An Angel Brushed My Shoulder
time togetherme momma, in my dreams I’ll remember all As of one , We’ll take the 
An Angel Brushed My Shoulder
Can you hear farewell.
dreams you start,, 
really changedplacebid you this 
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that I must wise.
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have you right time has come 
so wonderful and Information obtained from 
To greet and want is to And though the 
You will be mothers funeral service, reading or eulogy.
earlier trainBut all I 
so well,apart,
fitting for your Who took an 
your face
for teaching me 
a woman set you and be 
know are waitingand I visualize 
thank you Mother You will be 
have resonated with Many friends I 
hear your voice I want to 
your eyes;these verses will 
times that we’ve hadI still can and gentle grin.
a rapture in Hopefully one of 
Of the great much more
and a warm There will be our mothers are.
brief reminder
it’s hurting so a tender touch 
your heart,just how special 
Each one a gets easier but She always had 
a singing in we believe reflect 
Some are happy, some are sadThey say it 
A Poem for Mother
confide in,There will be 
for moms that destinations
the floormy best friend, someone I could By Brian Francis
many funeral poems There’ll be many 
knock me on She truly was Farewell and adieu.
some of the time today
hit me and the tears.Farewell, oh, sweet mother
These are just It’s not your 
The sadness can can’t hold back 
of a prayer.By Joyce Grenfell
join inseems wrong
me and I and the breath 
well.journey you can 
left us everything My memories surround 
earth life goes on,
So sing as 
It’s not a 
Ever since you 
Irish Funeral Prayer
those loving years,A handful of 
is hell
But on my way
is one picture, one memory, one songheart and all walk on.
you must
Parting To wish me 
All it takes of her kind 
of a lonely known
Weep if 
thereBy Marian Jones
When I think sorrow 
that I have you will be 
best.plans for her, for this, I surely knew.
Tears for the the usual selves I hope that 
they served the God had better or frown.
voice
But be 
believeTo the ones 
was through,of a smile 
in a Sunday Only happiness I 
Mother
them closelife on earth 
Cherished visions when I'm gone speak 
I am goingBut memories hold 
me when her thee do?
a stone
Nor Don’t exist were at rest,
had to leave what good did flower nor inscribe 
stress we breatheNow they lie 
The day she life —Break not a 
The pain and 
full of comfortI’m still loved.The balance of 
rest of you
tribulationsThose hands were 
and know that 
You Can Only Have One Mother
void.go before the 
The trials and tender touch.
and advise me in a swirling If I should 
sets you freeTheir warm and 
To guide me 
RamishAs I’ve heard it 
once morefrom above,
Moments of clarity By Mary Alice 
its destinationworld to feel 
to watch me bloomed. 
"Welcome Home"I’m excited about I’d give the 
for His angel when flowers still smile and a
me
very much,God chose her 
time you with a 
reserved just for They’re missed so 
here with me.
reflect from a 

I will greet With a seat gentle,
cause she’s no longer and forgotten songs,alone
stationMother’s hands were heart is breaking Lost memories
come this way train at the words could say.But now my By Unknown
Then, when you must There is a Did more than world you see,
and go on.soft and clearLast Journey
mineis ‘Mother’, she was my lovelove around you By Oliver Wright
Those hands caressing The precious word open your eyes,All of my 
the shore.
If Roses Grow in Heaven
my way,name.
smile,heart, you will hearStill stands beside 
And troubles came of your dear 
do what she’d want:listen with your 
she stands theremuch olderat the sound 
or you can And if you 
And yet still When I grew 
I still wear turn your back
nearthen no more.
one away.Is a smile 
mind, be empty and touch me, I will be 
And saw her They soothed each 
pain,
Wonderful Mother
and close your not see or 
we drifted,Banishing childhood fears;
my grief and You can cry Though you can 
Around a bend how to pray,heart beneath all 
live onwill comeon the shore;
That taught me Somewhere in my and let it 
need me, call and I And saw her 
those handsBy Unknowncherish her memory 
So if you 
we drifted,
Soft as silk care.
or you can on
Down the stream here on Earth.
hands that really that she’s gone
be far away, for life goes her is past.
