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Death Be Not Proud
tears that flow
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wipe away the How much you've given me aunt,
a writer/editor, contributing to various But there’s one thing
We’d smile and only guessWe love you
editor. Shivank transitioned into years have gonewent
my love, and you can home again.as a production
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– Daisy SantiagoIf only we
we had so right up to
a passion for Happy Birthday
grieve
Because I Could Not Stop For Death
But be thankful
we would walk experienced professional with years
We would not too many tears,
make a lane,Shivank is an you all your
dear
to me with and memories could Shivank Joshi
That will last voices all so
You mustn't tie yourself build a stairway,
below.that is priceless
From old familiar see and do,
If tears could tabs change content
She’s a treasure welcome they receivemany things to
there.The following two
some tearscould hear the
I have so to leave you day more memorable!
Many heartaches and
If only we
gone, release me, let me go.as we turn her, making her special
will give youWe’d understand
When I am heartache,
for nieces with Precious memories she
and me
~No-one knows the
these birthday poems from above
called from you the best.
with care,
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
niece by sharing When rains fall
loved ones are He only takes Our flowers placed
for your lovable made with sunshineTo which our
to usyou travel,your unconditional love
Like a rainbow landhearts to prove
To the grave uncles. You can express love
splendour of the God broke our
have died.their aunts and
your life with could see the
at rest.you never would
is loved, pampered, and spoiled by She will fill If only we
hard working hands have saved you,beautiful angel who
so specialwho grievestopped beating
If love could
And Death Shall Have No Dominion
Niece is a
A niece is Tis only we
A Golden heart we cried,– Unknown
God bless you!gonemake you stay.A million times
blessed and through!my beautiful nieceThey are not we could not
we missed you,May you stay Happy Birthday to
leavelove you dearlyA million times
to youstartThey do not and although we
took you home.Happiest Birthday wishes this from the
autumn leavespass away
the day God the moments
It is like They sigh in
and saw you with you,out of all
youin the flowerswe watched you
of us went Make the best my wish for
Their gentleness is With tearful eyes for a part
timeStay blessed is the lane
“Come to Me”went alone,
out of your from your heart
Their laughter in and whispered,
but you never My dear…Make the best A true gem
in the brookyouyou,
youwithinTheir merriment runs
his arms around hearts to lose really matter to
a gem from in the rainso he put
It broke our Of things that that you are
Their tears are be~
to tell youBut I know
snow
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
was not to
you.I just want you to show
in the winter and a cure may therein comfort Let of things
Sure, I care for Their light is getting tired
and I perchance your dreamsI knowin the trees
God saw you mineyou to pursue
you a lot Their calm is ~
unfinished tasks of As I advise
Sure, I have pampered in the grassloved so much.Complete these dear
all the inhibitionsone to grantTheir memories whisper
and she was thine.Let go of I am the
in the breezeis ever lost
other hearts than brightyour parents don’t allow
Their grace is for nothing loved
something to comfort your world so The things that
skytouched…to do
This will make your agony aunt
in the summer of those she
and trembling hand of lightAnd other times
Their smile is in the hearts nerving thy heart
a new ray
Crossing the Bar
friend
the hillher as living
life and smile,You will feel
At times, I am your They stride upon And think of
turn again to way
Happy Birthday, Niece!the valleys nowaway.
For my sake all along the
you lots.They walk among can really pass
silent dust.
I am happy Because we love
us stillour sadness
vigil by the daya colorful life
They look upon
how nothing but who keep long happy as it’s your big
We wish you gone
know todayothers sore undone,I am so
thoughts-They are not
that we could
When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
be not like
Happy birthday!For your myriad leavemust be wishing
while,much fun.of cherry
They do not
Think how she you here a who is so
A deep shade
who grieveyears.die and leave
With a niece and wits.Tis only we
no days and If I should share her life
For your intelligence ~where there are
HallWho gets to A sophisticated black
hand.comfortBy Mary Lee
young woman,spirits-palm of his
of warmth and ~With a lovely
For your high you in the in a place
into mine.
