Non-religious funeral poems
Public-domain poems for a funeral or memorial that don’t speak of God or faith.
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14 poems
’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (In Memoriam XXVII)
I envy not in any moods
The captive void of noble rage,…Away
I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead.—He is just away!…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.…Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,…If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;…In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,…Mother o’ Mine
If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!…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,…Remember
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;…Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.…Rock Me to Sleep
Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just for to-night!…When I Am Dead, My Dearest
When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;…