Funeral Poems and Eulogies - Help when you need it most

(I wrote this on behalf of my mum to my dad)

My life ended the day you died,
I just wanted you to know.
Unheard grief echoes in my soul,
How can I move on, when I cannot let go.

A new life began for me,
Without your laughter and your smile.
Precious memories, I build my new life with,
Precious memories, that's how I survive.

The time will come when we will be together,
You are not forgotten, you are in my heart.
But until then my grief lives on,
Until we are together again, never to part.

Adele Bemberry
Copyright ©2008 Adele Bemberry

Funeral Poem : Lonely Without You Sis
Funeral Poem for Sister

Days are so lonely Kate
since you went away
Nights are much darker
I know that's how they'll stay.

The sun is not as warm now
when it shines on me
and the cold seems so much colder
than what it used to be.

Smiles do not light my face
like they used to do before
the greatest times are in the past
they cannot be no more.

My thoughts often take a stroll
away down memory lane
and as I walk around a bend
I see your angel face again.

Rolling tides of yesterday
wash wonderful memories of you ashore
and as I gently sift through each one
my aching heart feels very sore.

Life changed all too quickly
when your glowing light went out
lonely, stranger, so much duller
is what it's now about.

"Happy" is not like it used to be
"Sad" feels much worse too
"Pain is so much stronger
when I stop and think of you.

Our family chain has been broken
three times now it is true
but I miss that shining piece of chain
that linked me so much to you.

Life goes on I know it does
you, mam and dad help me through
but life will never be as nice
as life was when I had you XXX

Funeral Poems : You, Always

You weren’t always easy
But who who can truly challenge us ever is?

You weren’t always laughing
But who who truly knows the value of laughter ever is?

You weren’t always serious
But who who truly loves to see others smile ever is?

You weren’t always healthy
But who who truly loves all of life's richer flavours ever is?

You weren’t always appreciated
But who who makes us feel truly comfortable ever is?

You won’t ever be forgotten
But who who is truly loved ever is?

Funeral Poems : The Woman I Call Sister (Funeral Poem for a Sister)

The woman I call sister
Is someone who was always there
The woman I call sister
Is someone who has always cared.

The woman I call sister
Could make me smile when times were blue
The woman I call sister
Is someone who was always true.

The woman I call sister
By choice, was always my best of friend
The woman I call sister
Will be in my heart to the very end

The woman I call sister
Is the blessing from God above
The woman I call sister
Is the sister that I'll always love.

Marissa Gertmenian

Funeral Poems for a soldier, a military funeral poem

Fear death? -- to feel the fog in my throat,
The mist in my face,
When the snows begin, and the blasts denote
I am nearing the place,
The power of the night, the press of the storm,
The post of the foe;
Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form,
Yet the strong man must go:
For the journey is done and the summit attained,
And the barriers fall.
Tho' a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained,
The reward of it all.
I was ever a fighter, so -- one fight more,
The best and the last!
I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forebore,
And bade me creep past.
No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers
The heroes of old,
Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears
Of pain, darkness and cold.
For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave,
The black minute's at end,
And the elements' rage, the friend-voices that rave,
Shall dwindle, shall blend,
Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain,
Then a light, then thy breast,
O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again,
And with God be the rest.

Robert Browning 1812-1889

Funeral Poems : God Saw You Getting Tired

God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be
so he put his arms around you
and whispered,
"Come to Me"

With tearful eyes we watched you
and saw you pass away
and although we love you dearly
we could not make you stay.

A Golden heart stopped beating
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove us
he only takes the best

Funeral Poem : If Tears Could Build A Stairway

If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again
No Farewell words were spoken
No time to say good-bye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knows why.

My heart's still active in sadness
And secret tears still flow
What it meant to lose you
No one can ever know.
But now I know you want us
To mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today
A hallowed place within my heart
Is where you'll always stay.

God knows why, with chilling touch,
Death gathers those we love so much,
And what now seems so strange and dim,
Will all be clear, when we meet Him.
I Knew you for a Moment

Funeral Poems : You Gave Us Life, You Gave Us Love
Funeral Poem for parent.

You fed us well, you made us strong
You taught us to know right from wrong
You made us feel that we belong
You showed us the value of a song

You gave us life, you gave us love

You always knew the way we feel
You used the words you thought might heal
You convinced us it was no big deal
Your advice would keep it real

You gave us life, you gave us love

You would use your powers to beguile
You sometimes used that wicked smile
You would buck the trend but all the while
You’d be doing it in style

You gave us life, you gave us love

Broken hearts you liked to mend
It was not in your nature to offend
Birthday cards you’d always send
You knew the value of a friend

You gave us life, you gave us love

You’ve left us now, you’ve gone away
We’re left behind, we have to stay
So we’ll just have to pray
We’ll meet again another day

You always had that ‘special touch’
We loved you very, very much

You gave us life, you gave us love

(In memory of Nellie Willan 1919 - 2008)

Funeral Poems : My Aunty Is An Angel
Funeral Poem for Aunty.

My aunty is an angel,
I no she’ll never leave,
She’s watching me right now,
She’s the light that’s guiding me!

She was a fabulous woman,
So beautiful wise and true,
Its for those very reasons
Shes helping me get through!

There’s memories left in my heart,
Because there she’ll always remain.
Shell be with me through out my life,
Until I see her once again!

She was young in terms of nannies,
In terms of knowledgeable Mums,
But I no my cousins will remember her,
Cause she’s our number one.

Shes was my friend, my aunty,
She was like my second mum.
It’s the reason im writing this,
To thank her for all shes done.

Not a day goes by,
Where we don’t spend a minute or even two,
Thinking about all the times we shared,
And everything we used to do.

Our lives are not the same without her,
For she touched all of our hearts.
That why were never forget,
That’s why were never far apart!

By Aaron Moys