39+ Poems About Brother’s Death (Funeral): Grief & Regret

Mourning the loss of a brother through poetry is a way for you to express your own feelings. Sibling love is very special and only meaningful poems can express that kind of love. Using poems about the death of a brother at funerals, memorial programs, tombstones or family photos is very conformable.

Poems for dead brothers will remind you that a brother is always there for you, even after he has passed away. Every beautiful thing that you and your brother see and experience together will become a beautiful memory of brotherhood. Now you will have to overcome all the challenges in life without a brother, a close friend to teach you to be wiser and stronger.

Losing a brother is one of the most traumatic and terrible experiences, but he wouldn’t want you to grieve forever but to move on with the good life ahead. And poems for your dead brother are a way to help you overcome your grief and try to create a new life, while your brother is watching you from afar.

1, Death Death © Ndii Musavhii

Dear death why are you so heartless
Why can’t you just like your little brother
Why do you leave hearts broken?
Why do enjoy tears?

Why do Lough while we Cray?,
Why do you kidnapped parents?
Why do you kidnapped our brothers?

Why do you kidnapped our sisters?,
Why do you take them as if you bring them back?
You take them like you at shopping’

You take them like you picking stones
Where ever you enter they is sadness
What hurts me most is that,
even you have left your they still sadness

From Cape to Rio we are afraid of you
Even on your absence we all way afraid,
You never predictedable

You only confirmable
You just come unexpected,
I even doubt if you not related to suprise
Because you looking alike,
I doubt it sleep is your brother

Because you all different
He brings happiness to us
And you bring sadness to us,
I hope you don’t visit us this night
Because you not good at all.

2, For My Brother © Shelly Domenici

You left without
Warning.
Gone so fast.
Now all we have
Are memories
Of our past.

You are loved by so many.
You might not
Have known,
But in our hearts
Is where
You have grown.

The memories
I have throughout
The years
Will last
forever with
Laughter and tears.

We shared our
Birthday
Since I was five.
My wish now will be
To have you back healthy
And alive.

I will miss you
Oh so much.
So will all
The lives that
You have
Touched.

I can’t say goodbye.
I can’t accept
Your death.
You will live in my heart
Forever
Until my last breath.

3, His Journey’s Just Begun © Ellen Brenneman

Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
And think of him as living
in the hearts of those he touched…
for nothing loved is ever lost
and he was loved so much.

4, Remember Me © Margaret Mead

To the living, I am gone,
To the sorrowful, I will never return,
To the angry, I was cheated,
But to the happy, I am at peace,
And to the faithful, I have never left.

I cannot speak, but I can listen.
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea,
As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity,
Remember me.

Remember me in your heart:
Your thoughts, and your memories,
Of the times we loved,
The times we cried,
The times we fought,
The times we laughed.
For if you always think of me, I will never have gone.

5, He is Gone © David Harkins

You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.

6, Brother Death © Aztlanquill

“Come take a journey with me.” he said.
Took me by the hand gently,
“Walk with me through land of the dead
On that long road of infinity.”
“We’ll kiss the sun and touch the star
Glide in spirit through the universe.
Come on brother, its not too far
With you in the lead of course.
And when we reach our destination
On the edge of oblivion’s realm,
We’ll dance in my cosmic station
In the silence of eternal calm.
Through the void of space swirling by
For I am that mysterious portal
In truth you never die.

7, My Big Brother © Michele Meleen

My big brother you were:
always taller,
always faster,
always braver,
than me.

My big brother when you died:
you loved me,
you left me,
you hurt me.

My big brother now you are:
still braver,
still loving,
still gone.

8, Missing My Little Brother © Michele Meleen

I was supposed to protect him,
to show him this life,
to love him and tease him,
cause and take away strife.

But my baby brother is gone,
now I need him to help me,
because I’m missing my little brother
and need him to set me free.

9, Goodbye Brother © Sunshine

Heaven has called upon you today,
leaving so many words left to say.
But now it’s too late, for your time has come.
Words unspoken – I am sure everybody has some.
Regrets and wishes are probably there too,
but lasting forever are memories of you.
I was there when you needed a place to stay,
just like you would be there for me night or day.
There have been many times that we disagreed,
but we were there for each other in time of need.
Now it’s time for me to say goodbye,
until we meet again in heaven to fly.

10, Brothers © Steve Mason

From the depths of my heart, come the words of a brother,
where our souls and our minds, are like that of no other.
The spirit of competition, will always be there,
in the look of our eyes, and the glance of our stare.
Protecting each other, is always a must,
good times or bad times, never losing that trust.
Like a vision of Indians, riding across desert sand,
or the heart of a Raider, when he conquers new land.
We never lacked courage, or showed too much pride,
with no thoughts of guilt, or feelings put to the side.
It’s important to strive forward, and not live through regret,
but to savor the memories, and to never forget.
To be such close companions, always made me so proud,
never scared to express feelings, our emotions speak loud.
Whether it’s heaven or on earth, our souls are always together,
we share that sacred bond, knowing that brothers last forever.

