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grief poems

A public collection of 1487 poems tagged with grief.

1. "By the Waters of Babylon." by George Gordon, Lord Byron

   "In the valley of waters we wept on the day" — George Gordon, Lord Byron, ""By the Waters of Babylon.""

   nature, love, death
2. 101. Song—Composed in Spring by Robert Burns

   "AGAIN rejoicing Nature sees" — Robert Burns, "101. Song—Composed in Spring"

   nature, death, hope
3. 115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton by Robert Burns

   "ADIEU! a heart-warm fond adieu;" — Robert Burns, "115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton"

   nature, love, death
4. 128. The Farewell by Robert Burns

   "FAREWELL, old Scotia’s bleak domains," — Robert Burns, "128. The Farewell"

   nature, love, death
5. 136. Prayer—O Thou Dread Power by Robert Burns

   "O THOU dread Power, who reign’st above," — Robert Burns, "136. Prayer—O Thou Dread Power"

   nature, love, death
6. 137. Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr by Robert Burns

   "THE GLOOMY night is gath’ring fast," — Robert Burns, "137. Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr"

   nature, love, death
7. 144. A Winter Night by Robert Burns

   "WHEN biting Boreas, fell and dour," — Robert Burns, "144. A Winter Night"

   nature, love, death
8. 15. Winter: A Dirge by Robert Burns

   "THE WINTRY west extends his blast," — Robert Burns, "15. Winter: A Dirge"

   nature, love, death
9. 155. Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope House by Robert Burns

   "GUDEWIFE,I MIND it weel in early date," — Robert Burns, "155. Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope House"

   nature, love, death
10. 16. A Prayer under the Pressure of Violent Anguish by Robert Burns

    "O THOU Great Being! what Thou art," — Robert Burns, "16. A Prayer under the Pressure of Violent Anguish"

    death, solitude, grief
11. 177. Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair by Robert Burns

    "THE LAMP of day, with-ill presaging glare," — Robert Burns, "177. Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair"

    nature, love, death
12. 185. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water by Robert Burns

    "MY lord, I know your noble ear" — Robert Burns, "185. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water"

    nature, love, death
13. 1914 I: Peace by Rupert Brooke

    "Now, God be thanked Who has watched us with His hour," — Rupert Brooke, "1914 I: Peace"

    love, death, grief
14. 201. Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787 by Robert Burns

    "AFAR 1 the illustrious Exile roams," — Robert Burns, "201. Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787"

    nature, death, hope
15. 203. Sylvander to Clarinda by Robert Burns

    "WHEN dear Clarinda, 1 matchless fair," — Robert Burns, "203. Sylvander to Clarinda"

    nature, love, death
16. 204. Song—Love in the Guise of Friendship by Robert Burns

    "YOUR friendship much can make me blest," — Robert Burns, "204. Song—Love in the Guise of Friendship"

    love, grief, identity
17. 220. Song—The Winter it is Past by Robert Burns

    "THE WINTER it is past, and the summer comes at last" — Robert Burns, "220. Song—The Winter it is Past"

    nature, love, solitude
18. 226. Song—I hae a Wife o’ my Ain by Robert Burns

    "I HAE a wife of my ain," — Robert Burns, "226. Song—I hae a Wife o’ my Ain"

    grief, faith, war
19. 234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death by Robert Burns

    "FATE gave the word, the arrow sped," — Robert Burns, "234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death"

    nature, love, death
20. 25. My Father was a Farmer: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "MY father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O," — Robert Burns, "25. My Father was a Farmer: A Ballad"

    nature, love, death
21. 254. Caledonia: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "THERE was once a day, but old Time wasythen young," — Robert Burns, "254. Caledonia: A Ballad"

    nature, love, death
22. 26. John Barleycorn: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "THERE was three kings into the east," — Robert Burns, "26. John Barleycorn: A Ballad"

    nature, love, death
23. 280. The Kirk of Scotland’s Alarm: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "ORTHODOX! orthodox, who believe in John Knox," — Robert Burns, "280. The Kirk of Scotland’s Alarm: A Ballad"

    nature, love, death
24. 293. The Whistle: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "I SING of a Whistle, a Whistle of worth," — Robert Burns, "293. The Whistle: A Ballad"

    nature, love, death
25. 306. Election Ballad at close of Contest for representing the Dumfries Burghs, 1790 by Robert Burns

    "FINTRY, my stay in wordly strife," — Robert Burns, "306. Election Ballad at close of Contest for representing the Dumfries Burghs, 1790"

    nature, love, death
26. 310. Tam o’ Shanter: A Tale by Robert Burns

    "WHEN chapman billies leave the street," — Robert Burns, "310. Tam o’ Shanter: A Tale"

    nature, love, death
27. 311. On the Birth of a Posthumous Child by Robert Burns

    "SWEET flow’ret, pledge o’ meikle love," — Robert Burns, "311. On the Birth of a Posthumous Child"

    nature, love, beauty
28. 314. Song—There’ll never be Peace till Jamie comes hame by Robert Burns

