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Funerals & Celebration of Life Poems

Perfect for services or memorial planning, these poems honor departed loved ones with dignity and beauty. Find the right verses to celebrate a life well-lived and express your deepest emotions or explore our relationship to funerals and cemeteries.

"In Lieu of Flowers"

By Shawna Lemay

Award-winning novelist, essayist and poet Shawna Lemay read a friend’s father’s obituary on Facebook a few years ago. Hi…

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"On Pain"

By Kahlil Gibran

So begins Kahlil Gibran’s poem, “On Pain.” Human beings are naturally averse to pain. This is to be expected, as pain is…

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"Condolence”

By Dorothy Parker

Brief and charming and full of a spectacular wit, Dorothy Parker’s “Condolence” is the the kind of poem that you would b…

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“At the Funeral”

By Mark Twain

For some, death has a unique way of not only modifying your perspective of a person but also altering your understanding…

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“The Grave of Keats"

By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is known more for his biting wit than anything, which is why his poem, “The Grave of Keats,” felt like such …

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