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Funeral Poems

A collection of funeral poems & short funeral verses

Featured funeral poems

Poems for funerals can form an essential part of the funeral service. When it’s hard to express your loss in your own words, beautiful poetry from famous writers can convey what it feels like to say goodbye. These funeral poems are suitable to read as a eulogy or include in an obituary. You can also use them as short verses on funeral cards, as condolence messages, or as sympathy or bereavement poems. Each one can provide a fitting memorial to a loved one, whether it be your mum, dad, grandparent or someone else special to you. Many of the poems listed are also suitable for non-religious services. All of the funeral and remebrance poems on Funeral Guide can be downloaded as a PDF suitable for printing out.

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