Grief in any circumstance can be difficult to come to terms with. You want to express love and gratitude to a person for being in your life but also recognise the despair and heartache of their passing.

Sometimes, a poem will sum up everything you want to say, yet trying to find the right one can be extremely hard especially during such an emotional time.

Some poems can express sorrow and seek comfort, whilst others mediate towards grief, loss and mortality.

It is not uncommon for more than one poem to be use throughout a service. They can be read aloud or simply inserted in an order of service for quiet reflection by the reader.

SJ Nicholas have carefully selected just a few of the most favourite poems used at a funeral.

She Is Gone (He Is Gone)

You can shed tears that she is gone

Or you can smile because she has lived

You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back

Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her

Or you can be full of the love that you shared

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday

You can remember her and only that she is gone

Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

David Harkins

SJ Nicholas provide a professional and empathetic undertaker services throughout South Wales.

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SJ Nicholas provide a sample of the most popular poems that are read at funerals.

Please visit: theundertaker.co.uk/south-wales/category/funeral-services-south-wales/