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Jan 29, 2024 · Looking for some beautiful, comforting, yet inspirational words about death and dying? These poems about loss are perfect for funerals.
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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.
Jun 16, 2015 · by David Harkins. You can shed tears that she is gone. Or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back. Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her. Or you can be full of the love that you shared.
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Poems of Sorrow and Grieving. Classic and contemporary poems about ultimate losses. By The Editors. Illustration by Natalia Vico. REMEMBERING A PARENT. Making a Fist. Naomi Shihab Nye. I who did not die, who am still living, still lying in the backseat behind all my questions,
You never said ‘I’m leaving’, You never said goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God knew why. A million times we needed you, A million times we cried, If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still , In our hearts you hold a place,
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He is Gone by David Harkins. Watch on. This poem highlights various stages of grief, paired with advice that encourages a sense of gratitude and positivity. Feel free to change “she” to the pronouns of the person you’re reading for, just as the reader does in the video above.
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Apr 9, 2021 · These uplifting Helen Steiner Rice funeral poems are a reminder that brighter days are always closer than we think. 1. “There Is No Night Without a Dawning”. One of the most well-loved funeral poems, “There Is No Night Without a Dawning” is about the power of hope.
