Short funeral poems
Public-domain funeral poems of 16 lines or fewer, short enough for the back of a program or a memorial card.
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How these were chosen. Counted: every poem on this site of 16 lines or fewer.
14 poems
’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost (In Memoriam XXVII)
I envy not in any moods
The captive void of noble rage,…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,…Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,…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…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!…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.…Rest
O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes;
Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth;…The Soldier
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field…Up-Hill
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.…When I Am Dead, My Dearest
When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;…