Bereavement Poems

I started out with the idea of doing a single bereavement poems page, only to discover there were just too many excellent grief poems to choose from.

Inspirational/ Spiritual:

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God Saw You... by Author Unknown
A Child's Grief - by M.S. Lowndes
I Measure Every Grief... by Emily Dickinson
A Spiritual Journey - by Faye Kilday
The Balm Of God's Love - by M.S.Lowndes
When I Get To Heaven - by Emily McAdams
If You Knew - by Steven W. Perry
Safely Home - Author Unknown

Seasonal/Holiday:

I will Light Candles this Christmas - by Howard Thurman
My First Christmas in Heaven - Author Unknown
A Christmas Card for Robbie - by Kathleen Paley Smith
The Year Before Last - Author Unknown

Suicide:

Brother Why - by Kathleen Kumler
Forgive - by Amber D. Shipler
Not So Very Long Ago - by Teresa Callahan

Traumatic Death:

Why - by Ashley N. Sheehy

Written in the words of the one that died:

Miss Me, But Let Me Go - Author Unknown
I Did Not Die – attributed to Mary E Faye

Advice from the grieving to those giving comfort:

Support From Others - Author Unknown

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