FUNERAL POEMS

Welcome to Funeral Poems which brings you material in the form of free printable short poems, verses suitable to read out at a funeral, include in the order of service, incorporate in a eulogy or write in a sympathy card or card accompanying wreath.Poems are here for grandparents, parents, child, aunt, uncle, sister, brother and friend but many can be amended to personalise and are for non commercial use. You may also wish to look at Thinking of you/sympathy one liners.

Please also check Funeral Eulogy for tips and ideas and eulogy poem

The first 4 entries were written by me when I lost my sister who loved to shop:-

First entry was to accompany notice of death in the press

You closed your eyes without a fuss
And fell asleep and went from us
We hope you are looking from above
To see how much you were loved

Margmax 2010

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Next 3 entries were on the cards of the wreaths

Anne, my (sister) I will think of you every day
We faced a lot together in our different ways
I hope you found our loved one's wherever you may be
And that there's plenty shops where everything is free
or
(And when my time comes you have saved a place for me)

Margmax 2010

Our mam - our rock
Always there for us - our mam
In our hearts always

Margmax 2010

Nana we miss you more than words can say
And we really wish you hadn't had to go away
Love you Kaylie, Robyn and Alex

Margmax 2010

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These are suitable for a partner

I am so, so sad you had to go away
I prayed you would stay for many a day
Without you my life will be a shell
I know I will not cope very well
You were my partner, my love, my mate
How can I go on with a life I now hate
If there is a life beyond this one we know
Please keep a place at your side for when it's my time to go

Margmax 2011

I feel my world has ended I cannot see how I can survive
To live without my (soulmate) I can only exist and hide
Life can be wonderful but it also is so cruel as it is now
I am told time will make things easier but I cannot see how
We cannot live forever death happens to us all
But even tho' we know that it is hard when time does call
Please stay beside me let me feel that you are near
Give me your strength to go on until we meet again my dear

By Margmax 2011

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Your time had come they keep telling me
I would not want you to suffer but I cannot see
Why we had to be parted at this time
You were not old you should still be fine
My prayer is now that there is another life
And you are waiting there for me my darling wife

By Margmax 2011

Why did they take you away?
You were my sunshine now there are only black days
We have been together for a long time
Now I am alone and you are no longer mine
My darling (husband) I still need you so
Please stay beside me please don't go

By Margmax 2011

I know you were in pain and the pain is now gone
And of course I did not want you to suffer it went on far too long
But now I am in pain my heart is aching so so much
And you are not beside me to lean on as my crutch
I pray there is a better place than this earthly one we know
If there is, you will be there, so please wait for me when I go

By Margmax 2011

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Life gives us such heavy loads it's really hard to bare
But please remember there are folk around who are happy to share - because they care

By Margmax 2011

I think the worst loss must be losing a child and I feel the sentiments felt may well be as in the following poem ...

My heart is broken, it will never mend
To lose one's child, is life at an end
All my days and nights are now so so black
I do not know how to survive, I know I will crack
Time, I am told by everyone is the key
That with time things will get easier for me
I cannot see it, nor can I see
Why my child was taken away from me

Margmax 2010

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The following are suitable for the loss of a parent...

You were always there when I was a child and when I had a child
When I stumbled, when I made mistakes, from you nothing could I hide
My darling mum, what will I do now?
I need to cope and I do not know how
I miss you so you were always the centre of my life
That life now has a black cloud that has engulfed me oh so tight

Margmax 2011

I came to you when I was small to sort out all my woes
And that was a path I treaded as I continued to grow
"My dad will sort it" became a very familiar phrase
A phrase I now mumble as I stumble in a haze
I was so lucky to be given you as a dad
So for all the years we were together I must be very glad
Please know that I will miss you dad more than words can say
I hope there is another life so I see you again one day

Margmax 2011

Mum (Dad) I do not know how I will cope without you by my side
I do not know how I will manage without your hand to guide
I cannot see the reason you went away from me
How can I go on without you there to see
All of my achievements and all of my mistakes
Oh Mum (Dad) how my heart aches
I am told you will be around me and that I will know
But darling wonderful mum(dad) of mine why did they let you go

