Category Archives: Funeral Poems
Funeral Poems : In The Embers
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
Funeral Poems : Prospice
Funeral Poems : Prospice Fear death? — to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of … Continue reading
Funeral Poems : Remember Me
Funeral Poems : Remember Me Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me … Continue reading
Funeral Poems : Stop All The Clocks
Funeral Poems : Stop All The Clocks Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let … Continue reading
Funeral Poems : The Lamp
Funeral Poems : The Lamp If I can bear your love like a lamp before me, When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness, I shall not fear the everlasting shadows, Nor cry in terror. If I can … Continue reading
Funeral Poems : The woman I call sister
Funeral Poems : The woman I call sister The woman I call sister Is someone who was always there The woman I call sister Is someone who has always cared. The woman I call sister Could make me smile when … Continue reading
Funeral Poems : When I Am Dead Cry For Me A Little
Funeral Poems : When I Am Dead Cry For Me A Little When I am dead, cry for me a little. Think of me sometimes, but not too much. It is not good for you to dwell too long. Think … Continue reading
Funeral Poems For Soldier – Goodnight
Funeral Poems For Soldier Goodnight When I last heard from him, he’d been fit and well, Looking forward to soon coming home. But the knock at the door, with the uniform there, And I suddenly felt all alone. I’d felt … Continue reading
I See A Graveyard
I see a graveyard so dark as it sits The graves are so old the grass is so whipped. No one remembers not even a soul But wait a fair lady at the end of the road Crying as she … Continue reading
Sea-Fever
Sea-Fever I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the … Continue reading