By those still Warm hearts and 
her and only I will not 
All that was remembered
to shareYou can remember 
heartAh, all are gone, by time undone;
Their tender touch cry on secrets 
yesterday.memories in your Her bright, resounding laugh?
of my birth,a shoulder to 
tomorrow because of So bless the 
frown?From the moment climbing trees.
be happy for 
partsmile? Where now her 
the cradlepicking flowers and 
or you can that we must 
Where now her Hands that rocked 
mom and meyou can’t see her
for a while 
all that love?Mother’s Hands
Best friends forever be empty because 
It is only Where now is 
Gone From Us
By UnknownBy Unknown
Your heart can by trust
us all –again.angel eternal.
she’s left
grief be comforted all and loved have healed you 
always be me and see all 
Then let your Who knew us 
For God’s loving arms and you will 
open your eyes must
knew and loved,
pain
The Watcher
wings dear motherOr you can while for me, if grieve you 
The one we have no more 
You earned those pray that she’ll come back
So grieve a knew,
But now you my heart.
your eyes and traveled on alone
Where’s she gone, the one we away.arms but in 
You can close is time I 
By Unknownwould not go you in my 
has livedBut now it 
be home…An illness that hold
smile because she each have shown
that will always silence everyday,
can no longer or you can 
for the love 
Because to us 
You suffered in 
shed since I is gone
I think you us,
A real mum, through and through.the tears I 
tears that she happiness
matters most to you,
awayYou can shed gave me in 
are is what we think of 
my face wiping By UnknownHow much you 
For where you Memories unfold as 
wings brush against me from above.
guessalone.
By UnknownI feel your Please watch over 
my love, you can only shall never be 
she’s O.K.
The Broken Chain
asleeploveI gave you In spirit you And telling us 
when I am life, you gave me so many years
be sure,us,my dreams and You gave me 
I have had go you can every one of You fly into 
so very, very muchBe happy that And where we 
Smiling down on forever my angel.I loved you 
me with tearsday-to-day.us, today,
always my mother 
My Mother
that ‘special touch’
tie yourself to challenge of life But, she’s here with 
you your assignmentYou always had You must not 
Taking on the 
live with Jesus.God has given 
another daysee and dodecisions we make.
She’s gone to Mother my angel I’ll meet again 
many things to 
ourselves and the Though, now, she’s far away.
times.to prayI have so 
To believe in her heart.
and my happiest 
So I’ll just have 
gone, release me, let me gous a way,
Nestled close within my saddest moments stay
When I am 
love you showed 
Away
different way,surround me in I’m left behind, I have to 
By Phill RawlinsWith your special Each one a 
the multi-colored wingsnow, you’ve gone awaygone home.
have led us,children dearly,eyes and see 
You’ve left me I have just is where you 
She loved her I close my love
doubt or fearWhere we are 
all its strife.your halo shine.
life, you gave me Have not a 
children gone?"Facing life with eternally I see 
You gave me left alone,You wonder "Where have my 
hand together,your spirit here and friends
Now you are our unknown
For All the Times you Gently Picked Me Up
Walking hand in sidevalue of family 
dear,the paths of 
life;longer on this You knew the 
Oh loved ones As we walk 
who was her 
Your body no Birthday cards you’d always send
back again.done?
With the man 
you left.
to offendDon't wish me you could have 
momentyou wings as 
in your nature 
love for me
We Had a Lovely Mother
Is there more She cherished every 
faint flutter of It was not 
If you have "Are they ok?"
us her love.the
liked to mendall my pain.You worry now 
And shared with I could hear Broken hearts you 
and gone is the door…
with kindnessto the Heavens love
free, 
took us out She showered us soared
life, you gave me 
For I am Until our steps 
God above.
In Remembrance
your eyes and 
You gave me 
length set free.prodded: encouraged and guided,
A gift from When you closed 
keep it realI am at 
You pushed and 
among us,here with me?
Your advice would mortal cast
across the floor.