Sonnet 71
hang out
of pinkMay God hold and the tears
Your hand slip Who gets to A lovely hue
meet againfrom the sorrows I feel
those lucky fewhumility.And until we
her as restingthen I swear
Your aunt, that I’m one of For your soulful fields
Just think of But now and that I am
of whitefall soft upon only one.
Don’t worry I’ll be fineThey are envious
A peaceful shade May the rains this earth is
meyou.personality-
your face,many facetson ahead of
a niece like For your bubbly shine warm upon
life holds so Yes, you’ve just walked Because I have
of yellow
The Darkling Thrush
May the sun
her journey’s just begun,feel your touch.
are jealousA bright tone
your back,away
And once more All my friends
– Unknownbe always at
her as gone only see you
– UnknownHappy Birthday beautiful.
May the wind Don’t think of
If I could Happy Birthday!
you.
meet you,(modified)
so muchfamily couldn’t make do.
as much as rise up to By Ellen Brenneman
But I’m missing you Without whom our
this world deserves May the road
beloved aunt.I can
is you,No niece in
~service for a
cope the best
And that person
as beautiful,
in your heart.
funeral or memorial I try and crowd,
this world is me I’m right here
for a religious of their hand.
From the big No niece in
you think of funeral poem, they are appropriate
And let go out
as extraordinary,For every time in these Christian
love
Who easily stands
this world is don’t think we’re far apart,
of eternal life
She Shall be Praised
the ones you
can see,No niece in starts without me Given the theme
You must release person that you as adorable,So when tomorrow
more death, suffering, or sadness.understandThere is one this world is
for the past.there is no And I’ve got to tree,No niece in
here there’s no longing in heaven where ~In our family
comparable:day’s the same done, she will be
them once again.– Danielle Craiggthis world is And since each on earth is
Is well meet Happy birthday.No niece in will always lastwhile her life were certain of
cheese.
To Laugh Often and Much
unique ways?tomorrow but today
reassure us that The only thing
Like pizza and loved one's life in I promise no
poems for aunt or when
We are inseparableplanning, grieving, and celebrating your it starts anew.
These Christian funeral We won’t know where aunt and niece.
articles on funeral
past but here ~
be a warningAre not just comprehensive library of
on earth is stay.
There might not You and me
On has a Today your life Nothing gold can
for our handother.
that Love Lives all I’ve promised you
down to day.
Inspiring Funeral Poems for an Aunt
Hell reach down Are like no Did you know is eternity And So dawn goes timeYou and me~He said This to grief,and at any
Are wonderful together.God’s eternal light.throne.So Eden sank God made us You and melive forevermore in
I Thought Of You With Love Today
his great golden to leaf.to understand
awesome.Our loved ones
at me from Then leaf subsides
And we have Make a pair
bright.down and smiled
an hour.be a reason
You and meso warm and
As God looked But only so
There’s got to
twosome.where they shine
at homeHer early leaf's a flower;
awful void
Finding You in Beauty
Make the perfect
realm of Heaven felt so much
to hold.There’s such an
You and meAnd in the walked through Heaven’s gate and
Her hardest hue seems is shattered
– Unknownperfect…more divine.
But when I
is gold,Your world it
God bless you!another place more
with sorrow.Nature's first green
you’re annoyed
youto brighten up
heart was filled By Robert Frost
You’re upset and Happy Birthday to
shineI did my
~now
lifelight will surely you and when
you'll always beEverything is different all through in
candle their lovely I thought of
In my heart heartMay your smile that like a
tomorrow
Richer Than Gold
worldWith this broken
waysBut we know
things that I’d miss come from this mortal on
In every which their radiant light.thought of worldly
for though you're gonewe cant carry lives pleasant
we know without
As We Look Back
And when I
I know you'll always beWe think that
You make our and the world
me.Garden of memoriesfalls apart
in her waysMust leave us the place of
In my Rose Our world just And so cute
sight…memories would take
so bleaka loved one
the corebeyond our present
For emptiness and so dreary and
When we lose So adorable to must someday pass
beby without you
~
niece like youThose we love this could never
These days go infinite.
the most amazing ~fully realize that
I am weakWith warmth so
Bless to have the best.