11, Brother Death © Aztlanquill

I’ve a relative of mine
His face is ugly
Takes my breath
I have to meet him
At the end of time
His name is Death
Unfortunately he is my kin.
He dresses in black robe
Hood and scythe
He visits once
And I can’t tell you why.

12, Dear Brother Death © Luru

Dear Brother Death,
I see you standing there,
Against that moss covered tree,
Holding the sword of Dread.

What have I done,
To deserve this sentence,
To drift among those souls,
Collected by that sword?

Is it the killing,
With all its blood shed,
Or the beatings,
That came to those that deserved?

I see tears staining your cloak,
Why do you weep,
Is it from the sadness in the air,
Or the fact that nothing shall change this fate?

Dear Brother Death,
Please don’t start this fight,
For you wont walk away from it,
And the souls will find their way to earth.

I love you so,
Yet that wont stay my hand,
If this comes to blows,
For I wish to survive.

Dear Brother Death,
Does this warning bring fear,
Or caution to you,
Maybe second thoughts?

You don’t want to die,
For it is your job to guide,
And have seen what awaits,
For us on the other side.

Dear Brother Death,
I see my warning,
Has fallen on deaf ears,
For here you come.

Sword raised high,
Wings spread wide,
War-cry in the air,
Not a trace of fear.

Yet I still see,
Tears in your eyes,
From what,
I do not know.

Dear Brother Death,
I am sorry to be,
The one that ends you,
For you are dear to me.

Dear Sister Life,
Forgive me this day,
For I must kill,
Our Brother of Death.

My curse laid bare,
Death’s blood in the air,
Scream on my lips,
As the battle ends.

13, Big Brother Gone © Christina A. Covarrubia

Day by day, I think of you.
How can all of this be true?
I can’t believe you’re really gone;
I still can’t accept it,
Even after so long.
Just the thought of you makes me cry.
I never even got the chance to say goodbye.
Every picture, every letter…
I don’t know if it will ever get better.
I always smell your familiar scent.
It makes me think of all of the times we’ve spent.
I know we didn’t always get along,
And every time we talked, it would always go wrong.
So many things I never got to say.
I never imagined you’d ever be so far away.
You were my brother,
And I loved you like no other..
In my heart you’ll always be;
You’ll be my guide and help me see.
I’ll never forget your soothing voice.
I would take your place if I had a choice.
But now I have to let you rest,
Although without you my world’s a mess.
I miss you with all of my heart.
I wish we never had to part.
I know you’re always by my side,
So now I guess this is my goodbye…

Rest in Peace Manuel- Christina

14, Pain And Sorrow © Author Unknown

This life is filled with pain and sorrow,
I always wonder if I’ll make it through tomorrow.
I don’t know what I’m going to do,
I’m always missing you.

I think about the joy, laughter, and tears,
and try not to have any fears.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath,
But once again I start thinking about your death.

You told me you would only be gone a little while,
And told me to always keep on a smile.
But its been longer than a while,
How do you expect me to smile?

I know you will always be in my heart,
But it is slowly breaking apart.
I always loved having you near,
and now I wish you were here.

15, My Beloved Brother © Author Unknown

From day one all we did was fight,
now all I do is fight back my tears.
I wanted to do everything you did,
because I wanted to be just like you.
Now I sit here wondering what to do,
because there’s no one to replace you.

I never did tell you all the things I felt,
like how much I really did love you.
I wish we could go back and start over again.
I don’t want to be alone. I need my brother,
I need my best friend.

When you think of me
while your up in heaven,
Think of how much you meant to me.

Its sad that you left
without saying goodbye,
But just remember we all love you
as you began to fly.

You did so much for me,
as I didn’t do much for you.
I hope you will forgive me,
for all the things I didn’t do

You were my brother
and my best friend.
I will always love you
no matter how long its been,
since your life came to an end.

16, For My Brother, From Your Sister © Michele Meleen

For My Brother,
I will fight through my tears
and tear down my sadness.
I won’t let them stall out my life.

I will fight through my fears
and knock out my anger.
I won’t let them ruin my life.

I will recall our years
and remember you with joy.
I’ll let your death be a part of my life.
From,
Your Sister

17, I Miss You, Brother © Michele Meleen

Like my strong body
would miss my heart beating loud
I miss you Brother.