    "BY yon Castle wa’, at the close of the day," — Robert Burns, "314. Song—There’ll never be Peace till Jamie comes hame"

    nature, love, grief
29. 38. Epitaph on my Ever Honoured Father by Robert Burns

    "O YE whose cheek the tear of pity stains," — Robert Burns, "38. Epitaph on my Ever Honoured Father"

    love, solitude, grief
30. 386. The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle by Robert Burns

    "WHILE Europe’s eye is fix’d on mighty things," — Robert Burns, "386. The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle"

    nature, love, death
31. 39. Ballad on the American War by Robert Burns

    "WHEN Guilford good our pilot stood" — Robert Burns, "39. Ballad on the American War"

    nature, love, death
32. 403. The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "WHEN wild war’s deadly blast was blawn," — Robert Burns, "403. The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad"

    nature, love, beauty
33. 419. Bonie Jean: A Ballad by Robert Burns

    "THERE was a lass, and she was fair," — Robert Burns, "419. Bonie Jean: A Ballad"

    nature, love, beauty
34. 437. Song—Thine am I, my faithful Fair by Robert Burns

    "THINE am I, my faithful Fair," — Robert Burns, "437. Song—Thine am I, my faithful Fair"

    nature, love, death
35. 466. Ode for General Washington’s Birthday by Robert Burns

    "NO Spartan tube, no Attic shell," — Robert Burns, "466. Ode for General Washington’s Birthday"

    nature, death, beauty
36. 488. Song—The Winter of Life by Robert Burns

    "BUT lately seen in gladsome green," — Robert Burns, "488. Song—The Winter of Life"

    nature, love, grief
37. 494. Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows by Robert Burns

    "FAREWELL, thou stream that winding flows" — Robert Burns, "494. Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows"

    nature, love, death
38. 511. Song—O aye my wife she dang me by Robert Burns

    "Chorus—O aye my wife she dang me," — Robert Burns, "511. Song—O aye my wife she dang me"

    nature, death, solitude
39. 538. Song—Now Spring has clad the grove in green by Robert Burns

    "NOW spring has clad the grove in green," — Robert Burns, "538. Song—Now Spring has clad the grove in green"

    nature, love, death
40. 56. Epistle to Davie, A Brother Poet by Robert Burns

    "WHILE winds frae aff Ben-Lomond blaw," — Robert Burns, "56. Epistle to Davie, A Brother Poet"

    nature, love, death
41. 57. Holy Willie’s Prayer by Robert Burns

    "O THOU, who in the heavens does dwell," — Robert Burns, "57. Holy Willie’s Prayer"

    nature, love, death
42. 6th April 1651 L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey by Katherine Philips

    "Soule of my soule! my Joy, my crown, my friend!" — Katherine Philips, "6th April 1651 L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey"

    love, death, solitude
43. 7. Ah, woe is me, my Mother dear by Robert Burns

    "AH, woe is me, my mother dear!" — Robert Burns, "7. Ah, woe is me, my Mother dear"

    nature, love, grief
44. 75. Halloween by Robert Burns

    "UPON that night, when fairies light" — Robert Burns, "75. Halloween"

    nature, love, death
45. 79. Adam Armour’s Prayer by Robert Burns

    "GUDE pity me, because I’m little!" — Robert Burns, "79. Adam Armour’s Prayer"

    nature, love, death
46. 83. The Cotter’s Saturday Night by Robert Burns

    "MY lov’d, my honour’d, much respected friend!" — Robert Burns, "83. The Cotter’s Saturday Night"

    nature, love, death
47. 87. The Twa Dogs by Robert Burns

    "’TWAS 1 in that place o’ Scotland’s isle," — Robert Burns, "87. The Twa Dogs"

    nature, love, death
48. 88. The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer by Robert Burns

    "YE Irish lords, ye knights an’ squires," — Robert Burns, "88. The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer"

    nature, love, death
49. 91. The Vision by Robert Burns

    "THE SUN had clos’d the winter day," — Robert Burns, "91. The Vision"

    nature, love, death
50. 92. Suppressed Stanzas of “The Vision” by Robert Burns

    "WITH secret throes I marked that earth," — Robert Burns, "92. Suppressed Stanzas of “The Vision”"

    nature, love, death
51. 93. The Rantin Dog, the Daddie o’t by Robert Burns

    "O WHA my babie-clouts will buy?" — Robert Burns, "93. The Rantin Dog, the Daddie o’t"

    love, death, grief
52. A Baby's Death by Algernon Charles Swinburne

    "A little soul scarce fledged for earth" — Algernon Charles Swinburne, "A Baby's Death"

    nature, love, death
53. A Ballad of Burdens by Algernon Charles Swinburne

    "The burden of fair women. Vain delight," — Algernon Charles Swinburne, "A Ballad of Burdens"

    nature, love, death
54. A Ballad of Death by Algernon Charles Swinburne

    "Kneel down, fair Love, and fill thyself with tears," — Algernon Charles Swinburne, "A Ballad of Death"

    nature, love, death
55. A Better Ressurection by Christina Rossetti

    "I have no wit, no words, no tears;" — Christina Rossetti, "A Better Ressurection"

    nature, love, death
56. A Birthday Song. To S. G. by Sidney Lanier

    "For ever wave, for ever float and shine" — Sidney Lanier, "A Birthday Song. To S. G."