But then I is strong and touched
trueHe only takes you smile.
am feeling nowone who’s life he
I saw its be beautifuland maybe see
The emptiness I To have been
Is the day
Your Spirit
God's garden must
and kiss you must have lied
I’ve been blessedlife
to rest.I’d say goodbye
I think they I know that you came into
And lifted you while
can tell youmy heavy heart,The day when
arms around youjust a little But Aunt I For even with
sameHe put his have stayed for
pain will subsidelive on still.heard about the tired face.
If I could that someday the His mark will But I only And saw your
we had.heals all woundsfade,in life
earthall the fun People say time
the grief may seen an angel down upon this
we shared and world seemsAnd though someday
I have never Then he looked all the love
how empty my be filled–Happy Birthday!empty space.
I thought of these daysThe void cannot
For wonderful you!and found an and the bad
you so much be measured now,
of lovelyhis garden
the good ones I am missing
The loss cannot A life full God looked around
all the yesterdays
What My Aunt Meant To Me
in my dreamsreplaced.
of blue,~
I thought of for real not
Can never be A sky full led me so.
was leaving you.
hear your voicebeyond wordsof peaceful
wisdom He hath impossible that I I long to
Because a treasure A year full Why in His It seems almost
how to carethe same–of light.
shall knowdoWho taught me
Will never be
A heart full blest hereafter I
much yet to
disguiseahead
of sunnyAnd in the
for and so An angel in weeks and months
A mood full
High Flight
can safely go,much to live
standing thereThe days and of bright,
leads me I I had so
I see you he is gone.
A smile full So where He
to die.Garden of memoriesTo know that
of happymy soul, "Lo, it is I."
it wasn’t my time In my Rose
same,A day full And whispers to
life I’d always thought
By Victoria L. Payne (modified)seems quite the – Angela Rhodes
by,For all my
~
But nothing now will always stay…
Aloud for help, the Master standeth eyecould, we would.
surely on–
We Had a Wonderful Aunt
Is something that storms beat loudest, and I cry
fell from my And if we
As time moves a niece’s bond
But when the away a tear
you now,come again,An aunt and
billows go.turned to walk much we miss
Another day has withers away,
the waves and But as I You’d know how
my heart.
When everything else And o’er my soul I dearly love.
what we should,
That echoes in journey of life
blow,
A Love Like No Other
behind all those
To tell you tune
In the grueling tempests round me
have to leave
again,
be a mournful growOftimes the heavy And that I bring you back
It seems to to grow and waters? No, not always so;
above
If we could
afar–Their love tends
And by still in heaven far
we ever knew.Sing softly from by, and years pass
be.place is ready Meant more than
birdsAs time flies
In weary ways, where heavy shadows He said my lives
to the morning You should know
mehand.
presence in our As I listen
There’s somethingWho knoweth best, in kindness leadeth
me by the And that your
same to me.Nieces
In pastures green? Not always; sometimes Hename and took
treasured you,
Don’t sound the About Aunts and
By H.H. Barry
Weep Not For Me
and called my We’d say we on the wind
– Jennifer Anne~
That Jesus came again,The echoes carried
Happy Birthday!
in in heart.understand
bring you back dancing leaves–
forever stays.she'll live on please try to
If we could And watch their
And joy that memory,
starts without me things to say.
the branches swaying,my lifeas there is
But when tomorrow We’d have countless
Though I see Bring happiness in
far as long too.
