Funeral Verses

“Love is our True Destiny,
We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone –
We find it with another”
– Thomas Merton

Miss me, but let me go
When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom filled room
Why cry for a soul set free

Miss me a little- but not too long
And not with your head bowed low
Remember the love that we once shared
Miss me-but let me go

For this is a journey that we all must take
And each must go alone
It’s all a part of the Master’s plan
A step on the road to home

When you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me- but let me go

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there, I did not die

Mary Frye

Death is nothing at all
Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other
That we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes
We enjoyed together
Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me
Let my name be ever the household word that
It always was.
Let it be spoken without effort
Without the trace of a shadow on it
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolutely unbroken continuity
Why should I be out of mind because I am
Out of sight? I am but waiting for you
For an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner
All is well.

Canon Henry Scott Holland

I am Always With You
When I am gone, release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do,
I gave you my love, and you can only guess
How much you’ve given me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you have shown,
But now it is time I travelled alone.
So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must
Then let your grief be comforted by your trust
That is only for a while that we must part,
So treature the memories within your heart.
I won’t be far away for the life goes on.
And if you need me, call me and I will come.
Though you can’t see or touch me, I will be near
And if you listen wit your heart, you’l hear
All my love around you soft and clear
And then, when you come this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile and a “Welcome Home”.

– Unknown

When roses lose their loveliness
When roses lose their loveliness
When rivers cease their flow;
When sunlight fails to warm the air,
When stars no longer glow.
When birds cannot take flight,
When a ruby’s lustre fades;
When leaves refuse to fall from boughs,
When trees can not give shade.
When fields of flowers wither,
When clouds cease making rain;
When mountains ranges cast no shadows,
When prairies cannot grow grain.
When these natural wonders end,
When there’s no dusk or dawn;
When all lifes’s miracles cease to be…
… only then will my hope be gone.

The Letting Go
This little life touched the earth very lightly,
Leaving her fragile footsteps in our hears, but unable to hold them to the ground.
Her spirit has now spread it’s wings and joined universal life in mysteries of procreation,
Beyond our understanding of our holding.

She did not leave us through lack of love,
Nor because there was more that we should have done to sustain life, or because of our choices.
The miracle is that this brief time with us
Was enough for the creation of love.

Our pain in letting go is the honouring of the love
Which began in us
And which is now carried forth into all the winds of the skies
And the tides of the seas
Into the shining of the sun
And the gentle light of the moon
It is travelling with the tiny life of Angelina Rose
In whatever form she now exists
Even if her existance only lies within us
In the deeps reaches of our souls.

Train of Life
Some folks ride the train of life.
Looking out the rear
Watching miles of life roll by
And marking every year
They sit in sad rememberance
Of wasted days gone by
And curse their life for what it was
And hang their head and cry
But I don’t concern myself with that
I took a different vent
I look forward to what life holds
And not what has been spent
So strap me to the engine
As securely as I can be
I want to be out on the front
To see what I can see
I want to feel the winds of change
Blowing in my face
I want to see what life unfolds
As i move from place to place
I want to see what’s coming up
No looking at the past
Life’s too short for yesterdays
It moves along too fast
So if the ride gets bumpy
While you are looking back
Go up front and you may find
Your life has jumped the track
It’s all right to remember
That’s part of our history
But up front is where is it happening
There is so much mystery
The enjoyment of living
It’s not where we have been
It’s looking ever forward
To another year and ten
It’s searching all the byways
Never should you refrain
For if you want to life your life
You gotta ride the train!

Go gently on you voyage beloved
Go gently on you voyage beloved
Slip away with the ebb tide
Rejoice in the new sunrise
May the moon make a path across the sea for you
May the sun provide a welcome
May the earth receive you and the fire cleanse you
As you go from our love into the presence of love’s completeness

I Stare At You Like Yesterday
I stare at you like yesterday
Was just a breath away
You haven’t changed within my eyes
As years just melt away

I’m loving you with all my heart
Each moment that we get
I’m in love with you the same way
As the day we first met

If I could have you stay with me
I’d give up all we own
As long as I had you in my life
I have a place called home

So rest My Dear don’t struggle
Because where you go I am there
Never will out two souls part
Loves truth will lead me there

Grandad
A thousand times we needed you
A thousand times we cried if love along could have saved you
You never would have died
A heart of gold stop beating
Two twinkling blue eyes closed to rest
God broke our hearts to prove he only takes the best
Never a day goes by your not in my heart and soul
I love you Grandad you were one in a million

Dad
This world has many heroes
You’d know most of them by name
It’s apparent they gave their best
And they deserve their fame
But among all of the hero’s this world has ever had
There’s not one I admired more than my precious Dad

A Golfers Prayer
Oh lord, let me live like a golfer
Let the fairway of life be serene
When the going gets tough
Get me out in the rough
Let me make it in the one to the green

