Popular funeral poems (2)
In Memoriam ~ Author Unknown
Our lives go on without you,
But nothing is the same,
We have to hide our heartache,
When someone speaks your name,
Sad are the hearts that love you,
Silent are the tears that fall,
Living without you is the hardest part of all,
You did so many things for us,
Your heart was so kind and true,
And when we needed someone,
We could always count on you,
The special years will not return,
When we are all together,
But with the love in our hearts,
You walk with us forever.
Anon
Don't Miss me More ~ Donna Ashworth
Don’t miss me more than once a day,
For life is moving fast.
Don’t wish all of your time away,
Dreaming of the past.
Don’t waste the moment looking at,
The things I left behind me.
I’m not within those walls or boxes
The heart is where you’ll find me.
Don’t dread to say my name, sweet one,
Don’t fear the wrath of sadness.
Just take the love you had for me,
And turn it into gladness.
Don’t worry when my birthday comes
Don’t feel me missing more.
I’m filled with love you’re sending me,
Just as I was before.
Some days your anger will rush out,
Your tears will find their way.
To me, wherever I am then.
I’ll soothe them all away.
When I am gone don’t miss me more,
Than once, or twice a day.
There’s so much life to live, my love.
I’m with you, all the way.
Look for me in Rainbows ~ Author Unknown
Time for me to go now, I won’t say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, way up in the sky.
In the morning sunrise when all the world is new,
Just look for me & love me, as you know I love you.
Time for me to go now, I won’t say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, high up in the sky.
In the evening sunset, when all the world is through,
Just look for me and love me, and I’ll be close to you.
It won’t be forever, the day will come and then
My loving arms will hold you, when we meet again.
Time for us to part now, we won’t say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, shining in the sky.
Every waking moment and all your whole life through
Just look for me and love me, as you know I loved you.
Just wish me near to you, and I’ll be there with you.
Take the Love ~ Donna Ashworth
Take the love you had for me and turn it into laughter,
Turn it into blinding light to shine on you thereafter.
Take the love you have for me and show it to the world,
Something so amazing needs to blossom and unfurl.
Take the love that made us, keep it burning bright,
Let that fire guide you, let it warm you through the night.
Take the love you shared with me and spread it out with gladness,
My life will not have been in vain if you can fight the sadness.
Take the love my darling it’s yours to carry on,
Grow that love forevermore and then I won’t be gone.
Feathers ~ Donna Ashworth
I left you a little white feather,
I placed it right there in your way.
I wrapped it in love with a message,
To let you know you’ll be okay.
I drew you a colourful rainbow,
It followed your car for a while.
I made it a beautiful rainbow,
I hoped it would show me your smile.
I flew down a beautiful robin,
It landed right there on your ledge.
I prayed he would give you the strength,
to push yourself back from the edge.
I try every day to remind you,
That I never did go away,
The feathers, the rainbows, the robins,
Are my way of trying to stay.
Without Hope ~ Donna Ashworth
Without hope, grief will surely steal your life.
Without believing you will see them again,
That they will still exist around you in energy,
That their love is fueling yours,
Grief will make a wasteland of your world.
Do not let something born of such beauty,
Of such joy, become your downfall.
It was supposed to be your purpose,
The fire in your belly, the reason you go on.
Hope is the space between having them here,
And knowing they are still with you.
It is an invisible blanket but oh,
It will warm you at night. Let it warm you,
Your loved one would like that very much indeed.
Last Journey ~ Timothy Coote
There is a train at the station
With a seat reserved just for me
I’m excited about its destination
As I’ve heard it sets you free
The trials and tribulations
The pain and stress we breathe
Don’t exist where I am going
Only happiness I believe
I hope that you will be there
To wish me on my way
It’s not a journey you can join in
It’s not your time today
There’ll be many destinations
Some are happy, some are sad
Each one a brief reminder
Of the great times that we’ve had
Many friends I know are waiting
Who took an earlier train
To greet and reassure me
That nothing has really changed
We’ll take the time together
To catch up on the past
To build a new beginning
One that will always last
One day you’ll take your journey
On the train just like me
And I promise that I’ll be there
At the station and you will see
That life is just a journey
Enriched by those you meet
No-one can take that from you
It’s always yours to keep
But now as no seat is vacant
You will have to muddle through
Make sure you fulfil your ambitions
As you know I’ll be watching you
And if there’s an occasion
To mention who you knew
Speak kindly of that person
As one day it will be you
Now I can’t except this ending
And as it’s time for me to leave
Please make haste to the reception
To enjoy my drinks, they’re free!
