Here Lies Epitaph Poems | Examples

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Here lies little Bill –
He took such a bad spill…
It happened at his still,
Making liquor was his thrill

Here lies gentle Jim –
His heart was never dim,
He died after losing a limb –
Drowned because he couldn’t swim

Here lies smiling Ruth –
Who always had a sweet tooth,
She died – it is the gospel truth,
From the extraction of a wisdom tooth

© Regina Mcintosh  

Geologist Philips

      Here lies Geologist Philips in mirth
      exploring Earth under Earth.


    02/12/23


  A Brian Strand Choice  no. 1185

© Anisha Dutta  

Here lies a fair-haired-lad
    who ran like the wind
  Loved both his parents
    never once sinned

  Made one mistake
    he fell for a nun
  She trimmed his blonde locks
    ~ no more could he run

© Gershon Wolf  

Natalia Andrea Larranaga Fajardo 

Here lies one who died pitifully
She would have sought anonymity,
But publicity stole away her privacy
She threw herself off a ship at sea.
Trying to salvage her favorite flip-flops
And got sucked into the vessel’s props. 

Written December 4, 2022
[as reported by San Andres, Colombia
newspaper on November 27, 2022]

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies the remains of Dietrich Hoeschen
Died in an unexpected coal mine explosion,
He never regretted going underground
So in this final resting place we found
He’s safe from any further earth erosion. 

Written November 16, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies Martin Jacob "Sparky" Trent
Service Station Attendant
Smoking while fueling 
Can be quite grueling
A flick of the Bic and away Sparky went. 

Written November 14, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies what was left of Jason Platt
Who fell into a molten iron ore vat
One fatal slip was all it took
And no one got a final look. 

Written November 13, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies James Jacob McInerny
Died of hemorrhoids at forty-three
Sick of something nobody gave,
Scratched himself into an early grave
Nicked his bud while trying to shave.

Written November 6, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

No time left to beg or borrow.
Here lies my friend; bone and marrow.
A quiet place finally found.
A soul at peace in hollow ground.
His headstone placed within a row.
Yet, lonely, as an old scarecrow.
A journey that’s sure to astound.
Where preconceptions come unbound.
My ol’ friend, oh how I wish we could speak of it all tomorrow—
Then, I could dry my eyes and stop watering these seeds of sorrow—

© Dill Dennison  

Here lies her pappy.
He got one of those
Newfangled machines;
Got hung by the hose.

© Jeff Kyser  

Here lies the body of a memorable man
Unfortunately, he passed while on the can
We found his body beside his throne
And buried him here with this headstone.

Written August 28, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies Percival C. Singer’s tabby cat
Who tragically forgot where he was at
He was crossing a street
When, perchance, he did meet
A truck that crushed him inalterably flat.

Written August 18, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies Mr. Stanley McCarver
     a proud corn and beans farmer

       Stanley ate his yields, didn't bring them to mart
       Don't linger too long, you can still smell his farts

© Gershon Wolf  

Here lies no Herschel Victor Lance
Life didn’t give him a chance
He fell into a vat of molten iron
We buried his memory, perchance. 

Written July 16, 2022

© L Milton Hankins  

Here lies Eleanor McKenzie Wedgewood
Passed as an elderly genteel virgin should
Never meeting her desired mate,
A sadly regrettable fate
It's said, moreover, she did the best she could. 

Written June 12, 2022

© L Milton Hankins