Funeral Poems

I lie awake long into the night, Hoping that maybe you just might Give me a call to say you’re okay And let me know

I will lend you, for a little time, A child of mine, He said. For you to love the while he lives, And mourn for

Every time I smile, Every time I sigh, I think of your face, And a tear escapes my eye. You were my world, My inspiration

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,

You walk beside me every day. You’re here in all I do and say. At night I close my eyes and pray To someone who

So quickly you came into our lives, So quickly torn away. Never got the chance to meet you. There’s so much I want to say.

I only have a picture now, A frozen piece of time, To remind me of how it was, When you were here, and mine. I

My dear sweet heavenly father, I come to you today with faith and hope; I ask, send an angel Mama’s way. I know her time

Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. I have sent up my gladness on wings, to be lost in the

No words I write could ever say How sad and empty I feel today. The angels came for you Much sooner than I planned. I’ll

As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say The breath goes now,

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

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

You might be covered By eyelids closed Over your whole being, Or reach with desperation For something alive To hold onto. Your fingertips will hide

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like

The day is ending, The night is descending; The marsh is frozen, The river dead. Through clouds like ashes The red sun flashes On village windows

Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each

All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks Are life eternal: and in silence they Speak happiness beyond the reach of books; There’s nothing mortal

Where’s she gone, the one we knew, The one we knew and loved, Who knew us all and loved us all – Where now is

All Things will Die Clearly the blue river chimes in its flowing Under my eye; Warmly and broadly the south winds are blowing Over the

Although you’re gone, I’m not alone, And never shall I be, For the precious memories of the bond we shared Will never depart from me.

When you remember me, Please do not weep. My body may not be there. It has chosen to sleep. I’m not that far away. My

An angel at my shoulder heard The whisper of goodbye Offering eternity as life slipped silent by So peacefilly it seemed in sleep You yielded

It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the

As long as hearts remember As long as hearts still care We do not part with those we love They’re with us everywhere.

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

Look beyond the empty chair To know a life well spent Look beyond the solitude To days of true content Cherish in your broken heart

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,

If I could have one wish in life, That wish would have to be That God would take away my pain And send you back

I think, no matter where you stray, That I shall go with you a way. Though you may wander sweeter lands, You will not soon

Remember the time you lent me your car and I dented it? I thought you’d kill me… But you didn’t. Remember the time I forgot

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

Strange that it should be so,  Be born and live and grow, Watch weird new worlds go by In the blink of an eye.Wake up

―I‘ll lend you for a little time a child of Mine, He said, ― For you to love while he lives and mourn for when

Come to me when I’m dying; Gaze on my wasted form, Tired with so long defying Life’s ever-rushing storm. Come, come when I am dying,

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

Sunset and evening star And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea,

If time exists in heaven, Do you still rise with the sun? Do you and Mom share breakfast Before your day has begun? Can the

Darest thou now O soul, Walk out with me toward the unknown region, Where neither ground is for the feet nor any path to follow?

Today is the day you will be laid to rest, But you know what they say, God only takes the best. Everything happens for a

Dear God, please take care of my little girl, The one with big eyes and soft brown curls. She was special, as you should know.

Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as

The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings:

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am

Do not weep for me for I have not gone. I am the wind that shakes the mighty Oak. I am the gentle rain that

When tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to comfort you, please know that I still love you, ’cause I know you love me

Don’t cry for me today, I wouldn’t want it this way. Be strong and smile, for you will see me in a while. I know

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

And thou art dead, as young and fair  As aught of mortal birth;  And forms so soft and charms so rare  Too soon return’d to

I stand alone on the sandy beach my tears flowing into the sea because I know you’re out of reach and no longer here with

“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

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,

Farewell My Friends It was beautiful As long as it lasted The journey of my life. I have no regrets Whatsoever said The pain I’ll

Now I have lost you, I must scatter All of you on the air henceforth; Not that to me it can ever matter But it‘s

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

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

If I only had five minutes the day you passed away, I would have had time to tell you all the things I needed to

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! – For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what

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 you seen my Daddy? I don’t know where he’s gone. Sometimes it hurts so much I can’t seem to carry on.     I

I know we are all feeling a little bit sad That we’ve lost our Grandpa, our friend, and our dad. Together we have cried an

I never saw your twinkling eyes Or touched your precious feet. I never shared a tiny yawn Or rocked you fast asleep. I never kissed

And when the stream that overflows has passed,A consciousness remains upon the silent shore of memory;Images and precious thoughts that shall not beAnd cannot be

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

God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be. So He wrapped his arms around you, and whispered, “Come to me”. You

Good-bye my Fancy! Farewell dear mate, dear love! I‘m going away, I know not where, Or to what fortune, or whether I may ever see

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

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

It’s never the right time To say goodbye. I will miss you, Dad, And here is why. You taught me so much: To show no

Heaven has received another angel, The night sky another star. Your life has become a loving memory. I know you will never be far. I

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,

I know it hurt you; It hurt me too, But now that you’re gone All I know is I miss you. You were there for

How calm they sleep beneath the shade Who once were weary of the strife, And bent, like us, beneath the load Of human life! The willow

Son, I wish I could wake up and see you standing there. Then I would know that it was just a nightmare. Son, I remember

Are there rocking chairs in Heaven where little babies go? Do the angels hold you closely and rock you to and fro? Do they talk

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

If I could have just one more day and wishes did come true, I’d spend every glorious moment side by side with you. Recalling all

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

If we are fortunate, we are given a warning. If not, there is only the sudden horror, the wrench of being torn apart; of being

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean.

