The Best Poems For A Funeral
This is a selection of some of the best funeral poems that are suitable for reading at funerals and memorial services. Grief in any circumstance can be difficult to articulate. Through poetry many are able to express some of what they are feeling.
The best poems for a funeral are often as much about life and love as they are about death and grief. We have lived and laughed our life with the person who has died. A poem is a memorable way to share our grief. Poetry can sometimes help with the pain of the loss of our loved one.
The following is a selection of popular poems used for funeral or memorial services. There is also a selection of poems specifically suited for the death of a
mother,
father,
or a child.
We also have poems from our visitors.
Goodbye My Friend
I Did Not Die
High Flight - the poem read at Christa McAuliffe's funeral
Miss Me But Let Me Go by Edgar A Guest
All Is Well
Poems Read At Princess Diana's funeral
Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep
A Selection of Poems and Musings by Robert Louis Stevenson
Death Be Not Proud
God Saw You Getting Tired
If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
There Is No Death
Additional poems by Edgar A Guest
To An Athlete Dying Young, the poem read by Meryl Streep in the movie, Out Of Africa
When I Am Gone
Footprints in the Sand
Remember Me
Poems for Mothers
Poems for Fathers
Poems for a Child's Death
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