Goodbye

This brief poem by Catherine Turner is a moving way to say goodbye to a parent, grandparent, sibling, child or friend. Extracts from it might also be a good choice for a non-religious inscription on a headstone.

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 sad word would break my heart so much
I never knew…. before we said goodbye.

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After the service

Ways to keep them close

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.

More Poems

On Death

A memorial or funeral poem by Khalil Gibran about what it means to die, suitable for religious funeral services.

On Pain

A beautiful poem by Khalil Gibran about coping with grief and suffering. Suitable for reading as a funeral poem or eulogy.

The Sea Spirit

A remembrance poem by Madison Julius Cawein, suitable for a religious or non-religious funeral reading or eulogy.

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