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear; and whatever is

I send you to the restless sun Awaiting your sweet shine, And in between this world and next I’ll hold your hand in mine. For

My dear son, I miss you so much. It keeps hurting; I can’t stop crying. My eyes always search for you in the sky. My

I think about you all the time, And every day it hurts to cry. So much has happened in my life. I’m not sure how

If I could travel back in time I’d travel to your side Back to the day I said ‘I do’ And you made me your

I see your teardrops falling. I hear you cry my name. I know you cannot see me, but I hold you just the same. I

If I should go before the rest of you Break not a flower nor inscribe a stone Nor when I’m gone speak in a Sunday

If I should go tomorrow It would never be goodbye, For I have left my heart with you, So don’t you ever cry. The love that’s

Constantly thinking, never to be the same. The tears fall quickly just hearing your name. Silence is golden, yet not anymore. Silence brings thoughts I

If you could have seen the devastation, shattered hearts you’d leave behind, would you still have left this world that day? Would it have made

To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die

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

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

If I could write a story, It would be the greatest ever told Of a kind and loving father Who had a heart of gold.

We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday And days before that, too. We think of

When I am dead Cry for me a little Think of me sometimes But not too much. Think of me now and again As I was

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now forever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour

May the roads rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, May

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

When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom filled room

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

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

I am lying next to you, awake now while you sleep, For death has just released me, yet in your dream you weep. If only

light a candle, see it glow, watch it dance, when you feel low, think of me, think of light, I’ll always be here, day or

Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end, Each changing place with that which goes before,

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for

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

And earth, which fades like dew: I love the fond, The faithful, and the true. Love lives in sleep: Tis happiness of healthy dreams: Eve‘s

Like a shadow in the moonlight Like the whisper of the seas Like the echoes of a melody Just beyond our reach In the shadow

God gave me an angel, A sweet, smiling baby girl. He gave her to me… 10 little fingers, 10 tiny toes…all curled. God gave me

May the blessed sunlight shine on you Like a great peat fire, So that strangers and friends may come And warm themselves at it. And may

My memories are what I have left, and a lesson I will not forget. The time has come when time is no more and all

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.

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

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

I awake each morning to start a new day, But the pain of losing you never goes away. I go about the things I have

One morning I found you in eternal sleep; I tried to wake you as I began to weep, But all my pleas you could not

I sit alone now in the darkness of despair. I cry my silent tears. My heart is broken into a million tiny pieces. The silence

Still I hear those voices From a time so long ago. I see so many faces But not the one I love and know. I

The years will always roll on by and time will always pass, but every memory I have of you will definitely always last. I like

The greatest wonders man can build Will all in time decay But the wonder of a Mother’s love Will never fade away

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

I close my eyes as I wipe a tear. I just keep wishing you were still here. I will hold all the memories deep in

I jumped; you caught me. I laughed; you joked. I was down; you picked me up. I crumbled; you glued me back together. I loved

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.

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

In my rose garden of memories, I see you standing there, An angel in disguise, Who taught me how to care. I long to hear

Don’t think of me as gone away My journey’s just begun Life holds so many facets This earth is but one Just think of me

I have only just lost you; the pain is hard to bear. Do I have to go through life knowing you’re not there? Please, someone

Imagine if I was given one moment, just a single slice of my past. I could hold it close forever, and that moment would always

Look up to the sky. Now tell me what you see. A cloud, the moon, possibly the sun. Many answers there will be. When I

Once upon a time an angel held my hand. She wiped away my tears and helped me understand Our time on Earth is brief; there

My mother‘s sleep is deep as drifts of snow. Snow-white the moon which plays with rays like fingers, Smoothes and lingers on her white sheet.

I still say I Love You, But now there’s no reply. I always feel your presence As if you never left my side. I remember

Dear God, My name is Mya Hailey Garcia, and I live here on Earth, and as far as I’ve been told, whatever I want, I

Near shady wall a rose once grew Budded and blossomed in God’s free light, Watered and fed by morning dew Shedding its sweetness day and

No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the worlds storm-troubled sphere: I see Heavens glories shine, And faith shines equal, arming me from fear.