Margmax 2011

Funeral poems for brother/sister

To lose a sibling is losing part of you
You grew up together you have the same things which you do
It's a gap that is there for the rest of your life
It just keeps striking at you like a sharp knife
I loved you so much although I did not say
So I hope you can see because I miss you every day

By Margmax 2011

I have lost my (sister/brother) how will I cope?
They say time will help but all I can do is mope
You have always been there whenever I needed you
Now when I need you what can I do

Maybe I didn't show you how much I cared
I thought you knew because of all the things that we shared
If you can see me now and the things that I do
My wonderful sister/brother you will see how I so miss you

By Margmax 2011

funeral poems for Aunt/Uncle

You were my aunt but you were my friend
Nurturing, supporting a substitute parent to the end
I think you know I loved you although I didn't say
And I will miss you more than any words can convey

By Margmax

My (mom)(dad) has lost her sibling but I have lost a friend
A friend who supported and cared to the very end
I hope you know I loved you because it was not macho to say
Uncle (Fred) I will miss you more with every passing day

By Margmax

Funeral poems for a friend .....

My friend I will miss you more than words can say
You have been a wonderful friend in every possible way
A friend I could rely on a friend who was always there
All our joys, worries and troubles we always did share
Now my life has a hole that will not go away
So dear (name) sleep well until we meet again one day

Margmax 2010

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The lord took you from us it really was unfair
He wanted you with him no matter how we cared
We hope that it is a better place that he has taken you to
Because our place is empty, empty without you

Margmax 2011

This is such a sad difficult time for you we just wanted to say
How sad we are for all of you that brave lovely lady had to go away

By Margmax 2011

No words can comfort the way you must feel
It is only the length of time that helps you begin to heal

By Margmax 2011

Funeral poems for Grandparents

My special grandmother there is now a big gap
It can never be filled no-one could do that
You looked after your family always their rock
Having to lose you would always be a shock
I know you will be watching us all from up above
We will still hear your words and still feel your love

By Margmax 2011

Nana we will miss you ever so much
You were always around supporting and looking after us
We can never forget the time spent with you
Your patience and love and the days out to
We will feel you around us forgotten you could never be
And we know you will still guide us although we cannot see

By Margmax 2011

Grandma where have you gone
I miss you and I have not seen you for so long
Mammy said you have gone to heaven because you were ill
But Grandma I would have kissed you better and you would be here still

Ny Margmax 2011

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Grandfather you were a very special man
The head of your family helping out whenever you can
You never were a person who would make a fuss
So you did not know how special you were to us
You will be missed more than you could ever know
We know why God wanted you but we are so sad you had to go

By Margmax

Grandpa I miss you already what will I do
I have lost my playmate, my friend my wonderful you
Mammy says you were ill and you had to go away
But Grandpa who will now make up our games to play

By Margmax

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For a Teacher

As a teacher you were the best
You really cared and stood out above the rest
I never saw goodbye being this way
I always thought you would be here like any other day

This school has lost a role model that cannot be replaced
And I have lost a teacher in far too much haste
Your lessons will remain with me all my life
So please look down and see this as we say goodnight

By Margmax 2011

You will be missed that is sure
For all our problems you had a cure
This school will never be the same
It will always echo your name

By Margmax 2011

funeral eulogy poems

Grieve for me when I am no more
But remember the life I lived I implore

My physical body you can no longer see
But remember how you knew me

Remember the good times and not the bad
And take time to smile even tho' you may feel sad

Your life may now have an empty space
But I am still around even tho" you can no longer see my face

So grieve for me but not too long
Because life has to keep going on

By Margmax 2011

I never liked to walk alone
But this journey I must make on my own

So send me off with a smile and a wave
I promise I will try to be very brave

Have a drink for me in fact have a few
Make new friends amongst the people I knew

And when this day comes to an end
Mourn me no more but remember me my friend

By Margmax 2011

We will miss you on the golf course and in the club house to
A popular club member who enjoyed a game or two
You will have seen the club flag lowered and drank a few farewell toasts
Now you are in a new club where God is now your host

By Margmax 2011

If there is a golf course in heaven we know that is where you will be
Meeting other past members arranging who is first off the tee
I am sure your games in heaven will be perfect as the course will be first class
May you continue perfecting your game and continue raising your glass

By Margmax 2011

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