Funeral Poems. Read and share great examples of all types of poems for funerals. This list of funeral poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. These beautiful, moving, and comforting poems for memorial services and funerals have the words that most of us do not have at these difficult times. Read them as a eulogy or include in an obituary. However, these funeral poems are not just for funeral services; they can merely be a way for poets to celebrate life or deal with the emotions of when a loved one dies. Read
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The Song Of A PoetIt is a poet who sings
It's a writer who tells
His stories.
It is an author who expresses himself
He is a speaker of the highest esteems
Who review the sad memoirs.
He is a brave man who externalizes himself
It...
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Categories:
bullying, farewell, funeral, love,
Form: Free verse
GhostI am cold and I drive myself away
From a grave made of clay
With yellow-colored edges,
And the earth as its lid.
I am cursed to accept myself...
A ghost with eyes and bones,
I am walking weak among the...
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Categories:
death, evil, funeral, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Mama Has LeftMama has left
She is no longer alive
She left Mother Earth
She is in the cemetery
Mom is further on
She is, here and there, really
Mother is gone
And no longer here
With us, under the sun
Mommy is in Heaven
She looks...
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Categories:
death, earth, funeral, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
A Father's Decree
In realms beyond, where shadows dance with glee,
Draw near, sweet child, and heed my decree.
Though my earthly form resides, in silent repose,
My essence endures, as life’s eternal cycle flows.
Fear not the cold, silent stone’s embrace,
For...
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Categories:
funeral, beautiful, bereavement, dad, dark,
Form: Rhyme
A Seismic Afternoon Without Form, Name Or EndWe are going to dig to bury our dead:
Mother, father, sisters and brothers,
Uncles, aunts, friends and strangers.
We are going to inter our dead:
Archbishop, pastors, Houngans and vicars.
The altar boys in a row are profusely bleeding.
The...
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Categories:
funeral, courage, death, eulogy, farewell,
Form: Free verse
Don't Come To My FuneralDon't come, do not come
Do not come to my funeral
Do not come to my burial
Stay home in a quiet room
To read my God-given poems
Be inspired and turn them into songs.
You were absent in my life
When...
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Categories:
betrayal, funeral, goodbye, grave,
Form: Rhyme
Villanelle: Remembering Not to CallVillanelle: Remembering Not to Call
by Michael R. Burch
(a villanelle permitting mourning, for my mother, Christine Ena Burch)
The hardest thing of all,
after telling her everything,
is remembering not to call.
Now the phone hanging on the wall
will never...
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Categories:
funeral, absence, children, death, eulogy,
Form: Villanelle
Take Her to Heaven
Take my mom to heaven, do it for me, so that one day I will find her there, waiting for me.
Take my mom to heaven, some place beyond the sky, to a place where...
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Categories:
death, eulogy, farewell, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Hoping an EndWoke up amidst the screaming cries, dared to stare through the window
Eyes couldn't believe a thousand corpses lying, hands couldn't recognize the skulls
The day before a boy told me to hurry, jokingly I said, Why...
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Categories:
funeral, abuse, america, community, cry,
Form: Free verse
MY LAST AND FINAL RUNFrom one heart to another, Uncle Carl you will truly be missed ... And
May God continue to bless you from beyond the heavens. I love you ... And
Auntie Connie, thank you for blessing me with...
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Categories:
funeral, black love, eulogy, family,
Form: Free verse
Black and WhiteThere are lots of things that are black and white,
Like zebras and Newcastle United, they are a good team and get their fans excited.
Penguins are mostly black and white, but some have coloured plumage too,
There...
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Categories:
funeral, appreciation, beautiful, celebration, color,
Form: Rhyme
Is it my timeThe window holds no joy anymore
There's no need for knocks on my door
My time, my hesitation subsides
Life's true mystery, no longer hides
My bed is my jail, my cage today
My reason to be, I miss lay
My...
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Categories:
death, fate, funeral, god,
Form: Rhyme
I Spied A Valley Low
I spied a valley low
Across the road from the cemetery
A Columbus monkey swinging by
The trees of the valley
Stood tall and forlorn
Observing the crematorium
Covered in light gray smoke
As morning traffic streamed by
Giraffe reached for the tallest...
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Categories:
animal, funeral, people,
Form: Free verse
Tearful
Written: March 07, 2024 For Constance La France Contest
Quote by Rumi "You left and I cried tears of blood. My sorrow grows. It's not just that You left. But when You left...
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Categories:
funeral, sad,
Form: Couplet
Here come the graveyard groupiesLook out you might see them,
scuttling down your street,
patting the neighbour’s dog,
nodding to people they meet.
They lurk on hospital corridors,
wearing their black shiny shoes,
then scour obituary columns,
for all their latest news.
They follow people on...
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Categories:
death, funeral, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Funeral Poems
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baby, brother, christian, dad, friend, funny, grandmother, happy, husband, mother, religion, sister, uncle
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