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Funeral Poems To Share In Memory

It’s difficult to convey the mix of emotions that arises when a loved one passes. We look for words to capture what we feel and seem to come up short because there are no words that can make saying goodbye easier. It is true that words cannot mend the sorrow, but they can provide a great source of comfort and help you say goodbye.

To help remember loved ones, below are a few beautiful funeral poems that can be read at a service, digitally shared, or printed out.

We’ve also included the text-based version below each poem image so that you can copy and paste the text if case you would like to add a verse to plantable memorial products that grow wildflowers in memory.

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: Little Snowdrop

Little Snowdrop (Full Version)
The world may never notice
If a Snowdrop doesn’t bloom,
Or even pause to wonder
If the petals fall too soon.

But every life that ever forms,
Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way
For all eternity.

The little one we longed for
Was swiftly here and gone.
But the love that was then planted
Is a light that still shines on.

And though our arms are empty,
Our hearts know what to do.
For every beating of our hearts
Says that we love you.

~Author Unknown

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: I Carry Your Heart With Me

i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
~E. E. Cummings

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
Of birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.
~Mary Elizabeth Frye

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: Time

Time
Time cannot steal the treasures
that we carry in our hearts.
Nor ever dim the shining thoughts
our cherished past imparts
For the memories of the ones
we loved still cast a gentle glow,
To grace our days and light
our paths, wherever we may go.
~Author Unknown

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: I Thought Of You

I Thought of You Today
I thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday,
and days before that too.
I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name.
All I have are memories
and a picture in a frame.
Your memory is a keepsake,
with which I’ll never part.
God has you in His keeping,
I have you in my heart.
~Author Unknown

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: When Tomorrow Starts Without Me

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I’m not there to see;
If the sun should rise
and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you’ll miss me too
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don’t think we’re far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I’m right here, in your heart.
~David Romano

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: Forget Me Not

Forget me not
When I am gone
In hearts and prayers
I will live on
Be strong, be brave
And dry your tears
Remember all
Our happy years
~Author Unknown

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: A Silent Tear

A Silent Tear
Just close your eyes and you will see
All the memories that you have of me
Just sit and relax and you will find
I’m really still there inside your mind
Don’t cry for me now I’m gone
For I am in the land of song
There is no pain, there is no fear
So dry away that silent tear
Don’t think of me in the dark and cold
For here I am, no longer old
I’m in that place that’s filled with love
Known to you all, as “up above”
~Author Unknown

Funeral Poems to Share in Memory: Life Well Lived

Life Well Lived
A life well lived is a precious gift,
of hope and strength and grace,
from someone who has made our world
a brighter, better place.
It’s filled with moments,
sweet and sad with smiles and sometimes tears,
with friendships formed and good times shared,
and laughter through the years.
A life well lived is a legacy,
of joy and pride and pleasure,
a living, lasting memory
our grateful heart’s will treasure.
– Author Unknown


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