If Tears Could Build A Stairway

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

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My husband

My husband passed also on April 1st and it was so unexpected. This poem says all I want to say too. Just want to let you know that your in my prayers.

Love,

Bekkah

My Dad

I read the first line of the 'If Tears Could Build a Stairway' poem at my dad's funeral on 26 April last year. I miss him every day and on Tuesday I will light a candle and remember all the love and laughter he gave to me. I love you dad xx

If Tears Could Build A Stairway

My dad passed away suddenly in 2001...I know that within the next year, my cousin gave all of his girls a pillow with this saying on it...Mom passed away in 2007 and I know it was earlier than that the poem was written because she also recieved the pillow after my dad passed...so it was definitely around in 2002...

My son Ben

My lovely 28 year old son hung himself last December. On the 28th May, his Birthday we plan to scatter his ashes and I intend to read this poem which perfectly encpsulates the way I feel. It makes me cry every time I read it and a copy of it sits next to his picture. Whoever wrote this knew what grief is.

truer words

I lost my parents 11 months apart and the words that are expressed by the author resinate so profoundly with that loss. I have a memorial tattoo on my back for the people that I have lost that touched profoundly touched my life. The first passage of this poem is now tattooed between my shoulders to highlight the back piece itself.

Can I use it

Hey, a friends sister died and a der friend died a while ago..Can i use this song and dedicate to them as a song?
Please reply

SITE ADMIN EDIT: Don't know who wrote this, but we believe it would be OK to use in the circumstances you describe.

If Tears Could Build A Stairway

w/e very beautiful poem would be nice to give credit to who wrote it but unfortunately you got all kinda of people who lay claim.. probably a poem wrote decades ago...but it is lovely isnt it? Ive quoted it as I have said goodbye to many a relative and friend..says exactly what i feel and I love it. :)

If Tears Could Build A Stairway

when ever i read that poem i think of my mom and my uncle who died when i was a little kid and that still bothers me that they are gone but you know they are in a better place now love u mommy and uncle larry

I'm sorry for your loss and I

I'm sorry for your loss and I know what you mean. My family and I lost my 21 month old baby nephew who battled cancer. It gets harder but at least we have our little Angels that are taking care of us..

My uncle's suicide

My uncle commit suicide in 1989 and I've never stopped mourning him. It tore apart my family and I'd give anything to bring him back. This poem sums up exactly how I still feel towards the death, and I'm sure how the rest of my family feel, especially my mum. Its such a beautiful poem and I'm so glad I read it.

First seen in June 2001

My big brother passed away from "Athlete's heart" at 32 years young. He had traveled the world and lived more in that time than most of us will if we live to be 80. My Mom and I found the first part of this poem in a magazine on a memorial plaque for a pet in June of 2001, we used it on a quilt piece at the funeral home. I plan to share it on FB this month in his memory for his birthday. I miss you Ronnie!

If Tears Could Build A Stairway

This poem brought tears to my eyes, especially today as it would have been my mums birthday. I lost her 6 years ago and words can't express how much she still means to me and how much I miss her. This poem said it all.

author

My ex showed me this poem handwritten in 1999, he said he submitted in highschool to some poetry thing that would be between 1996 and 1999. Is there any truth to this, Then in 2003 i saw it in an airplane magazine ad. Could he be the original writer based on dates?

Site Admin Edit:Not very likely, but it was a good chat up line wasn't it. He may well have copied it out and submitted it to his school poetry competition, but it was undoubtedly to be seen on tombstones and memorials a lot earlier than 1996.

"If Tears Could Build A Stairway" says it all

I just found out someone I cared about very much passed away at the age of 43. Although I hadn't seen him in quite a while, I thought of him often. He made a huge impact on my life and I will cherish our memories. He will always be in my heart and this poem explains how I feel. Rest in Peace Jack.

my angel

my loving child... i miss yu soo much... and i love this poem cuz if i could i would bring yu back agen... what id do to hold yu one more time yu could never know... 8 weeks tomurro and i cannot belive i still stand without... i am not gunna say goodbye tho but just wait to say hello... one day we'll b together agen xxxx more love than yu can imagine from your mummy xxx loves yu my miley-mai xxxxx

So meaningful

I start to cry instantly, I write this on cards all the time which I bring to the cemetery when I visit my Mom. It's so hard on us who are still here and trying our best to carry on. This poem sums up my feelings, so thanks for sharing.

What a wonderful poem

I love 'If tears could build a stairway'. It reminds me off my cat that died due to kidney failure and cancer. I never got to day goodbye. I was away at my grandmas and I feel do bad. I hope to see her again, I miss her so much!!! R.I.P. Petrie June 5TH, 2000-July 9TH, 2011 :'(

The loss of my Mum

I lost my mum not to long ago was home in Ireland to lay her to rest. I found this poem with a friend and I knew it was the one.I read it at her fruneral. I still read it to remind me how lucky I was to have found this poem to express how I felt at such a hard loss.

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