Poems

When your dad has passed away and the funeral is over it can be hard to find peace. After my dads funeral I went looking for poems. Most of what I found was written to be read at a service, which is lovely, but it wasn’t what I needed. I wanted words for afterwards when … Read more

Many people aren’t religious. They never believed and so would hate religion to be a part of their funeral. But not including anything religious in a funeral can be harder than you might expect. For poems you could go through tons of them and every time you find one you love come to the last … Read more

When I first lost a coworker it really shocked me. We weren’t best friends outside of work but we’d shared all the usual things colleagues do – bad coffee, inside jokes, complaining about Monday mornings etc. When she was gone I realized how much of my ordinary life she’d been part of and how strange … Read more

An aunt may not be a mother but often acts like it. Losing her leaves a gap that’s awful and finding the right words for her funeral can feel impossible. That’s where a poem can help. A good funeral poem says the thing you are struggling with often does so more beautifully than you could. … Read more

My uncle was such an important part of my life. Losing him was harder than I first expected. An uncle isn’t your father or grandfather so the bond can appear to be less special or deep. But for many of us that isn’t the case. If you’re here looking for the right words to read … Read more

There’s no easy way to say goodbye to your wife. She was your partner and the person who knew you better than anyone. And now you’re being asked to find words for a loss. A poem can help with finding those words. Sometimes a few lines written by someone else say exactly what you can’t. … Read more

Saying goodbye to your grandfather is hard. And finding the right words to honor him can feel impossible. That’s where a poem can help. A good funeral poem says the things we struggle to say ourselves. It also gives everyone at the service a quiet moment to remember the grandfather they loved. We’ve got some … Read more

Losing a daughter is a grief that words will never be able to justice to. It doesn’t matter if she was your little girl or a grown woman with a life of her own, she was your child. There is nothing fair about it and nothing easy about standing up to speak when you’re falling … Read more

Losing a son and how that feels is impossible to put in to words. It doesn’t matter if he was a tiny boy or a grown man with a family of his own. He was your son and someone you could never imagine passing away. When the time comes to plan his funeral or memorial … Read more