...

My Little Toree  My "Little Toree" eighteen you would be
Graduating this year... I wish I could see

My "Little Toree" a young woman you would be
Do ...

Your Little Girl  Your Little Girl March, 2010

~ The seasons are starting to come and go
They’re never the same without you.
Time goes ...

My Dad  A SPECIAL MAN WE ALL HAVE LOST
HE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES
SOME AT ANY COST

HE WAS A GREAT FAMILY MAN
A WONDERFUL FATHER
FOR US ALL HE DID ALL HE CAN
...

A Tribute to My Beloved ( on his death anniversary )  I've lived with him for most of my life
Forty two and a half happy, golden years,
Forever etched in my grateful heart
I've learned to love him even ...

It's Been...  It's been 1 day since you had to leave.
It's hard for me to even breath.

It's been 2 days since you left this earth.
It's been only 23 years since ...

That Day In May  The first verse is a variation of one I found elsewhere, anonymously credited, but the remainder I wrote.
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That ...

Pain  I have never known a pain
deeper than this loss
watching you fade till little remains
My mind is blank...and I am lost.

I've weathered through the ...

Goodbye  As I look down at you
Watching you lie still
I think back on the good times
When I was papas girl

My lips quiver
As I start to realize
This is ...

When You Look Down Upon Me  WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN UPON ME

When you look down upon me,
what do you see.
A mother so hurt and sad,
she is struggling to be whole.

When you look ...

Dearest Child  MY DEAREST CHILD

My dearest child,
the day you went away my heart
was ripped from my chest,
a part of me went with you
and the world came crashing ...

Wayne the Wonderful 1935 - 2009  You left me in early January; a departure not unexpected;
So gently, so softly and so peacefully, passing on to another life;

We played Eddie Arnold ...

The Life of a Good Dog Named Fayeroe  I saw you standing there,
So young and yet so brave.
Your stubby tail wagging like mad,
The smile on your face was a mile wide.
I paid the money that ...

Lost Lives  Lost Lives

As I sit here alone thinking of you,
And all of the thing's that we use to do,
I sit here and wonder how it could be,
That you're no ...

My Heart Feels Heavy  My Heart feels heavy
The grief that lies on my chest
makes an ache that nothing can sooth.

My Heart races as do my thoughts.
Love gone stolen from ...

A Year of Loss.  Just when life felt good and right it changed.

It changed when my Dad died.

It changed when my lover did not want me.

It changed when I lost my ...

An Angel Named Courtney  From the first day, she was special
That tiny blonde girl.
She didn't cry much, even when hooked to machines.
We loved her instantly,
That darling ...

Shredded Family Ties 
Lord, my cup is full to overflowing. Full of anger,...

I Am All That ~ A Daughter's Presence  I am the forest,
I am the trees,
I am the branches,
And I am the leaves.

I am the butterfly,
hovering o'er the forest floor,
I am the raven at ...

always and forever i love you daddy :)  mascara trickles down her soft blushed cheek
tonight she cannot sleep,
she starts to wonder where things went wrong
when she had to learn to be strong....

Lonely Tear  To never see a tear
or ever comfort a fear
your memory i will hold near
and your voice i long to hear
as i sit and shed this tear
know that my soul ...

Flowers On Your Grave  As I place these flowers on your grave,
I know you’re not here,
but watching from heaven above.
Know that most of all we miss your love.

You would ...

Regret - from my poetry book; I have always believed in Angels. I have always believed in You  I think the most painful part of death is regret, and in a sense, regret is death. For it is the consequence, the end result, and there is no way to escape ...

The Sadness Behind the Eyes  The Sadness Behind the Eyes
of those who've loved and lost
is now inside me too.
I see it in those I meet,
and wonder how long they've had it.

I ...

Thunder Clouds!  As I lay down tonight and go to sleep
I try to rest my mind but the thoughts keep going and I can't sleep.

I think about you so much
You will never ...

Why?  daddy why did you have to do this to me?
why do i have to go through this?
why do i have to sit here and wonder about it?
why do i have to dream about ...

Not Quite Normal Grief  I'm hurting my mum
The one I dearly love
I feel like I’m in hell
Although I am above
The pain that follows news
Is the worst that you can feel
Although ...

You're Part of That Universe  I’d like to sit and talk to you,
There’s so much to say.
So many things have happened since
You went away.

Can you hear me where you are?
sitting ...

