It’s Strange

Beautiful remembrance poem, ideal for a funeral reading or eulogy. Written from the point of view of the person being laid to rest.

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

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

This poem by 17th century poet and priest George Herbert is appropriate for funerals or memorial services, especially religious ceremonies. The meaning of the poem