Bereavement Poems
There are just so many good bereavement poems! On this page you will find poems relating to:
- Inspirational/Spiritual
- Seasonal/Holiday
- Suicide
- Traumatic Death
- Written in the words of the one that Died
- Advice from the grieving to those giving comfort
Inspirational/ Spiritual:
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
Seasonal/Holiday:
I will Light Candles this Christmas - by Howard Thurman
My First Christmas in Heaven - Author Unknown
Christmas with Jesus - by Lois Gaddy
A Christmas Card for Robbie - by Kathleen Paley Smith
The Year Before Last - Author Unknown
Suicide:
Brother Why - by Kathleen Kumler
Not So Very Long Ago - by Teresa Callahan
Traumatic Death:
is a book that compiles prayers, poems and thoughts on bereavement.
This can be a helpful resource for the grieving person, their loved ones, or someone like a pastor, chaplain, funeral director.
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
Celebrate - by Russell Underwood
Advice from the grieving to those
giving comfort:
Support From Others - Author Unknown
Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude
This book of poetry listed, might be a healing resource for you.
It is my hope that the poems on this page will be a comfort to you on your grief journey.
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Scripture Verse
Jesus said; I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom.
John 10:14, Isa 40:11
Ron Tranmer's book
“ Poetry of Comfort & Hope
for The Grieving”
is a collection of 80+ poems including "Broken Chain".
Available for sale in my
comfort-for-bereavement store
or on my
Bereavement Books page.
Mr. Perry's poems
"If You Knew"
"It's Okay"
are available in song form go to my Comfort for Bereavement Store.
There you will find them available as a CD, sheet music and as a MP3 download for both.
Additional books that might give you comfort.
Available at Amazon
Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
The Andrew Poems (Walt McDonald First-Book Series)
In the Time of Mourning: Thirty Three Poems of Grief and Loss from Godey's Lady's Book
Poems of Solace and Remembrance (Dover Thrift Editions)
Holding on: Poems for Alex by Sosnowsky, Cathy (2001) Paperback
Coming & Going . . . and Waiting: A Collection of Poems
Catching the Light: Coming Back to Life after the Death of a Child