Oh Father, can you hear me? I’m sending a prayer your way, I’m clutching hard to my faith, as mom taught me, As she draws

Not, how did he die, but how did he live? Not, what did he gain, but what did he give? These are the units to

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near,

Then a woman said, ―Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.‖ And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from

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

Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear: Of his strange language all I know Is, there is not a

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

I wish for nothing more Than just one more day, For I would give it all Just to hear her say. It’s funny how In

Our hearts are broken forever. People tell us that in time the pieces will eventually come back together. If this is true, though hard to

When loved ones have to part To help us feel were with them still And soothe a grieving heart They span the years and warm

Please, don’t cry. I’m not really gone. When you look out the window, I’ll be standing on the lawn. Please, don’t cry. I’ll see you

Life is but a stopping place, A pause in what’s to be, A resting place along the road, to sweet eternity. We all have different

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where this is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt,

Lord take my tiny precious flower Who had no time to bloom Lift her gently in your arms And find a little room In the

The rain may wash my pain away The wind may dry my tears The Summer sun may heal my heart And time subdue my fears

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

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

Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor

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

Remember me as you pass by As you are now so once was I As I am now so will you be Prepare yourself to

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

The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital;

My mother seems so far away from me On that beautiful white shore across the sea. Yet I remember love’s soft glow upon her face

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

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,

Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down

Shall I wither and fall like an autumn leaf, From this deep sorrow – from this painful grief? How can I go on or find

You can shed tears that she is gone Or you can smile because she has livedYou can close your eyes and pray that she will

Since the loss of you, I’ve learned to live for each day And take it as a blessing, Knowing it may not always be this

Although I cannot see you, I feel your presence near. I will hold you close in memory Till I drop my very last tear. So

Softly woo away her breath, Gentle death! Let her leave thee with no strife, Tender, mournful, murmuring life! She hath seen her happy day,— She

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

You must not shut the night inside you, But endlessly in light the dark immerse. A tiny lamp has gone out in my tent –

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

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

The best and most beautiful Things in the world cannot Be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

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

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

We are here to celebrate your life And the measure of its worth And every single life you touched While you were on this earth.

We watch’d her breathing thro’ the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro.

My body’s cold, lips are blue. Why did I do this because of you? I feel the earth below me like a pillow under my

At the last, tenderly, From the walls of the powerful fortress‘d house, From the clasp of the knitted locks, from the keep of the well-closed

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

The loss of a loved one is so hard to face. You just want to hide, go somewhere and escape! But death is something we

For what is it to die? But to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun. And what is it to cease

At a time of sorrow, it is hard to believe That the sun will once again shine. That’s when it seems you do nothing but

Ah me! I shall not waken soon From dreams of such divinity! A spirit singing ‘neath the moon To me. Wild sea-spray driven of the storm

Oh to be naked! My body? Yes, if need be. My Soul, more than all else. To be as I am. As small or as

A light went out on Earth for me The day we said goodbye And on that day a star was born, The brightest in the

They tell me it’s amazing how I’ve stayed so strong, but they don’t see how I cry when I hear your song. They see the

Mortality, behold and fear What a change of flesh is here! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heaps of stones; Here they lie,

No longer mourn for me when I am dead Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell Give warning to the world, that I am

Said she, ‘I will not live with grief from morrow unto morrow. My heart cries out for some relief, ‘Good-bye, my little sorrow.’ She closed

No winter without a spring And beyond the dark horizon Our hearts will once more sing …. For those who leave us for a while

My Basket of burdens Is filled with the grief of my loss It is so heavy to carry Although this road I must cross. This

Time does not bring relief; you all have lied Who told me time would ease me of my pain! I miss him in the weeping

Although unheard, I thank you For always being there. Even when you were bedridden, You always seemed to care. You meant so much to all

Tis only we who grieve They do not leave They are not gone They look upon us still They walk among the valleys now They

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

If I should ever leave you whom I love To go along the Silent Way, Grieve not, Nor speak of me with tears, But laugh

When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do, You mustn’t tie yourself to me with

A special dad is hard to find. You, Dad, I’m keeping in my mind. I wished you could have stayed forever, But I will never

The moment you took your life, I felt mine ended too. If I could only turn back time, there’s so much I would undo. I

If I should die and leave you here a while, Be not like others sore undone, Who keep long vigil by the silent dust. For

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

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

Life! I know not what thou art, But know that thou and I must part; And when, or how, or where we met I own

At the mid hour of night, when stars are weeping, I fly To the lone vale we loved, when life shone warm in Thine eye;

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridall of the earth and skie; The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; For thou must

I just thought I’d say I love you and goodbye. We will miss you dearly. I promise I won’t cry. I will never forget our

From heaven he was delivered As a baby unto you, When God said to me softly I’m trusting you to do Everything that’s needed To

When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: With showers

When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned

When we lose a loved one Our world just falls apart We think that we cant carry on With this broken heart Everything is different

Three months have passed. I’ll never forget the day Someone rang to tell me That you’d gone away. The hurt is the same, Like an

You lived your life thinking that no one cared. You thought you were all alone, your heart feeling tattered. I am here to tell you

And I’ve got to understand You must release the ones you love And let go of their hand. I try and cope the best I

Your grief for what you’ve lost holds a mirror Up to where you’re bravely working. Expecting the worst, you look and instead, Here’s the joyful

You look back on memories you forgot you had, And at times you’ll smile even though it hurts so bad. Your mother is a special