{"id":1301,"date":"2026-03-18T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/?p=1301---2ac33b41-3735-4daf-a0d5-e7a7416e8eb8"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:38:10","slug":"5-funeral-poems-bring-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/5-funeral-poems-bring-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Funeral Poems That Will Bring You Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poetry has been used to bring rhythm and beauty to human emotions and ideas for years. Poems can make us laugh out loud or bring tears to our eyes. Poems can be whimsical creations or meditative thoughts. Funeral poems, in particular, can help during the healing process. Poetry can be one thing or many things, and we all absorb it in our own unique way.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>Grieving and Funeral Poems<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Losing a loved one is an overwhelming experience and those who are grieving should know that there can be comfort in poetry. There are countless funeral poems lovingly written by poets that help express feelings of grief, loss, and sadness.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five funeral poems that can bring you peace and support you in the journey of grief.\u00a0If you find solace and inspiration in these funeral poems, you may find comfort in <a href=\"https:\/\/dying.lovetoknow.com\/Grieving_Through_Poetry\">crafting your own stanzas about loss<\/a>\u00a0or reading memorable, sometimes poetic<a href=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/20\/famous-last-words\/\"> last words<\/a> from some of the world\u2019s most famous artists, statesmen, and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Do not stand at my grave and weep<br \/>\nI am not there; I do not sleep.<br \/>\nI am a thousand winds that blow.<br \/>\nI am the diamond glints on snow.<br \/>\nI am the sun on ripened grain.<br \/>\nI am the gentle autumn rain.<br \/>\nWhen you awaken in the morning&#8217;s hush,<br \/>\nI am the swift uplifting rush<br \/>\nOf quiet birds in circled flight.<br \/>\nI am the soft stars that shine at night.<br \/>\nDo not stand at my grave and cry;<br \/>\nI am not there.<br \/>\nI did not die.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Mary Elizabeth Frye<\/strong><br \/>\nMary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004) was an American housewife and florist who originally composed this famous poem on a brown paper shopping bag.\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"single-content-banner__shortcode\">\r\n                            <div class=\"input-search-wrapper input-search-wrapper--bottom\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"title-search\">See funeral home prices in your area<\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"input-search search-home\">\r\n                <input placeholder=\"Enter your City or ZIP Code\" type=\"search\" class=\"addressMain\">\r\n                <button type=\"submit\" class=\"blue-button\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/funeralocity\/dist\/images\/icons\/search-button.svg\">Search\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <span class=\"small-text\">Use zip code for more precise search results<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>The Guest House<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>This being human is a guest house.<br \/>\nEvery morning a new arrival.<\/p>\n<p>A joy, a depression, a meanness,<br \/>\nsome momentary awareness comes<br \/>\nas an unexpected visitor.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome and entertain them all!<br \/>\nEven if they are a crowd of sorrows,<br \/>\nwho violently sweep your house<br \/>\nempty of its furniture,<br \/>\nstill, treat each guest honorably.<br \/>\nHe may be clearing you out<br \/>\nfor some new delight.<\/p>\n<p>The dark thought, the shame, the malice.<br \/>\nmeet them at the door laughing and invite them in.<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/average-funeral-price\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_desktop.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_tablet.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_mobile.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n<p>Be grateful for whoever comes,<br \/>\nbecause each has been sent<br \/>\nas a guide from beyond.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Rumi<\/strong><br \/>\nJalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273), more popularly known as Rumi, was a Persian poet whose poems have been shared across borders for centuries. His works have been widely translated, and he is described as the \u201cbest selling poet\u201d in the US.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>A Child of Mine<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>I will lend you, for a little time,<br \/>\nA child of mine, He said.<br \/>\nFor you to love the while he lives,<br \/>\nAnd mourn for when he&#8217;s dead.<br \/>\nIt may be six or seven years,<br \/>\nOr twenty-two or three.<br \/>\nBut will you, till I call him back,<br \/>\nTake care of him for Me?<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll bring his charms to gladden you,<br \/>\nAnd should his stay be brief.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll have his lovely memories,<br \/>\nAs solace for your grief.<br \/>\nI cannot promise he will stay,<br \/>\nSince all from earth return.<br \/>\nBut there are lessons taught down there,<br \/>\nI want this child to learn.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve looked the wide world over,<br \/>\nIn search for teachers true.<br \/>\nAnd from the throngs that crowd life&#8217;s lanes,<br \/>\nI have selected you.<br \/>\nNow will you give him all your love,<br \/>\nNor think the labour vain.<br \/>\nNor hate me when I come<br \/>\nTo take him home again?<br \/>\nI fancied that I heard them say,<br \/>\n&#8216;Dear Lord, Thy will be done!&#8217;<br \/>\nFor all the joys Thy child shall bring,<br \/>\nThe risk of grief we&#8217;ll run.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll shelter him with tenderness,<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll love him while we may,<br \/>\nAnd for the happiness, we&#8217;ve known,<br \/>\nForever grateful stay.<br \/>\nBut should the angels call for him,<br \/>\nMuch sooner than we&#8217;ve planned.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll brave the bitter grief that comes,<br \/>\nAnd try to understand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Edgar Guest<\/strong><br \/>\nEdgar Albert Guest (1881-1959) was a prolific English-born American poet whose poems were syndicated in hundreds of newspapers. Unfortunately, he lost two of his children, and <em>A Child of Mine<\/em> has brought much comfort to parents suffering the tragic loss of a child.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>\u201coh antic God\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>oh antic God<br \/>\nreturn to me<br \/>\nmy mother in her thirties<br \/>\nleaned across the front porch<br \/>\nthe huge pillow of her breasts<br \/>\npressing against the rail<br \/>\nsummoning me in for bed.\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/cremationclub\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_desktop.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_tablet.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_mobile.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n<p>I am almost the dead woman\u2019s age times two.<\/p>\n<p>I can barely recall her song<br \/>\nthe scent of her hands<br \/>\nthough her wild hair scratches my dreams<br \/>\nat night. return to me, oh Lord of then<br \/>\nand now, my mother\u2019s calling,<br \/>\nher young voice humming my name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Lucille Clifton<\/strong><br \/>\nLucille Clifton (1936-2010) was an American poet and writer who was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. This inspirational poem has comforted many people mourning the loss of a mother.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #14377b;\"><strong>Remember<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Remember me when I am gone away,<br \/>\nGone far away into the silent land;<br \/>\nWhen you can no more hold me by the hand,<br \/>\nNor I half turn to go yet turning stay.<br \/>\nRemember me when no more day by day<br \/>\nYou tell me of our future that you plann&#8217;d:<br \/>\nOnly remember me; you understand<br \/>\nIt will be late to counsel then or pray.<br \/>\nYet if you should forget me for a while<br \/>\nAnd afterwards remember, do not grieve:<br \/>\nFor if the darkness and corruption leave<br \/>\nA vestige of the thoughts that once I had,<br \/>\nBetter by far you should forget and smile<br \/>\nThan that you should remember and be sad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Christina Rossetti<\/strong><br \/>\nChristina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet whose early work often featured meditations on death and loss. 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