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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 to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.
After the service
Words like these often stay with us long after the funeral. Some families also find comfort in a keepsake at home: an urn, a cuddle stone to hold, or jewellery with a little of their ashes inside.
This poem by W.H. Auden is a popular choice for funerals and can be recited in memory of a dad, mum or granddad or nan.
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
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 poem for a funeral about celebrating the happy memories of a person’s life instead of dwelling on grief and sadness.
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