The best and most beautiful
Things in the world cannot
Be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.
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
A short funeral poem by American writer Walt Whitman, about the soul passing from life into death.
Sonnet 60 by William Shakespeare is ideal as a funeral poem or memorial service reading for a loved one.
Beautiful poem by Henry Van Dyke, sometimes attributed to Victor Hugo. A moving funeral verse about death and the afterlife.