    nature, love, death
57. A Boston Ballad, 1854. by Walt Whitman

    "TO get betimes in Boston town, I rose this morning early;" — Walt Whitman, "A Boston Ballad, 1854."

    nature, love, death
58. A Bridal Song by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "The golden gates of Sleep unbar" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "A Bridal Song"

    nature, beauty, hope
59. A COUNTRY LIFE:TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK by Robert Herrick

    "Thrice, and above, blest, my soul's half, art thou," — Robert Herrick, "A COUNTRY LIFE:TO HIS BROTHER, MR THOMAS HERRICK"

    nature, love, death
60. A Calendar of Sonnets: November by Helen Hunt Jackson

    "This is the treacherous month when autumn days" — Helen Hunt Jackson, "A Calendar of Sonnets: November"

    nature, love, death
61. A Child Asleep by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

    "How he sleepeth! having drunken" — Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "A Child Asleep"

    nature, love, death
62. A DREAM by William Blake

    "Once a dream did weave a shade" — William Blake, "A DREAM"

    nature, love, beauty
63. A Day Dream by Emily Bronte

    "On a sunny brae, alone I lay" — Emily Bronte, "A Day Dream"

    nature, love, death
64. A Dialogue by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "DEATH:" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "A Dialogue"

    nature, love, death
65. A Dirge by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "Rough wind, that moanest loud" — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "A Dirge"

    nature, love, grief
66. A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

    "Take this kiss upon the brow!" — Edgar Allan Poe, "A Dream Within A Dream"

    nature, love, hope
67. A Face by Robert Browning

    "If one could have that little head of hers" — Robert Browning, "A Face"

    nature, love, death
68. A Farewell by Amy Levy

    "(After Heine.)" — Amy Levy, "A Farewell"

    nature, love, death
69. A Farewell by Coventry Patmore

    "With all my will, but much against my heart," — Coventry Patmore, "A Farewell"

    nature, love, hope
70. A Farewell to Agassiz by Oliver Wendell Holmes

    "How the mountains talked together," — Oliver Wendell Holmes, "A Farewell to Agassiz"

    nature, love, death
71. A Farewell to False Love by Sir Walter Raleigh

    "Farewell, false love, the oracle of lies," — Sir Walter Raleigh, "A Farewell to False Love"

    nature, love, death
72. A Farewell to the World by Ben Jonson

    "FALSE world, good night! since thou hast brought" — Ben Jonson, "A Farewell to the World"

    nature, hope, solitude
73. A Fragment by George Gordon, Lord Byron

    "Could I remount the river of my years" — George Gordon, Lord Byron, "A Fragment"

    nature, love, death
74. A Fragment: To Music by Percy Bysshe Shelley

    "Silver key of the fountain of tears," — Percy Bysshe Shelley, "A Fragment: To Music"

    nature, death, grief
75. A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E. by Phillis Wheatley

    "Through airy roads he wings his instant flight" — Phillis Wheatley, "A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E."

    nature, love, death
76. A Grammarian's Funeral : Shortly After the Revival of Learning in Europe by Robert Browning

    "Let us begin and carry up this corpse," — Robert Browning, "A Grammarian's Funeral : Shortly After the Revival of Learning in Europe"

    nature, love, death
77. A Hymn In Honour Of Beauty by Edmund Spenser

    "Ah whither, Love, wilt thou now carry me?" — Edmund Spenser, "A Hymn In Honour Of Beauty"

    nature, love, death
78. A Hymn Of Heavenly Beauty by Edmund Spenser

    "Rapt with the rage of mine own ravish'd thought," — Edmund Spenser, "A Hymn Of Heavenly Beauty"

    nature, love, death
79. A Hymn for Christmas Day by Thomas Chatterton

    "Almighty Framer of the Skies!" — Thomas Chatterton, "A Hymn for Christmas Day"

    nature, love, death
80. A Hymn to the Name and Honour of the Admirable Saint Teresa by Richard Crashaw

    "LOVE, thou are absolute, sole Lord" — Richard Crashaw, "A Hymn to the Name and Honour of the Admirable Saint Teresa"

    nature, love, death