When I Am Gone: Poems for times of loss and grief

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Richard Aldington was born in 1892 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He became known for his poetry, specifically his World War I poetry and was friends with poets such as T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, W. B. Yeats, and Ezra Pound. "Inarticulate Grief" is an excellent choice when looking for poems for a funeral and is about the importance of letting grief be experienced, however unrestrained it may be. It also urges us to never let go of hope – hope that we will soon find joy and smiles where now we have anguish and tears.

A short but uplifting funeral poem by famous Victorian poet Christina Rossetti, about saying goodbye to a loved one.Alan Seeger was an American poet who fought in World War I, where he died after being injured in No Man's Land. His poetry featured death prominently, and his poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" was one of John F. Kennedy's favorites. Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. 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. Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her

This is a good poem. It reminded me of the universality of human feelings. Feelings are the same whether one lives in India, like me, or at distant places like the poet. But there is another aspect to be meditated over. All men and women are mortal. Each of has to go one time or the other. Why to grieve? The soul or consciousness, by discarding the old and frail body, has got a new body. It is fresh and may live and grow for long time. Instead, it encourages us to cherish the fond memories we have of our loved one so as to keep them alive within us.Of a person as a person, regardless of birth. Not, what was their church, nor what was their creed? Written by Victorian poet, Christina Rossetti, as just a teenager, “When I am dead, my dearest” (also known as “Song”) tells the reader that it doesn’t matter if she remembered or forgotten after her death, because she will not know. The poem has an agnostic bend, making it more common at non-religious funerals. If you're looking for poems to say goodbye at a funeral, this is an excellent choice.

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. A short funeral poem by Helen Lowrie Marshall about happy memories living on after a loved one has gone. Alive” is commonly chosen for funerals because of its emphasis on appreciating life as a way to honor the dead (and then appreciating death as a way to rejoin them). This poem is an excellent choice for those looking for funeral poems for a friend or for those who are looking for poems that they'd like to include on funeral programs. At first glance, this poem might appear to have little to do with death, but the metaphors it uses speak clearly of the transition from life to death.

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When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine. And don't call this my deathbed. Let it be called the bed of life, and let my body be taken from it to help others lead fuller lives.