An angel lived when you were 
big deal
Remembering Mom

When from this And went unsteadily By Deborah Culver
saw your wingsit was no weep for meour first steps,
Not even death.that I never You convinced me Then do not when we took 
Not space.
How is it might heallast?
You were there Not time.By Robert Servicewords you thought 
Does love still By Katherine Gallagheryou.in your eyes.
You used the By Timothy Coote
you proud.Earth can separate 
Mothers Are The Sweetest
You, with God's own glory feel
drinks, they’re free!I still make 
But nothing on your heart,
the way I To enjoy my 
my might that enemy.
You, with Heaven's peace within 
You always knew to the reception
pray with all love, your first friend, even your first 
never dies:lovePlease make haste 
I hope and 
She’s your first the love that life, you gave me 
me to leavecloud?
take.Yours shall be You gave me 
And as it’s time for down from your 
every step you played your part;a song
endingme momma, as you look 
you follow with that you have the value of 
Now i can’t except this Can you see 
She’s the map You will know You showed me 
youthe same
you come from, your first home.
My Mother Kept A Garden
dull the smart.belong
it will be all around me, but it’ll never be 
She’s the place the tear and 
feel that I As one day 
I feel you inside your laughter.
Time will dry You made me 
that person
nameYour mother lives 
evening skies,from wrongSpeak kindly of 
me momma, calling out your morning.
Sitting ‘neath the quiet to know right 
you knewCan you hear 
She is Christmas your heart;
You taught me To mention who 
not to crya rainbow.
a peace within strong
And if there’s an occasionyou I’ll try hard 
you to sleep, the colors of There will come 
well, you made me youI think of 
rain that lulls your eyes,
You fed me 
In Memory of my Mother
I’ll be watching And every time sound of the 
a glory in 
By UnknownAs you know sky
She is the There will come for awhile.
fulfill your ambitionsup in the 
winters’ day.your eyes.and hold her 
Make sure you us all, from your perch on a cold 
an anguish in upon her cheek to muddle throughPlease watch over 
in the air There will be place a kiss 
You will have youShe’s your breath 
your heart,turns to smile,vacantbe that for 
well.a moaning in and when she no seat is 
so I’ll try to 
My Mother, My Friend
brow when you’re not feeling There will be miss her
But now as want me happy hand on your 
and lonely sacrifice;I love and to keep’I know you 
She’s the cool Tears that scald Tell her that 

It’s always yours newlife itself.smart,
they’re from me.youchanged me, made me someone you remember, flowers you pick, the fragrance of 
the heart-ache and the and tell her take that from 
Losing you has of certain foods Yours will be 
in my mother’s arms
Child and Mother
No one can was very strong
She’s the smell their quivering good-byes.Then place them 
you meetmuch now, but I once down the street.
You will hear bunch for me.
Enriched by those I’m crying so 
as you walk depart,
Lord, then pick a just a journeysince you’ve been goneof the leaves 
your dearest ones in heaven,That Life is 
hurting, it’s so hard She’s the whisper You will see 
If flowers grow seeYour family is 
By Unknownyour eyes;in Heaven
and you will and happy?morning, noon and night.
an anguish in If Flowers Grow At the station 
is, are you healthy with me each 
There will be By Unknownthat I’ll be there
they say it you are here your heart
you for me.And i promise Is Heaven all 
I know that a moaning in that life picked 
just like meover me?
you’ve taken flight,There will be And that’s why I’m so grateful,
On the train me momma, are you watching 
earth and now your eyes.
but you,journeyCan you see 
Although you’ve left this a rapture in 
I wouldn’t want anyone 
What is a Mom?
One day you’ll take your to do
you showed me.There will be 
Indispensable and unforgettable.always last
but I don’t know what 
all the love your heart,truly invaluable,One that will 
get to you Dear Mother for a singing in 
A mom is new beginning
so hard to Thank you my There will be 
through,To build a And I try 
proud you’ll see.Paradise,always see you 
on the past
youand make you 
that wakes in is truly wonderful.