A Broken Heart  O how life can change forever in a day
The sky once bright is now dark and gray

The tragic news on your death
It completely took away my breath

My ...

My Son  I write poems since the loss of my son, it helps me express my pain, but I don't think it helps me move forward. Anyway here is my latest poem.

Time ...

no place to hide....... 
each night when i go to bed

so many thoughts swirling in my head



will there be a tomorrow?

will the pain go away?

i pray to God each ...

Because of God's Gift  If I never felt another ray of sunshine or another drop of rain ever caressed this face of mine

An awesome God you still are
Because of your gift of ...

A Lonely Walk  My heart, it breaks
but it seems no one wants to hear
My memories flood me
with things I'd like to share
some family and friends are too uncomfortable
...

MOM, I AM LISTENING  MOM, I AM LISTENING

You taught us to respect ourselves and others and to be accountable for our actions... like when the vacuum cleaner somehow went ...

80 days.  I walk through the shopping mall. I look at strangers and wonder if I look different to them. I might seem OK, but I am just half. Half of me is gone. My ...

sadness 
I cry,
So often,so many tears
Im so sad,so lonely
Without you
Im lost cant find my way anywhere
Time
Goes by,
Not enough time with you.
Im so ...

for now 
For now i will cry,i will be sad.for yesterday i will smile,i will laugh,i will remember.for tomorrow i will pray for both of us.for always we will ...

My Super Hero  You’re my super hero
You’re my super hero
Don’t you know?

You’re my super hero
You’re my super hero
Now where did you go?

Please, please fly ...

Only By Faith  I promised to be with you every step of the way
I did not really imagine that you would not stay
With hope we carried on and not to tell you lies
but ...

I Miss You, My Brother, My Star  I'm a fourteen year old girl who wishes she lived in her dreams.
Dreams where you did not die, you came back for me.

I wonder why you smiled while ...

in a while rest on the wind kahill gilbran  the elements,the ocean can be such a friend to me a loss my right to educate i have inner wealth though so i know and i try to find inexpensive good food ...

A moment in time 
I miss you with all my heart
I feel like I've been torn apart
Tell me,Why did you have to die?
And make me have to cry and cry

Since you have ...

MY PRECIOUS TYLER.  My precious little son you will always be to me
my one and only child and to heaven a little angel
i always dream of you and our lives we would have ...

My Baby Love  My heart feels broken
The sky dark swollen crying tears
anquished numbess
a tiny white casket
all by itself
my baby love
my baby love
where did ...

"Minutes To Seconds." Dedicated to my Mother...Ann Mary Stenberg  If I could give you the strength to walk by yourself, I'd do
this in less than a minute.

If I could eliminate all the troubles and sadness from your ...

RICKY IN THE SKY  I met him while he was home
On leave from Bragg

He then deployed to Saudi
I thought i wouldnt see him again

I was wrong we wrote back and forth
...

My Angel - By Novi  Pour toi maman, je t'aime!
XOXO

knots  knots. stomach knots... knots in my head... just take a bite or take a drink it hurts to swallow i say. Moving forward I call to see if they would let ...

where did you go?  I have lost my son
you see you were the one
not me here
where did you go
i miss you
beautiful boy
where did you go
cry, i do
where are you
i miss ...

KINDNESS AND JUSTICE  GOODNESS THOU ART SHORTEST LADDER THAT SHOWS THE GATES OF HEAVEN,

WHILE THOU ART ALSO SWEET POISON IN THIS WORLD OF CORRUPTION;


FOR MOST MEN ARE ...

Your Face  YOUR FACE...

If these words, have crossed your path.
Do life a favor, and cherish, each moment.
Like it was your last.

Pictures, of moments....

My Last Day... 
If I should die, before I wake.
Id live each moment, like it was
the last breath Id take.

If today was my last day,
and tomorrow was ...

Footstep's  Footsteps

Please don't think of me, and cry.
For on this earth, isn't where I lie.
If ever your standing under a tree,
Ill fill your heart, with ...

If Today Was My Last... 
If I should die,
before I wake.
Id live each moment
like it was the last
breath Id take.

If today was my last day,
and tomorrow was ...

In memory of beautiful soul, Heath Ledger  The rocks unravelled
The tides went backwards
A travesty of justice
Was allowed to be
A mistake, huge beyond belief
It had to be just that
It could ...

crap  tears for breakfast,
streams of water for lunch,
more salty liquid for dinner...
I'm getting full.
crap this crap.
getting hungry for a ...

