Many people find “All is Well” to be a comforting funeral poem, as the message focuses on how love and relationships continue to live on after death, just as they do when two people are physically separated. Of a person as a person, regardless of birth. Not, what was their church, nor what was their creed?

Popular funeral poem based on a short verse by David Harkins. An uplifting poem about being grateful for a loved one’s life. This poem by Rabindranath Tagore is a reflection on the narrator’s contentment with his life and gratitude to his or her friends for their companionship and support. The poem ends with a hope that they will live on after death in the memory of these friends.Beautiful remembrance poem, ideal for a funeral reading or eulogy. Written from the point of view of the person being laid to rest. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. The following verses are among the most popular for a funeral. Similar to funeral songs and hymns, there are a number of poems and verses which are frequently chosen for funeral services. While Margaret Mead was known more for her work in cultural anthropology than for her poetry, “Remember Me has become a common funeral poem, as it provides a notion of togetherness, even after someone has passed. For those who have lost a mother, grandmother, or other loved one (and are in search of positive and happy funeral poems) this would make an excellent to addition to your collection. When honoring a grandmother (or other maternal figure), the poems you select for the funeral can reflect their desires to continue supporting their loved ones and to foster a feeling of connection though they're no longer physically present.

If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weakness and all prejudice against my fellow man. A short funeral poem by Helen Lowrie Marshall about happy memories living on after a loved one has gone. This poem by Carl Sandburg details the different lives one can hold as represented by seasons. It pictures death as an old friend, rather than something to be feared, which might be of some comfort to those in mourning. This is another example of uplifting goodbye funeral poems (especially for a mom from a daughter or other child that wishes to say goodbye to their parent).

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Short funeral poem by Margaret Mead, ideal for a eulogy. The words are a message of remembrance and love in times of grief.