Poem of Life ~ Author Unknown
Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
To sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
But never meant to stay.
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know.
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord.
My Journey's Just Begun ~ Ellen Brenneman
Don't think of me as gone away,
My journey's just begun,
Life holds so many facets,
This earth is but one.
Just think of me as resting,
From the sorrows and the tears.
In a place of warmth and comfort,
Where there are no days and years.
Think of how I must be wishing,
That you could know today,
How nothing but your sadness,
Can really go away.
And think of me as living,
In the hearts of those I touched,
For nothing loved is ever lost,
And I know I was loved so much
Signs ~ Becky Hemsley
There's a robin on my fence today,
A feather by my feet
A heart-shaped leaf that blows along
Beside me down the street
Your song played on the radio
This morning in the car
And just last night I could've sworn
I saw a shooting star
The sun and rain are dancing
Making rainbows in the sky
And on the slightest breeze I watch
A butterfly go by
And people might say these are not
The signs I know they are
That it is just coincidence
Your song played in the car
That it is just the sky
And it is just the birds and breeze
A little windy weather
And the nature of the trees
But there is nothing little
About the way they make me feel
The sense of peace they carry
Is both comforting and real
Because it's just one song
And just one butterfly and bird
Just one star and just one leaf
In one enormous world
And so the probability
Of noticing it all
Is close to nearly nothing;
Almost infinitely small
And that is how I know
That when that leaf floats into view
It isn't a coincidence,
But a sign of love from you
So keep on shooting stars to me,
Keep playing me your song
Whilst you dance atop the rainbows
And blow heart-shaped leaves along
Yes, keep on sending signs my love
I'll always look around
For your butterflies on breezes
And your feathers on the ground
A Letter to my Lost Love One ~ Brooke Ashley Patterson
I am still doing okay.
First of all,
I just want you to know that I have healed;
it may not be completely,
but I am doing okay.
I am surviving in this world without you,
which I would have never thought was imaginable.
Not a day goes by where you don’t cross my mind.
When you first left us, I was completely torn apart.
I had no clue how to go about my everyday life without seeing you every single day.
I wanted nothing more than to come home to you, simply annoying.
I missed the way you would creep around the house at all hours during the day.
I missed the way you asked me questions a hundred times,
even though I would answer 99 times before.
I missed sitting across from you at the dinner table.
But most of all,
I missed your jokes and crazy sayings.
I was not the only person affected by you leaving
– it hit the entire family hard.
I had never witnessed such a happy family so down, for so long, when you left.
We all got through it - together;
to this day we have managed to remain closer than ever,
with an inseparable bond.
The family has you to thank for that.
Whether you are with us, physically or emotionally,
you are the super glue to our family.
Although I miss you more and more as time goes on,
I am grateful for everything you have given me in this life.
Without you I would not be the person I am today.
I have realised that everything happens for a reason, the good and the bad.
I have learned to accept everybody and give them a second chance,
because you never know what they are going through.
Sometimes accepting people is the hardest,
yet easiest thing,
on yourself and everybody else.
Most importantly I learned: I am never alone.
I have an incredible guardian angel looking over my every move,
as well as an extremely close family.
Every action I make, I know I am not only making it for myself,
but it is affecting so many other people.
When you passed away, my life came to a halt –
I didn’t know how it would start back up again without you.
Here I am today, years later, without you,
living my life through positivity, and experiencing the journey to my fullest extent.
Doing things I would have never thought thinkable.
I have learned my life is not the same without you,
but although you may not be here,
I cannot stop living and experiencing.
I have pushed through so many obstacles, and am prepared to push through many more,
with a wonderful guardian angel above.
I continue to miss you everyday,
but just remember –
I am okay
I thought of You Today ~ Author Unknown
I thought of you 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 your picture in a frame.
Your memory is a keepsake,
From which I’ll never part.
God has you in his arms,
I have you in my heart.