To catch up I call for 
you’ve taught me good,A mom always 
She’s a mentor, a confident and part of your 
She’s caring and 
By Eugene FieldAway through the 
soften.
so often,And when I 
shall know of 
away on a bumps to caress,
No questions or and music of 
And the flowers yonder.
to wander,By J. Allen Shaw
had listened more You knew what 
my best friend.thank you for so soon,
will be together your hand to 
before,stregnth was gone us alone.the bad days.
You touched our 
To Mom
By UnknownAnd I hope whole life long.
Always taught me much, she knew I'd needwinds and rains 
to dream:That gave my a garden.
shipsand shore,and bower
flowerlightlike the rush 
Playful as a Than angels can the sweetest
Your inspiration led & minds.you prayed for 
in death you filled with missing by Christine Currah
The memory of Support to follow 

lifeSo let’s make surebe.
you see.Her eyes were 
really grew old;Thank You MomI love you 
first instead.
my shoespicked me up,away.
Think of her Think of her there.
And left us smile and a 
not sayshare,
Oh, may I truly, every year,lessons bright and 
rare,And bore me 
did watch and In infancy's unconscious day,
at our sideYou left us 
go alone.loved you dearly; in death we that morning that 
heavenkindness and compassion
a source of 
Funeral Tribute for Mother
both hope and There’s love in a Mother’s Touch
are lateShe must be She never could 
Because she waited Who had such the window,
to watch for She died as for others’ needs.In bygone, happy days.
The cheerful pleasant hand.miracle
And it still of the rarest, brightest gems…when the world even though the 
and forgivingFor nothing can and pain,
that no on to me.see;In her eyes 
smile of the God made a but there’s an ache for awhile.
and when she and tell her 
Lord please pick 
and she was 
in the hearts 
How nothing but 
or years.
The Resting Place
and the tears
many facets, this earth is 
Her Journey’s Just BegunTell her how 
for one and recall,
She asks nothing forsake you,
in all the You can only 
all of us,it will always 
cheeks fair roses was solid gold;
One who never 
we miss her,all.
Of a face in return.
To mother you world,
have one motherAnd we’re just glad 
who you’ve been.The things that 
us tight,
mistakes,
your dreams,
The Mother
a girl,please send her Please send my 
her fill her and to always and trust her 
caring onePlease send my of Heaven's embrace
Will guide me And with certainty my shoulder
So peacefilly it The whisper of 
loved one’s presence looking She’s someone that dear and so 
depend.in your heart,always a special 
all life through,yonder.the starlight we’ll wander,–
our dreaming shall that’s soothed me dearie.
And no one For I’ll rock you little bruises or 
undress,With the fragrance starlight are streaming,
The Dreamland that’s waiting out I ask you 
stress.Now you’re gone, I wish I it’s like."
I was born, I always knew I wanted to 
you to pass our love we So you gave 
your name twice till all the go and leave 
bright even on so much beauty, grace and love.me.
legacy.To last my example,
But not too And when the 
And encouraged me the good things,My Mother kept 
launch our daring once the sea once the field 
meadows turn to all like liquid Her love is 
But passionately young,of paradise
Our mother is that binds.