Just One More Time  An entire year has come and gone
And I find myself longing……….
For her wisdom
For her smile
And I find myself longing……….
For her laughter
For her ...

DAD  Why did God have to take you? We were just starting to capture our own father in-law , Daughter in-law ,(groove) now all i have longed for has been taken ...

Leon I Miss You  I am quickly unraveling and falling apart at all of my seams,
I know you would understand exactly how I feel and what I mean.
The holes in the ...

[Touch of Gods Hand]  I think of you all often, waiting in Gods beautiful garden ...

I pray that his day of judgment comes swiftly, so that I may once again feel the warmth ...

Mother, May I be Grateful?  How grateful am I to see the gleam
To relish the love and possibilities

And just when it seems too much to take
I'm overcome with for which I dream
...

Karen, my friend, my angel  you died
i cried
i miss you
we met in the hospital
you were dying
i wanted to die
you lifted me up
as you were floating down
i hope you didn't ...

How could you?  I most likely surprised you,
Maybe took you off-guard,
But is that any reason,
To shove my feelings,
Back into my face?

All I wanted was a chance,...

Why?  I sit here wondering why God had to take you
I know that one day you would have had to go
But why now?

Didn’t He know that we needed an angel on Earth?...

A gift from my son killed on May 11/2010  Uncertain, confused in deep reflection.
which way from here? I have no direction.
Trying to co-ordinate thoughts and deeds.
Trying to go on as my aching ...

A gift from my son Dean  Uncertain,confused in deep reflection.
which way from here?I have no direction.
Trying to co-ordinate thoughts and deeds.
Trying to go on as my aching ...

Poem of Love written by my daughter  I found this poem on my pillow , my 21 yr old daughter had written it for me.

His Love is the Reason
His love is the reason
Tears fall from ...

I Know You'll Get By ( A new meaning to your loss )  My husband speaks to me:

It's been three years and two months
since I last said "goodbye"
I've seen you pick up the pieces
of your ...

The Unshed Tear  Too deep within my heart
To flow upon my face
My little problem lies
Way beneath this place

My tears are hidden so deep
I bet they'll never show
...

My Grief Is My Own ( Don't Take It Away )  Why did you leave me alone?
Why is the loneliness so profound,
Why are the days so slow
Did my world stop to commiserate
With my anguish and pain?

Where ...

The Sweet Ashes That You Left (Sweet Memories of You)  You stand to gaze at the
birds fly by
And roost upon our tree.
You say to me: "It's going to rain
and soon will be dark.
Those birds are telling me....

Since You Were Gone  My Love. . .
Since you were gone, not a day passes
that I don't think of you,
I see you in the distant sunset
And in the fresh, morning ...

Too fast  Elements always

too short half-life dividing

can't take the gold out.

THE FINAL JOURNEY  THE FINAL JOURNEY

We had dinner together,
the night before your
final journey.
Happy was that night.

You woke early in the morning
of the last ...

TAKE ME AWAY  TAKE ME AWAY

Take me away from this
cruel world,
I am unhappy not being
able to cope.

I want to be certain
that you can hear me.
I want to ...

SEARCHING  SEARCHING

Looking, looking into others eyes.
Searching, searching everywhere.
Waiting for your return.

Your presence engulfs me,
giving peace ...

My Crying Heart  MY CRYING HEART

It seems my heart will never heal,
The tears are different at times.
My body wrenches with hard hot tears.

Slowly softly gentle ...

Mommy & Daddy  MOMMY & DADDY

Mommy and Daddy look at all who
pass by, hoping it’s you..
and wanting to cry.
Remembering the years of wonderful
times, making farmyards ...

LOVED ONES  LOVED ONES

My wonderful family,
I miss you so much.
I am always with you
no matter what.

Please don’t forget me,
I haven’t gone far.
I’m here ...

HEAVEN  HEAVEN

Where is Heaven?
Close enough to touch,
or too far to reach.

Can I come and visit you,
would the journey be too long.
Is it all around ...

ANGEL PIE  ANGEL PIE

My precious Angel,
where have you gone.
I can’t see you,
and I feel all alone.

Have you abandoned me,
or are you very busy.
I need ...

BROTHER OF OURS  BROTHER OF OURS

To our dear brother
who we love so dearly.
We are battling to live
without you here.