18, A Tribute to My Brother on His Death Anniversary © Michele Meleen

Born to be my companion,
Remember my brother today.
On this day he died,
Taking pieces of us too.
His spirit remaining steadfast.
Every year on this day,
Remember my brother’s life.

19, My Brother © Author Unknown

As kids, we lived together
We fought, we laughed, we cried.
We did not always show the love,
that we both had inside.
We shared our dreams and plans,
and some secrets too.
All the memories we share,
Is what bonds me now to you.
We grew to find we have a love
that is very strong today.
It’s a love shared by our family,
that will never fade away.
You are my brother not by choice,
but by the nature of our birth
I could not have chosen a better one
you were the best on earth.

20, For My Big Brother © Tyra

You showed me a lot of things.
I learned a lot I didn’t know,
But you forgot to teach me one last thing –
How to let you go.
I know you didn’t mean to leave me;
Sometimes we have no choice.
I miss being your little sister,
Hearing my name called by your voice.
I wish I got to say “I Love You”
Before you were given to the sky.
If God could grant me one last wish,
I’d ask to say “Goodbye.”
You always meant a lot to me.
I could never love you less,
I know it’s true when they say,
“He only takes the best.”

21, Missing You Forever © Sanaz Shokravi

it’s been 2 weeks today
that you finally got it your way
you left us here, without a farewell
leaving behind just your smell

everyone tells me to respect your decision
and understand that you fulfilled your mission
but they don’t understand my pain
they don’t know how it feels to be stuck under the rain

I wish I could hold you
and tell you that I love you
I wish I could understand
I wish I was there to hold your hand
maybe I could have changed your mind

the night that you decided to leave
and to no longer believe
I know you weren’t afraid anymore
of who would be waiting for you at the door

I finally saw your last letter
I was hoping it would make me feel better
instead I miss you more
and your last words made me swore
it made me wish you weren’t gone
because I don’t know for how long I can stay strong

it’s been 2 weeks I lost you brother
it’s been 2 weeks I lost my other
I wish you had given me the chance
to take one last glance
at you face filled with love
before you fly away like a dove

rest in peace brother
I hope you will no longer suffer
I will be waiting for you in my dreams
to re-live all those beautiful memories.

22, A Wish And A Prayer © Author Unknown

May your spirit soar in freedom
From the fears that gripped so tight.
May you find the peace your searched for
As you wandered, lost, in the night.

May your tortured mind be clear and calm
And your tender heart be warm.
May you have no need for strength now.
May there ne’er be another storm.

May the music of the angels
Be the sweet sounds that you hear.
As you’re rocked in Heaven’s cradle
May you ne’er shed another tear.

I’ll wear your memory proudly,
My only brother…my true friend.
May my love for you reach Heaven above
Until we meet again.

23, For My Brother Who Died before I Was Born © Baron Wormser

Pearly and opaque boy, it was to you
To whom as a god
I furtively prayed before
I launched an aggie
Or played a decisive card.

I made lists of the reasons why:
Certain teachers and times of the year
And the failure of my team
To score runners from third-
Those were all things to make you die.

I meant to discover
My own mortality.
I mocked my mocking breath
And deftly smoked
Too many cigarettes.
At night I heard footsteps, high-pitched
Voices. Once I saw a face in a candle flame.

Your absence was a game
Which might at any move
Intrude upon my wanting life.
My hand fit in your old ball glove.
My dream was real:
Imagination is the proof of love.

24, To My Brother © Vera Brittain

(In Memory of July 1, 1916)

Your battle-wounds are scars upon my heart,
Received when in that grand and tragic “show”
You played your part
Two years ago,

And silver in the summer morning sun
I see the symbol of your courage glow—
That Cross you won
Two years ago.

Though now again you watch the shrapnel fly,
And hear the guns that daily louder grow,
As in July
Two years ago,

May you endure to lead the Last Advance
And with your men pursue the flying foe
As once in France
Two years ago.

25, A Message for the Loss of a Brother © Michele Meleen

If you are reading this,
you know.
The empty hole,
the sleepless nights,
the sad holidays.
The missing jokes
the empty place,
the broken family.
If you are reading this,
you know.
How it feels to lose a brother.
If you are reading this,
you know.
This message is for you.
You’ll never be an only child
even if you stand alone.
Your brother is yours
no matter where he roams.

26, Still Looking Up to My Brother © Michele Meleen

When I was little
I looked up to my brother
because he was big and strong.
Today I look up
to my brother
in Heaven where he belongs.

27, My Brother Keeps Looking Out for Me © Michele Meleen

Each day as I cry,
the tears dry up.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

Each day as I mourn,
something makes me smile.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

Each day as I live,
it starts to feel good.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

28, His Peaceful Grave © Author Unknown

Our brother lives with us in memory
Before our eyes he grew weaker every day
Doing all we could to save him
Until God took him away
Never shall his memory fade
Our sweetest love lingers
Forever round his peaceful grave.