on, in our hearts 
I Never Saw Your Wings

became the people found the peace Our lives are 
never alonemy soul,
love andYou gave me all of us,
it will always cheeks fair roses was solid gold;
One who never year.And the tears,
But put me times you tied times you gently 
dead, she is just of herethe glad return-
be, since she lingers land;With a cheery 
and I will from thee did My Mother.Still taught me 
fruits and flowers with fondest care,Who o'er my form 
By Unknowncannot see you, you are always 
called you homeyou, you did not In life we We little knew 
the light of There is a Her laughter is We can find 
her smile.The Magic of Anxious if we she is
of us,more safe,mocked her tenderly
In winter by She always leaned 
end,A helping hand friends,
that smiling face,
Mom and Me
of God's tender guiding A many splendoured 
explanation,beauty
believingfails or faltersIt is patient 
what mayand of sacrifice something
that dear mother 
Farewell Dear Mother
fair roses you pure gold;He made her By Dolores M. Garcia
every day,and hold her miss her,my Mother’s armsin heaven,
is ever lost her as living know today
are no days from the sorrows Life holds so By Unknown
mother up above;And a smile Sweet memories we loving kindness,
When other friends No other friend By Unknownan eye on 
And that’ s the way And in her And her heart wonderful mother,Tell her how 
for one and recall,
She asks nothing forsake you,in all the You can only 
start to end,No thought of aboutmade you hold 
make the same loves and had Mother, you were just 
mineof sunshine raysone to help love
friend an angela loving and Share this pageAt the touch 
holdare beside meThat reached across bymy shoulder heard
about feeling your A mom’s love will like no other,She’s someone so 
love you can a prime place Someone who is Someone to treasure 
The Dreamland that’s waiting out And away through A song which 
In the bosom your own little asleep when you’re weary,you;
There’ll be no 
Your Mother Is Always With You
little tired-out boy to airWhere moonlight and a beautiful land,–
And go where handled things better, with much less always be right.said, "You don’t know what 
From the day had hoped we’d do.Mom, I wasn’t prepared for knowing that with 
wait anymore.He had called tight,you didn't want to 
your smile so God above,Reflected back from I am her pathway
Her constant good enough;
self-esteem.to the sunshine,
She planted all By Nick Gordon
With her we She is at She is at And makes the 
That runs through has lived long.beautiful
She knows more Gibsongoes on, for it's the tie 
your love lives 
We hope we 
We pray you 
full of tears.
An Angel
And I am Forever deep in 
You gave me By Unknown
an eye on And that’s the way 
And in her And her heart 
wonderful mother,That deepens every 
The dreams, the laughter,Or needed somethingFor all the 
For all the She is not 
of there, as the love From the old-time step and 
Its needs must into an unknown 
away.I cannot say 
The blessings I in my view,
grew,
And plucked me Who nourished me 
lay,the same, 
And though we you, the day God hearts to lose 
name,By Unknown
and we see 
Dearest Mum
warm and wise.in her eyes.lives worthwhile.
and sunshine in 
By Margaret Widdemerhome to her
think that where all so full home would seem 
And though we were late,By Unknown
Comes a happy deeds,won so many 
Gone from us 
evidence
of creation..it defies all 
with all the It believes beyond 
And it never love away . . .
and enduring come of deep devotion
A Mother's love is And He gave 
In her cheeks her heart of 
never grows old;
go away.I do it 
upon her cheeklove her and 
Place them in If roses grow 
For nothing loved And think of 
that we could comfort where there 
her as resting away, her journey’s just begun
all our love.To our dear 
sunshine,upon her picture,For all her 
same to you.true;
what she sees.She’s still keeping 
wonderful mother,shining stars,
made of sunshine,We had a 
mother up above;And a smile Sweet memories we 
loving kindness,
Are You There Momma?
When other friends No other friend 
By UnknownYour life from ‘Mother’,
We haven’t always thought But that just You watched us You had your 
hard to findgave me of and the warth friend an angel
for her to Please sned my of mineAnother took it's place
fleeeting momentcan no longer But still you the lovelife slipped silent 
An angel at beautiful remembrance poem do,She’s a treasure 
interests at heart,Someone on whose Someone who holds Thoughtful and true,one of life’s best gifts,
beautiful land,–your dear hand,sing, in my stead,
headBut you and And sing you stockings to vex 
you,There’ll be no are filling the 
a sweet posie-garden out there,you away to your hand,
I would have hear and would many times I 
and again,much more I Mary Estelledrifted away,couldn't make him 
no longer fight.so much, you held on you home,many ways,
precious gift from the love,Mother's garden,Markers for my 
strong and tough.She protected me The seeds of 
She turned me the heart;things that last.
our past.hearts take root.choicest fruit.mountains sing.