When we were small
we had so much fun.
Playing ...

Broad Shoulder  BROAD SHOULDERS

Strong and tall, with shoulders so broad,
bearing all that doesn’t come lightly.
Daddy lost his child today
and is sad and weary ...

ANGEL MOM  ANGEL MOM

Orphans, widows and widowers.
A child taken away by death,
Has no name for a Mom.

Angel Mom is what she is,
A love for her child that
...

Always in my heart.  its been a few years now,
but the last time i saw her i will never forget
going into her room as she lie cold on her bed
the pain that i felt i can'...

MY IRISH ROSE  When I think of this song I think of Tom, that's what he called me, his Irish Rose.

I go through the day, knowing you are not here with me, but knowing ...

Me Without You  I can’t help but think….you should still be here, not me.
You were so wonderful, so loved and adored and you are so missed.
You were stronger and better ...

He's Mine! 
“But stop your crying and wipe away your tears. Everything ...

His Hand of Comfort  “I am the one who comforts you.” Isaiah 51:12, NLT

“God blesses those people who grieve. They will ...

It's Not About Me  It’s not about me, Lord, it never has been.
But it is tough to come to grips with the fact that I am not in ...

No More  No More
No more lies,
No more goodbyes.
No more suffering, sorrow or pain.
No more tragedy, trauma or calamity.
No more death.
No more night, or ...

Today  Today


Today is Survivor’s Day for our family.

Today we remember our son and brother and how much we love him.

Today we reflect on special moments,...

I thought i knew you.   I thought I knew you.
You and your big blue eyes.
I thought I knew you
But you were keeping something hidden inside
This part of you that I don’t ...

Gone  They are gone
All of them, gone.

I mourned none
So brave was I.

I sought them out in every place
In every lover
In every friend.

Unaware that ...

Brother  He stands in the shadows, high and away.
They ask, "Can you see him?"
Yes, I say
In my eight year old's voice,
Though the words fall falsely from my ...

Time  They say time is what we need to heal our pain
I don't know if that saying came from someone who was sane

It has been 5 years since the loss of my ...

JADED1 RAMBLING AGAIN  I sit alone, with all this pain,
When will it all be washed away?
Where is the rain?

I express myself too much when I need to be focusing getting ...

5 months  5 months
since I've been in the club.
The club,
that only solidifies itself in the boundaries of your mind
and in the minds of those
who have been ...

A Poem About Loss of a Soul Mate  I.
Miss you so much
I cannot believe you are gone
My life doesn't feel the same
How am I to go on.

You claimed you'd always love me
And that you'...

Loss  The day u left,
a black storm filled in my heart...
years and years past,
still the black storm does not seem to fade..
i miss you more than words ...

Forever and Always, He Is There.  You are faced,
With a new trial,
A new obstacle,
To be overcome,
To be won,
It won't be easy, But the Lord will see you through,
When times get ...

Time softens pain but not the longing.  Can it be so long ago, I held your hand,
Kissed your face.
Almost fourteen summers past,
And in-between the cold winds blew
Painful memories away,...

IN MEMORY OF GRANDMA GARNETTE  MEMORIES

I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY HEART AND REMEMBER THE JOY YOU BROUGHT TO ME.
YOUR SMILE, YOUR VOICE, THE PERSON I LOOKED FORWARD TO SEE.

I HAVE ...

Winifred Mamie Thornton Fowler 1933-2008  My Mother's Garden

My Mother kept a garden,
a garden of the heart,
She planted all the good things
that gave my life it's start.

She turned me ...

Grief  I miss my brother's face, his habits,
His silly jokes, his presence.

Like a lion's roar I release and purge,
The evil sickness of death
That has ...

My Struggle  Somewhere in the back of my spirit,
I sense a light at the end of my struggle.
I walk towards it hesitantly, unsure of where it leads.
Yet desiring ...

A Life Cut Short  A sunny day
with August green
a mechanical mishap
a tragic scene

A father's scream
to a gawking sky
A mother's pleas
Save my child

Cars passing ...

Krista  The memory of you dearest Krista is a happy one.
You leave an after glow of smiles.
You leave an echo of happy times, laughing times
and bright and ...

Matthew's Lament For His Mother  A most abysmal grief stricken state

Consumes my entire being of late.

These perpetual tears of sadness seem not to abate

Since the grim reaper ...