Oh lord, letm e life like a golfer
(Forgive me for being a bore)
When I’m playing life’s match
And I’m not up to scratch
Send me eagles and birdies galore

Oh lord let me marry a golfer
A lass with a putt that is true
One that is classy
And not bold and brassie
A rich lady captain would do

Oh lord let me be like a golfer
Pleaase lord, help me play a good stroke
I’ve not been a ‘baddie’
I’ll let my wife caddie
I’m known as a generous bloke

Then lord, let me die like a golfer
And go where the good golfers go
When the grim reaper calls
And I hand in my balls
Let them say that I lived like a pro

In Life’s Garden
Count your garden b the flowers, never by the leaves that fall.
Count your days by the golden hours, don’t remember the clouds at all.
Count your nights by the stars, not shadows.
Count your life with smiles, not tears,
and with joy through all your life.

Just Those Few Weeks
For those few weeks-
I had you to myself.
And that seems too short of time
To be changed so profoundly.

In those few weeks-
I came to know you….
And to love you.
You came to trust me with your life,
Oh, what a life I had planned for you!

Just those few weeks-
When I lost you,
I lost a lifetime of hopes,
Plans, dreams and aspirations…
A slice of my future simply vanished overnight.

Just those few weeks-
It wasn’t enough time to convince others
How special and important you were.
How odd, a truly unique person died
And few moured the passing.

You were just those few weeks my little one –
You darted in and out of my life too quickly
But it seems that’s all the time you needed,
To make my life so much richer-
And give me a small glimpse of eternity.

I Am Your Mummy
I am your mummy… how do I know?
I’ve never held you and will never see you grow.
It is you that I look for when I close my weary eyes.
And, for you, my living whispers, in the morning when I rise.

I am your mummy…. do you know why?
Because it is for you that I smile and for you that I cry.
My arms are always reaching even though you are not there.
I love you my little angel, my sweet, darling, Lil’ Bear.

I am your mummy… when I see you again, how will you know?
It is so simple, my sweetheart, and I will tell you so.
You are forever with me, be it in heavan or by my side.
I am your mummy, for, my heart has never lied.

“I love you ‘lil bear” – Mummy

I Didn’t Have To Look Into Your Eyes
I didn’t have to look into your eyes
To fall in love with you.
I didn’t have to hear you cry
To know you loved me too.
I didn’t need to hold your hand
To cherish you for always.
Within my womb, we shared our hearts
You touched my soul.
You sweetened my spirit
You gave me memories I’ll always hold dear.
Yes, my heart aches since you
Departed too soon.
But a mother’s love does not end with death.
For you are my child,
Forever my love is yours….

Precious, Tiny, Sweet Little One
Precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.

We dreamed of you and your life
And all that it would be
We waited and logned for you to come
And join our family.

We never had the change to play
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to your giggle.

I’ll always be your mother
He’ll always be your dad
You will always be our child
The child that we had.

But now you’re gone… but yet you’re here.
We’ll sense you everywhere
You are our sorrow and our joy
There’s love in every tear

Just know our ove goes deep and strong
We’ll forget you never
The childre we had, but never had
And yet wil have forever.

I’ll Lend You For A Little While
I’ll lend you for a little while
“A chlid of mine”, God said,
For you to love whlie he lives
And to mourn for when he’s dead.
It may be months or seven years,
Or thirty-four or three
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for me.
He’ll bring his charm to gladden you
And should his stay be brief
You’ll have his lovely memories
A solace for your grief.
I can not promise he will stay
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn
I looked this wide world over
In my search for teachers true
And form the throng that crowd lifes lane
I have selected you
Now will you give him all your love
Not think the labour vain
Nor hate me when I call him back
To heaven again.
I fancied that I heard them say
“Dear lord thy will be done”
For all the joys thy child will bring,
the risk of grief we’ll run.
We’ll shelter him with tenderness
We’ll love him while we may
And for the happiness we’ve known together
Forever grateful we’ll stay
But should the angels call for him
Much sooner than we planned
We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understand.

The angles were unhappy
The angles were unhappy
Because they were so few
And all those lives to oeversee
Was quite a job to do

So far and wide they searched on earth
Their toughts on just one goal
To find amoun the people there
A pure untarnished soul

They thought about the wise and true
The brave, the meek, the mild
And then with joy they looked upon
A new and precious child

With gladdened hearts they knew they had
The soul they had hoped to find
But tears fell for the sorrow
They knew they’d leave behind

For such a dear beloved babe
Would leave behind such pain
To all his loving family
Who’d on the Earth remain

But the angels knew his family
Would know he was above
And cradled safely in the arms of love

He wasn’t on the earth for long
His heart knew only love
And now there’s one more angel
Smiling down from above