our unspoken love;away.And magical ways,
a thought apart,you’ll miss me
We’d express all
She is Gone
Was somehow swept smile
be more than me I know
hour or day,all
Your sweet loving can neveryou think of
For one more brightest light of
best part.Those we love
And each time again,As if the
You are the one's gone.
youbring you back
don’t fade—
of my lifebecause a loved as I love
If we could
The shadows still In the story
never fademe as much
By Joanna Fuchsappear,my heart,
and cherished memories
much you love ~
the morning sun You truly rule
lives on,I know how
found again.As I watch
My niece, my little princess
for love itself tears for me
Ne’er to be to me.– Unknown
us
all filled with pearls of morning’s dew,
Seem dimmer now
Not How Did She Die, But How Did She Live?
birthday.love remains with find your eyes
Or as the lightHave a wonderful
The aunt we should rise and summer’s rain;
those rays of
bit more special!~If the sun
Like to the But somehow all just a little
With Jesus, our Lord.here to seeAway
endlessly–everythingreward
I am not do, and dryThe stars stretch
Someone who makes Claiming the great without me and
As your hours
My Aunt
skies above,sky.ascendedWhen tomorrow starts
We dieup to the in the night Her spirit has
By David M. RomanoAs you, or anything.
As I look A twinkling star now ended,
~decay,
gatherings.of sunshine,Her journey has sweetness of peace.
growth to meet celebration of life A golden ray has won.the comfort and
As quick a memorial services and
a rainy day,before us, the race she sorrows,short a spring;
traditional funeral services, and more informal A rainbow on
Who has gone after life's cares and We have as
readings for both
A niece is,
I'll Be There
a loved onecease,time to stay, as you,
poems are popular Happy birthday Niece!the life of
bidding all darkness We have short
These sad funeral shared with me.
Today we celebrate After the night, the morning,
you along.forgotten.
That God has grace.
a changeable thing.Will go with be gone, she'll never be
precious personFilled with love, His majesty and for life is
And having pray’d together, wemissed. While she may You are a
is a placeafter the shower, the rainbow,evensong;
she will be you can see,
Our final destination
after the winter, the spring,
Remember
But to the
and how sorely And hope that stay.
After the clouds, the sunshine,Has runto lose her
you to knownever meant to Riceday
difficult it is I just want But we were
By Helen Steiner Until the hasting aunt express how
things you say.way,~
Stay, stay
poems for an And all the steps along the
and a “Welcome Home”.Has not attain’d his noon.These sad funeral
In the things, we do together
God guides our with a smile early-rising sun
~each day,to see
I'll greet you As yet the drinks, they're free!
You brighten up take with lots this way alone,
so soon;
Inside Our Dreams
To enjoy my me happy
A path to And then, when you come You haste away
to the receptionYou always make life journey,
and clear
seePlease make haste incomplete.
Everyone has a
Remember Me
around you soft
Fair daffodils, we weep to me to leave
It was very
eternity.All my love By Robert Herrick
And as it's time for into my lifeUntil we reach
heart, you'll hear~
endingBefore you came be,
listen with your rises, the tide falls.Now i can’t except this that’s very sweet,
to rest and And if you And the tide you
And a smile
A simple place near
to the shore,
it will be Beautiful eyes, a tender heart
hometouch me, I will be
Returns the traveler As one day
– Mary Valenciawe make it
Though you can't see or The day returns, but nevermorethat personwould be!
A pause before
After Glow
will come.calls;
Speak kindly of I knew you
a stepping-stoneneed me, call and I Stamp and neigh, as the hostler
you knewIs the woman
Life is just And if you
their stallsTo mention who
woman before me~
goes on.The morning breaks; the steeds in
And if there’s an occasionThat the beautiful Him will lean.
away for life rises, the tide falls.
you
see,when we on I won't be far
And the tide
Last Journey
I’ll be watching
so proud to new found comfort,heart.
in the sands,As you know I’m grateful and
And gives us memories within your
Efface the footprints fulfill your ambitions
quicklyand lovely forest, green.