29, The Final Flight © Author Unknown

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free,
I’m following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I’ve found that peace at the end of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life’s been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one’ touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

30, Sleep, My Brother T. Hutchinson

I wish you sweet sleep, my brother dear.
Although there’s so much that you’ve left bare
I hate that you had to endure such pain
On my mind, your saddened eyes have left a stain.

I want to know what crossed your mind
Unspoken words you’ve left behind
Undone things we’ll never do
No sharing thoughts you never knew.

A peace has fallen upon your head
A taste of sorrow we have been fed
It really is like a hole in our lives
One swiftly dug but carved out by knives.

But I have hope that those sleeping will rise
The Bible says that God will open their eyes.
No suffering, sickness, yes not even pain,
Those who did good, eternal life they’ll gain.

So… sleep on my brother, sleep tight
For now with you the sky is night.
But after night will come daybreak
Therefore I will wait hoping to see you awake.

31, Missing You Still © Terri

The amount of tears I’ve cried,
is nothing compared to the pain inside.
The time I’ve missed you has gone so quick,
10 years has passed and I’m still ticked,
that you’re up there and I’m down here,
for many, many years.
My little girl is growing so fast,
I wish you were here to love her laugh.
I miss you my big brother,
I miss you my best friend.
Just sitting here in thought
and waiting for the end…

32, My Brother Keeps Looking Out for Me © Michele Meleen

Each day as I cry,
the tears dry up.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

Each day as I mourn,
something makes me smile.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

Each day as I live,
it starts to feel good.
I know it’s my brother
looking out for me.

33, Little Brother © Robert Service

Wars have been and wars will be
Till the human race is run;
Battles red by land and sea,
Never peace beneath the sun.
I am old and little care;
I’ll be cold, my lips be dumb:
Brother mine, beware, beware . . .
Evil looms the wrath to come.

Eastern skies are dark with strife,
Western lands are stark with fear;
Rumours of world-war are rife,
Armageddon draweth near.
If your carcase you would save,
Hear, oh hear, the dreadful drum!
Fly to forest, cower in cave . . .
Brother, heed the wrath to come!

Brother, you were born too late;
Human life is but a breath.
Men delve deep, where darkly wait
Sinister the seeds of death,
There’s no moment to delay;
Sorrowing the stars are blind.
Little Brother, how I pray
You may sanctuary find.
Peoples of the world succumb . . .
Fly, poor fools, the WRATH TO COME!

34, You Never Said Goodbye © Author Unknown

You never said I’m leaving,
You never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why.

A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill.

It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone.
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home.

35, When I Must Leave You © Helen Steiner Rice

When I must leave you
For a little while-
Please do not grieve
And shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you
Through the years,

But start out bravely
With a gallant smile;
And for my sake
And for my name
Live on and do
all things the same,

Feed not your loneliness
On empty days,
But fill each waking hour
In useful ways,

Reach out your hand
In comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you
And hold you near;

And never, never
Be afraid to die
For I am waiting for you in the sky!

36, Dear Brother Your Memory Will Never Fade © Author Unknown

My dear Brother now that you are gone
You’re no longer here to share
The bond we had together –
A bond of love and care.
Yet, somehow something tells me
You are watching over me –
Now that from Worldly cares
You finally are free.
I miss you so very much,
And my tears I cannot hide
Yet, within my heart, I feel
You are always by my side.
Ever since you went away
Life has never been the same
Yet, it comforts me to know
That one day we’ll meet again.

37, On The Burial Of His Brother © Gaius Valerius Catullus

BY ways remote and distant waters sped,
Brother, to thy sad graveside am I come,
That I may give the last gifts to the dead,
And vainly parley with thine ashes dumb;
Since She who now bestows and denies
Hath ta’en thee, hapless brother from mine eyes.
But lo! these gifts, the heirlooms of past years,
Are made sad things to grace thy coffin-shell;
Take them, all drenchèd with a brother’s tears,
And, brother, for all time, hail and farewell.

38, Brother © Author Unknown

I had a little brother
And I brought him to my mother
And I said I want another
Little brother for a change.

But she said don’t be a bother
So I took him to my father
And I said this little bother
Of a brother’s very strange.

But he said one little brother
Is exactly like another
And every little brother
Misbehaves a bit he said.

So I took the little bother
From my mother and my father
And I put the little bother
Of a brother back to bed.

39, Miss You Brother © Author Unknown

Your actions were always kind
A generous hand and an active mind
Anxious to please and loath to offend
A loving brother and faithful friend
We’ll all miss you very much