Funeral Poems

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

A short poem for a funeral about celebrating the happy memories of a person’s life instead of dwelling on grief and sadness.

A lovely poem about the brevity, and wonder of life, submitted to Funeral Guide by Tony Sims

This poem by Edgar Albert Guest is appropriate for the funeral of a child who has died, whether they are a son or daughter. The

A beautiful funeral poem about coming to terms with death at the end of life.

Taken from Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem Lady of the Lake. A beautiful funeral poem mourning the death of a loved one.

This uplifting poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, probably the most famous poet laureate of the UK, is a sanguine vision of death. The narrator urges

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

Short bereavement poem by beloved 19th Century American writer Walt Whitman, ideal for a funeral reading.

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

A 17th Century remembrance poem by James Shirley, ideal as an epitaph, eulogy or funeral reading for your loved one.

It is widely assumed that Dylan Thomas wrote this popular poem for the imminent death of his elderly father, but it can be read in

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

A beautiful poem for a funeral about the people we love becoming part of the world around us after they are gone.

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

A short memorial poem by famous poet Lord Byron. A mourning verse, ideal for a reading at a funeral or remembrance service.

Written by Lord Byron, this funeral poem is an ode to a loved one gone too soon, ideal for religious and non-religious services.

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

This extract from a longer poem, written in the 19th century by George Gordon, Lord Byron, is a popular choice for funerals. The mood of

Beautiful funeral poem by Anne Brontë, celebrating the happy memories that live on after a loved one is gone.

This poem by Rabindranath Tagore is a reflection on the narrator’s contentment with his life and gratitude to his or her friends for their companionship

Moving funeral or memorial poem about scattering a loved one’s ashes, ideal for a religious or non-religious funeral or scattering ceremony.

Funeral poem taken from William Shakespeare’s play ‘Cymbeline’, about a loved one finding peace in the afterlife.

A short funeral poem also known as ‘Dying Speech of an old Philosopher’, written by Walter Savage Landor.

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

This poem by the famous 19th century American writer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is a call to make the most of life and leave a legacy

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