Category Archives: Funeral Poems

23rd Psalm The Lord Is My Shepherd

Posted on 24 December 2008 by admin

The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; he leadeth me The quiet waters by. My soul he doth restore again, And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan War Poems : Repatriation

Posted on 22 August 2009 by admin

Afghanistan War Poems : Repatriation The leviathan of the sky does land In England’s green and pleasant land. Its cargo more precious than gold The body of a hero, bold. Once the giant’s engines stopped The cargo ramp is gently … Continue reading →

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Footprints in the Sand

Posted on 26 August 2009 by admin

Footprints in the Sand One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets … Continue reading →

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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND… The Next Step

Posted on 24 June 2009 by admin

Some time had passed since I realized That Jesus walks beside me and sometimes carries me. Still, I am not free from the tribulations and temptations of this world. And at times I fall so hard, That I can sense … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poem for a Soldier – IED

Posted on 22 November 2009 by Dick

Funeral Poem for a Soldier – IED (Improvised Explosive Device) He could handle it all, and fight all he could see, But the hidden device is what took him from me. If it came to a fight, he could well … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poems : A Song of Living

Posted on 25 April 2008 by admin

A Song of Living Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die I have sent up my gladness on wings, to be lost in the blue of the sky I have run and leaped with the … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poems : Because I Have Loved Life

Posted on 30 March 2008 by admin

Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. I have sent up my gladness on wings, to be lost in the blue of the sky. I have run and leaped with the rain, I have taken … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poems : Crossing The Bar

Posted on 5 May 2008 by admin

Funeral Poems : Crossing The Bar Sunset and evening star And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poems : Grandad

Posted on 30 March 2008 by Dick

Funeral Poems : Grandad Grandad, you were just a lad, So many years ago. You had your loves and had your dreams, You watched us come and go. You watched us make the same mistakes, That you had made before, … Continue reading →

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Funeral Poems : In The Embers

Posted on 18 April 2008 by admin

Funeral Poems : In the Embers By the flickering light of a fading fire We sit and dream of an old desire Though we know not why There is something then That fetches the old things back again And gazing … Continue reading →

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