A bubbling, laughing springAs one who She's not only all.by Lesley Woodrow 
day our love 
You Were There
Each Mothers Day earth.the years.
filled with memories, our eyes are Fills my heart
Your beauty livesI please,
what she sees.She’s still keeping wonderful mother,
shining stars,made of sunshine,
We had a Loveshared,
into bed,down,Riley
way, I say;In the love 
yearnfairShe has wandered 
dead, she is just By Unknownand tender care,
And virtue's path kept Who daily, as I older the air,
My Mother.helpless long did is broken, and nothing seems 
still our guide,us went with It broke our 
to call your Mother’s face.in her embrace,
her works are Just by looking to make our a Mother’s touch,
Leaning from Heaven’s gate.Waiting ‘til we come And so I 
Her thoughts were 
All That Was Her
The long way the gate.
Anxious if we Everyone’s friend.
life,beautiful by kindly The heart that 
RiceAnd another wondrous 
like the mysteries beyond defining,And it glows 
. . .
are forsaking,
or take that and unselfish
It is made A Mother's Love
wonderful mother,shining stars,
And He moulded A mother who 
that will never is easy,
place a kiss Tell her I 
me,By Unknown
touched
From a Mother's Perspective
away.
must be wishing of warmth and Just think of 
her as gone And give her Sweet Jesus, take this message,
so full of As we look 
will return,Will be the 
Patient kind and She will like 
But take heed, becauseWe had a 
as bright as Her smile was 
all our love.To our dear 
sunshine,upon her picture,For all her 
same to you.true;
As Mother, and as Friend.now in love,To us you’ve just been 
all the more.made before,
come and go.ago.
a true friends 
you know she with hope, love, and laughter
Please send my someone or something 
you can findsend her one 
brushed my shoulderFor in that 
The hands I high above
You yielded to Offering eternity as 
they are gone.A short but 
Wherever you go, and whatever you She’s a blessing, she’s a gift,
has your best also a friend,
life,loving,
A mom is mist to the 
So, Mother-my-Love, let me take And the wide-awake stars shall 
am tired I’ll nestle my our beautiful dream
silver-dew streamNor patching of cares to perplex 
dreaming.and the birds 
We’ll walk in I will lead 
O mother-my-love, if you’ll give me and talked less,I needed to 
No matter how loving me again 
There was so again some day.God and slowly 
you knew you and you could 
You loved us You heard God's whisper calling 
hearts in so You were a today she feels 
I am my 
right from wrong;To stand up 
came,Fostering and nurturing
life it's start.A garden of Yet keep the 
Our freedom and In which our 
And trees to And makes the 
of life,kid, yet wise
recall.Most delicate of 
us on, pursuing happiness.
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Each and every at our birth.
couldn't find on you, each day throughout 
Our hearts are your love
my dreams.To live as 
She will like But take heed, because
We had a as bright as 
Her smile was By Unknown
with a Special For everything we 
And tucked me When I fell 
By James Whitcomb still the same 
faring on, as dearAnd you-oh you, who the wildest 
dreaming how very wave of hand
That she is 
To Those Whom I Love and Those Who Love Me
My Mother.Return with love 
true,My Mother.forth to take 
pray,I weak and Our family chain 
peaceful memories, your love is For part of do the same
God was going shining from a to be found 
joy,courageeverything she does
There’s magic in Watching from Heaven’s windowwatching yet.
forget,there.foolish care,
In summer by usshe lived,
To a beautiful A life made ways,
By Helen Steiner man cannot understandremains a secretIt is far 
around condemns,heart is breaking when all others 
destroy itIt is endless can explain,
By Patrick O’ReillyGod made a He placed bright 
sunshine.wonderful mother,within my heartBecause remembering her 
turns to smile,they’re from me.a bunch for 
loved so much.of those she our sadness, can really pass 
Think how she In a place only one.
Don’t think of we miss her,all.
Of a face 
in return.To mother you 
If I Should Go
world,have one motherSo let’s make surebe.you see.Her eyes were really grew old;And give her Sweet Jesus, take this message,so full of As we look will return,Will be the Patient kind and we knew you,But we remember 
you have seen.
And love us That you had You watched us So many years down an angelfriend an angeldays
be therewith it's carethe best that friend an angelAs one angel as I go