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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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
A bikers farewell
Categories:
funeral,
Form: Monoku
Satirical Journal Entry 1 Attempting Suicide: Just The BeginningSatirical Journal Entry #1
Attempting Suicide:
Just The Beginning!
If I killed myself today would anyone notice? Would anyone be at my
funeral?
If so, would they come just ot give themselves peace(piece) of mind over
all the things...
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Categories:
funeral, funny, humor, satire,
Form: Elegy
Post-MortemTheir hands glide across his skin like death
The coolness of hands, without emotion, felt by none
'It burns, it freezes, it hurts so much, make it stop'
Is what he would say had he one breath of...
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Categories:
funeral, anxiety, dark, death, deep,
Form: Free verse
Never let it anesthetize your soulOnly the dead have seen the end of the war. - George Santayana
Even when I sit at my window,
Watching birds peck the sunflower seeds,
Feeling blessed and a little sentimental,
Feathered wings, rejoicing over their luxury…
Even then,...
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Categories:
funeral, death, death of a
Form: Free verse
Living Day To DayIt has been a little scary
And I'm just a wee bit wary
Going on without your love
Now your an angel up above
Taken away from me so quick
Life plays a really cruel trick
When the one you love...
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Categories:
death, funeral, grave, lost
Form: Rhyme
A Petal Amongst The Thorns 1918
Categories:
funeral, angel, bereavement, death, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
One Less Poppy 1918
Categories:
bereavement, death, funeral, love,
Form: Rhyme
DeathWhoever you are death will come, whether you are king, or simply scum. Wherever you go, death will follow, on Earth or Mars or even Apollo. No one escapes the angel of death, your spirit...
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Categories:
funeral, angel, creation, death, faith,
Form: Rhyme
haiku 100she walks with angels
in heaven's angelic realm
on clouds of fine silk
dark grey winter day
casket lowered into ground
coldness...
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Categories:
funeral,
Form: Haiku
Colors of Grief
Arising in softest sapphire,
Shimmery as the night,
Inviting silence to release her,
Tears flowing, thick and sincere,
Breaking through melancholy,
Trembling with dark dread,
Erasing all the soul’s vivacity –
Erasing the existence of her memories.
Appearing in somber ashen,
Overcast by doubts...
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Categories:
appreciation, christian, death, funeral,
Form: Free verse
Her Song1. Refrain (Unwound)
Her song, it never played
Coal sack black stitching frayed
Lead the familiar thread
Lined coffin living dead
To the beat how we march
Funeral shirt ready starched
2. Hush now...
...never played, never played
Her song, a hollow stain
It haunts...
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Categories:
funeral, angst, anxiety, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
Reunited
Some hearts will go on,
Braving the storms, the pain,
Even though you’re gone,
You’re there in ways I can’t explain.
Some of those who believe,
Will speak of you with a smile,
Laughing, even though they grieve,
You were here...
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Categories:
funeral, appreciation, christian, death, faith,
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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Definition | What is Funeral in Poetry?
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