Funeral Poems

Here are our Funeral Poems. May we offer our consolation to you and your family! We sincerely hope you find the ideal poem for you that will help you express your love and your sorrow to the family and friends or indeed for the words for your own card or message.











Funeral Poems

In Rememberance

I am standing on the tarmac
feeling cold and all alone,
I am waiting for the moment,
my hero's coming home.

He gave his life for freedom,
So we can all be free.
But as I stand here waiting
I wish you were here with me.

I will not feel your touch again
or watch you as you sleep.
Pick up your clothes, or hear you laugh
the sadness makes me weep.

But as they bring you from the plane,
draped with red, white and blue
I know you're a hero
and I'm so proud of you.
Amanda Binnie
May 2009

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After Glow

I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an after glow
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
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I’m Free

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found that peace at the close of day.

If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.

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A beautiful comforting poem, when the deceased had been suffering an illness

God looked around his garden
And He found an empty place.
And then He looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you,
And lifted you to rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering,
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough,
And the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered "Peace be thine."
Anon

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When I am gone, release me -let me go
I have so many things to see and do.-
You must not tie yourself to me with tears
Be happy that we had so many years
I gave you love, you can only guess
how much you gave me in happiness
I thank you for the love each have shown
But now it is time I travelled alone
So grieve awhile for me if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust -
It is only for a while that we must part
So bless those memories within your heart.-
I will not be far away, for life goes on.
So if you need me, call and I will come. -
Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near -
And if you listen with your heart, you will hear -
All of my love around you, soft and clear.-
Then when you must come this way alone,
I will greet you with a smile and "welcome home"

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I know I have to let you go.
How I will, I do not know.
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye.
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye
and an I love you.
Jenna Leigh Walters

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This is suitable for any close relative Grandma, Dad, Mum, Mom

(Grandpa), Everyone has their time
But why did yours have to come so soon?
There are so many people in the world
So why did God have to pick you?
They say things like this make you stronger
But how can that be?
I feel so weak inside
It all feels like a dream
I didn't get to see you
You passed away too soon
But I feel you watching over me
And someday I'll see you again

Andrea Nickel

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A song oft sung at an Irish Wake

Look at the coffin,
with golden handles
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle,
let's have a bloody good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

Look at the flowers,
all bloody withered
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle,
let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

Look at the mourners,
bloody-great hypocrites
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle,
let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

Look at the preacher,
bloody sanctimonious
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle,
let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

Look at the widow,
bloody-great female
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle,
let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

And always remember: The longer you live...
The sooner you'll bloody-well die!

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A letter from Heaven
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say.
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven where I dwell with God above,
here,there's no more tears of sadness, here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight,
Remember that I am with you every morning noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through.
God picked me up and hugged me and He said"I welcome you"
"It's good to have you back again, you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on,There is so much that we can do to help our mortal man"
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do,
and foremost on that list, was to watch and care for you.
So when you lie in bed at night the days'chores put to flight,
God and I are closest to you in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years.
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry;it does relieve the pain.I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
If I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
One thing is for certain though my life on earth is through,
I'm closer to you now than ever and oh I do love you!
There are rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb,
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosop[hy and I'd like it for you too,
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
if you can help someone who is in sorrow and in pain
Then you can say to god at night,"my day was not in vain"
And now I am contented that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way that I made someone smile.
So if you meet someone who is sad and low;
Just lend a hand to pick them up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
So when it is your time to go from that body to be free,
remember you're not going you're coming here to me.

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Our hearts still ache in sadness
and secret tears still flow
What it means to lose you
no one will ever know

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When God calls little children to dwell with him above
We mortals sometime question the wisdom of his love
For no heartache compares with,the death of one small child
Who does so much to make our world, seem wonderful and mild
perhaps God tires of calling the aged to his fold
So he picks a rosebud before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them, and so he takes but few
To make the land of heaven more beautiful to view
believing this is difficult, still somehow we must try.
The saddest word mankind knows will always be "Goodbye"
So when a child departs, we who are left behind
Must realize God loves children
"Angels are hard to find"

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