Funeral Poems

Poems & Readings For Upsetting times

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A Death-Bed

Her suffering ended with the day; Yet lived she at its close, And breathed the long, long night away, In statue-like repose. But when the sun,

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Adonais

Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep — He hath awakened from the dream of life — ‘Tis we, who lost in

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As One

It’s okay to miss you, It’s okay to cry. Just know I’ll never forget you. This isn’t a permanent goodbye. Sometimes I sit and wonder

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Celebrate

Weep not for me though I am gone Into that gentle night Grieve if you will, but not for long Upon my soul’s sweet flight

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Coronach

He is gone on the mountain, He is lost to the forest Like a summer-dried fountain, When our need was the sorest. The fount reappearing

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Elegy

O snatch’d away in beauty’s bloom!On thee shall press no ponderous tomb;But on thy turf shall roses rearTheir leaves, the earliest of the year,And the wild

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Fare Thee Well

“Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever, fare _thee well_, Even though unforgiving, never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel. Yet, O, yet thyself deceive

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Farewell

Farewell to thee! but not farewellTo all my fondest thoughts of thee:Within my heart they still shall dwell;And they shall cheer and comfort me.O beautiful,

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Fidele

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages: Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta’en thy

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Finis

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife. Nature I loved and, next to Nature, Art: I warm‘d both hands before the fire

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Funeral Blues

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring

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Goodbye

I never knew a single word could alter all it touched I never knew a word could make me cry I never knew our last

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Grandpa

Dear Grandpa, I don’t want you to worry about me. This was the plan from the very first day. God told me to trust him,

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Hester

When maidens such as Hester die Their place ye may not well supply, Though ye among a thousand try With vain endeavour. A month or

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How I Feel

Sometimes I just wish I could run away and hide. No matter where I go though, these feelings stay inside. How can I stay here

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In Memory

Serene and beautiful and very wise, Most erudite in curious Grecian lore, You lay and read your learned books, and bore A weight of unshed

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In Memory

A thousand times we needed you. A thousand times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. A heart

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It’s Strange

It’s strange we don’t appreciate The things we see each day We never know their value Till they’re cruelly snatched away Things I took for

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Letting Go

You’re still here in my heart and mind, still making me laugh because your stories live on.  I hold you in a thought and I

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Life

The World’s a bubble, and the Life of Man  Less than a span:  In his conception wretched, from the womb  So to the tomb;  Curst

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Love

Love means to learn to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one thing among many. And whoever

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Memories

I feel a warmth around me, like your presence is so near. And I close my eyes to visualize your face when you were here.

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Memories

Life can never stay the same No matter how we try Our hands can never stop The clock of life from ticking by But love

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Memories

A beautiful and happy girl, With step as light as summer air, Eyes glad with smiles, and brow of pearl, Shadowed by many a careless

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My Aunt

I thought I saw her face today In the sparkle of the morning sun. And then I heard the angel say, “Her work on earth

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My Dad

We miss your face; you were taken too soon. Your beaming smile that lit up the room, Them cheeky dimples and twinkle in your eye.

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My Dad

I know this man Who is dear to my heart. Suddenly one day It was torn all apart. This man taught me everything That I

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On Death

Then Almitra spoke, saying, “We would ask now of Death.” And he said: “You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find

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On Pain

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand

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Reality

I have nightmares and can’t sleep. The loss of you is a wound so deep. My mind recorded the times we had. Knowing there will

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Reflections

Remember all those happy days, those times she called our own In all those well-loved places where you now grieve alone. And those small endearing

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Remember Me

Speak of me as you have always done. Remember the good times, laughter, and fun. Share the happy memories we’ve made. Do not let them

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Remembrance

Mother, as I walk through the journey of life, I remember. I remember how you helped me to grow with love, truth, and honesty. I

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Sometimes

Sometimes I catch a glimpse, In softened waves of blue, My child, my heart …when I see a smile, I can’t help but think of

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Stillness

Eternal lights flicker In a distant sky. Where have you gone; Why did you die? When I first saw you, You stole my heart, And

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Taken From Me

I’m sitting here in my room, looking at your picture, wondering why you couldn’t be a part of my future. Uncontrollable tears stream down my

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The Bluebird

The Bluebird of happiness sang high above Bringing joy to a dark world of strife Its soft wings protected and nurtured our love And its

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The Candle

A candle burns bright in a window of gold A beacon for life’s weary heart Promising beauty and splendours untold Of a world that now

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To Sleep

O soft embalmer of the still midnight, Shutting, with careful Fingers and benign, Our gloom-pleas‘d eyes, Embower‘d from the light, Enshaded in forgetfulness divine: O

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If I should never see the moon again Rising red gold across the harvest field, Or feel the stinging of soft April rain As the

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I am standing on the sea shore. A Ship sails and spreads her white sails to the morning breeze And starts for the ocean. She is

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