Poems

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

Losing a brother takes away someone who has known you almost your whole life. He was there for the childhood you shared and siblings often have a unique bond that only they can understand. Saying goodbye to him is one of the hardest things you will ever do. A funeral poem can help when your … Read more

When you’re saying goodbye to someone who served in the military or their country it can feel like ordinary words aren’t enough. A veteran’s life has dealt with something most us will never understand and a funeral is the moment to honor that. The right poem can do all of that for you when your … Read more