Funeral poems for a man
Public-domain poems often read at a man’s funeral, from Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” to Stevenson’s “Requiem”.
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17 poems
’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (In Memoriam XXVII)
I envy not in any moods
The captive void of noble rage,…A Psalm of Life
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—…Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,…Away
I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead.—He is just away!…Crossing the Bar
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!…Death, Be Not Proud
Death be not proud, though some have callèd thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,…Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun
Fear no more the heat o' th' sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;…For the Fallen
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.…How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnets from the Portuguese 43)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height…In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,…Lead, Kindly Light
Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on;…O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,…Only a Dad
Only a dad with a tired face,
Coming home from the daily race,…Prospice
Fear death?—to feel the fog in my throat,
The mist in my face,…Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.…The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field…There Is No Death
There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,…