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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querulous( A university-life vignette)
It’s Saturday morning. Lisa, Leong and I were in the common area, lazing about. “This is what happened to us (Lisa and I) last night.” I said, beginning to explain last night's...
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Categories:
abuse, anxiety, funeral, humor,
Form: Free verse
Bullet is YoursSee the distances of betrayal
misunderstand it is too late
or just try it is your duty the responsibility.
Don't give up the space is yours
always hesitate but initiate the fight!
Take your mind to the distance greater
than universe,...
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Categories:
courage, devotion, funeral, hero,
Form: Free verse
Precious ChildEven though you shouldn't have left me, I knew it was time to say goodby.
No more pain and suffering and hurt coming from your eyes.
No more lonely night with hurt and continuous dismay
Time is winding...
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Categories:
death, friend, funeral, god,
Form: Rhyme
God’s Carousel
she told me she wanted her flowers
while she was still alive and well
her children collected bouquets, offerings
meant for her finicky nose to smell
she told me love was the reason
for this life she lived before saying...
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Categories:
funeral, appreciation, death, faith, flower,
Form: Rhyme
Title: Reflections of a Broken Heart(Verse 1) In the quiet of the night, I hear your laughter, Echoes of a love that came and went so fast. Looking at the stars, I wonder what you’re after, While I sift through...
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Categories:
funeral, beach, cancer, fathers day,
Form: Lyric
Dad's TiesA signature move
A classical look
Whether shopping down town
Or just reading a book
You would never undress
That space round your neck
A gent to the last
A quick twizzle and check
Your knots were so tidy
All shapely and neat
A full...
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Categories:
funeral, anniversary, appreciation, father, in
Form: Rhyme
GoodbyeWater leaking from my eye
The time has come to say goodbye
Thirty-five years you smiled so bright
God called you home for eternal life
Compassion and the love that you share
Beyond what most could begin to compare
You left...
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Categories:
cry, emotions, funeral, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
message to my parentsYou can let your gentle eyes rest tonight
I wont arrive in the morning light
Dont bother worring and crying
You can let your gentle eyes rest
Since you now dont have to see my face
Corridors...
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Categories:
care, feelings, funeral, kid,
Form: Free verse
The Ship Came Like A Flying Horse or Homage to the Famous Poet FranketienneThe ship came like a flying horse, at an inexact time
Our brother-sailor, from the Pantheon of Poets, was on board
Jean Pierre Basilic Dantor Frankétienne D’argent
Who wrote, in haste, the last act
Happened to be miraculously on...
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Categories:
funeral, celebration, eulogy, farewell, journey,
Form: Free verse
Rest Easy, LoveRest easy, love.
With your palms in the grass.
Rest easy, love
You’re at peace, at last.
The birds still chirp in the mornings.
The lightning bugs still fly at night.
And our eyes will follow the cardinal
Every time...
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Categories:
angel, death, funeral, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme
The Orange Brick House in Westridge FarmsI was worried they’d paint the house brown
Or red or green or blue.
I couldn’t even imagine
They’d turn it into something new
Now they’re ripping up the floorboards
Like your absence tore my heart.
It’s as though every...
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Categories:
9th grade, bereavement, funeral,
Form: Quatrain
Nazarene
I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrasemongers, however artful." He further added: "No man can read the gospels...
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Categories:
funeral, blessing, christian, cry, death,
Form: Rhyme
Shining gloryWith grace, my glory shines as sunshine,
a gift of love by God's design.
With gratitude, they feel my touch,
my kindness glows, its warmth is such.
No limit binds the care I hold,
like silver gleams, like molten gold.
Forgiveness...
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Categories:
funeral, appreciation, beautiful, character, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Black TieIt was the pinging of the phone that awoke him.
He noticed it was half four in the morning.
Nothing good happened at half four in the morning.
He ignored it and tried to go back to sleep.
The...
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Categories:
death, deep, funeral, time,
Form: Free verse
JIMMYAfter my young wife died tragically, I decided to move away
Memories we made in our house were painful; I couldn’t stay
I’d often remember that phone call from her doctor who’d said
"John, you need to get...
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Categories:
funeral, america, boy, death, death
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Funeral Poems
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