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Son Funeral Poems

These Son Funeral poems are examples of Funeral poems about Son. These are the best examples of Funeral Son poems written by international poets.


Premium Member Mama Has Left
Mama 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...

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Categories: death, earth, funeral, goodbye,



Villanelle: Remembering Not to Call
Villanelle: 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...

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Categories: funeral, absence, children, death, eulogy,

Premium Member Never let it anesthetize your soul
Only 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...

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Categories: funeral, death, death of a

CATULLUS TRANSLATIONS 2
CATULLUS TRANSLATIONS 2

Catullus CI: 'His Brother's Burial'
translation by Michael R. Burch

1.
Through many lands and over many seas
I have journeyed, brother, to these wretched rites,
to this...

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Categories: funeral, brother, death, death of

I Think I Love You, Dad
A hero to a little boy,
Smartest man in the world, so full of joy.
Big HOUSE! Big beard. Big Family! Big belly!!
“I love you son.” “I...

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© Joe Martin  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: funeral, dad, death, divorce, father,



Premium Member Brian
For Brian Blankenship, a heart worth remembering


Stronger than I could imagine being,
Reminding me that love isn’t always agreeing –
But it is fiercer than a roaring...

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Categories: funeral, christian, death, death of

Premium Member Chapter 93 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: the Affluent Festive Funeral Family Reunion
There was a twenty minute lull
Before the paramedics arrived to
Remove Greatgrand Dad's 
corpse. When the paramedics 
Arrived they examed Greatgrand 
And confirmed the family's dread.
...

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Categories: funeral, birth, life,

Premium Member In Hospice Care
Tortured by the looming death,
Beloved, a mother… in hospice care
Difficult for her to understand, she breathed
A prayer, silently begging the Creator to give her
Another day,...

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Categories: funeral, appreciation, death, death of

The Words I Never Said
Words never said

I remember the day we moved away
but I still had a lot to say.
Even though I knew I was oceans away
and would probably...

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Categories: funeral, angel, beautiful, best friend,

My Sweet Grandma
To my Sweet  Grandma

Thy love, thy sacred smiling face
I cant forget till final breath 
Thy beauteous eyes, thy charming smile 
Thou are goddess of...

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Categories: funeral, angel, care, death of

An Unprepared Son Burying His Dad
We all saw him seize his mum’s shoulder
And smile but in his heart a boulder
I knew you didn’t catch the second;
I happen to have a...

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Categories: death, father, fear, funeral,

Ancient Egyptian Harper's Song Translations
These are modern English translations of ancient Egyptian Harper's songs. 

Harper's Song: Tomb of Djehutiemheb
translation by Michael R. Burch

The sky is opened for you,
the earth...

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Categories: africa, culture, death, funeral,

The Pun Fun In Funeral With a Little Onion Breath
In prepping for a funeral 
The family gathered in the hall
They sat there all mourning
Even though it was nightfall

He had eaten lots of vegetables
Yet, he...

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Categories: funeral, dark, funny, silly,

Long Into the Night
A meeting of two moms can be a wonderful thing a meeting of two minds is a beautiful thing…

Shortly after we moved into our new...

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Categories: funeral, allegory, allusion, analogy, angst,

Premium Member Ashes and Thirst
Ashes and Thirst

Evil comes in all shapes, and all sizes. 
We have all heard this many times... before. 
But how truly large, or small can...

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Categories: abortion, america, anxiety, funeral,


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