So treasure the The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Make sure you has passed to
fragrant blossoms,must part,
the darkness calls;to muddle throughAnd though time
He leaves the while that we
But the sea, the sea in You will have the start.
the bright sun's kindly ray.only for a
roofs and walls,vacant
be with from
to mortals,That it is
Darkness settles on no seat is
A joy to takes away, He always leaves
by trustrises, the tide falls.
But now as treasure
and though He grief be comforted
And the tide to keep'
who’s an absolute in His heaven,
Then let your toward the town,
It's always yours Of a Niece
For she is must
The traveler hastens you
warm the heart,in every robin's song.
for a while, if grieve you browntake that from
And memories that have God's promises,
So grieve me Along the sea-sands damp and
No one can seejust like me
One that will time together
To greet and times that we've haddestinations
journey you can you will be
Don't exist were sets you free
reserved just for By Timothy Cooteof happy memories
I'd like the
the ways,of smiles when
to be a me, I will never
fought,Of the times simplicity,
shore gazing at I cannot be
And to the return,
up home inside Somewhere down below
By Jeanne Willis and smile
A vestige of
Sad Funeral Poems for an Aunt
for a whileIt will be by dayNor I half land;Remember me when Just think of me such happy the leaves.find me everywhere
The happy time But this I Was my aunt.She was no and kindimportantly she knew My aunt was
As I Look Up to the Skies Above
what to do you feel good My aunt was
the newspaper say,To bring back
befriended those really Of a person, regardless of birth.she gain, but what did
~do what she
it live on,only that she be happy for
You can turn you can't see her.
andyour eyes andgone.
By David Harkins dwell upon my
Remember not my Put now these
many yearsneed for tears
longhave gone
that you're a part I love you
not as welland whisper, “you're my little you never say
twinkle in my and reach for
You were my When you first I was born
She will like But take heed, because
We had a as bright as
Her smile was ~
The high untrespassed windswept heights with My eager craft
and swungtumbling mirth
the surly bonds Aunty [insert her name]than my Aunt,
In my thoughts, you’ll always remainprayer for you
I chose a a hug and
You loved me wands or wings,
When I look trees cannot grow
wisdomthe rain pitter
window awakens meTo appreciate the flower catches my
assuring me you brushes gently by
branchwill be with
is only your You will always
meant to us.now.our
simple thingsyou made.
Courage and integrity?
When We Lose a Loved One
Or for teaching successes
times you were enough
back over timeaunt who read gold.
(modified)always find you
to have found of the birds
In the rhythm Then, rediscovered you
you.beauty
trees this morning.~
with which I’ll never partyour name
and days before today
to a funeral and legacy.aunt in the
These inspiring funeral because you lived
a garden patch, or a redeemed to leave the
betrayal of false of children;
and much;gates.
Give her the Favor is deceitful, and beauty is
blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth
You've Just Walked on Ahead of Me
of her household, and eateth no mouth with wisdom; and in her
Strength and honor Proverbs 31: 10, 25-31His happy good-night air
Afar or nigh for carolings
to fling his In a full-hearted evensongI.
Was shrunken hard The wind his
The land's sharp features broken lyres,
The weakening eye a coppice gate
with me after my life decay,Do not so
O, if, I say, you look upon
your sweet thoughts this line, remember notI am fled
Then you shall ~
world I stand
Turn Again to Life
powerThat I shall
the magic hand romance,garners the full Before my pen
By John Keatssee my Pilot
bourne of Time And may there Turns again home.
Too full for When I put And one clear
light.Do not go light.
Blind eyes could Do not go caught and sang
bay,Good men, the last wave had forked no
Though wise men at close of Do not go
sun breaks down,
Our Aunt
Heads of the to the blows seashores;
No more may up they shan't crack;
in two,Strapped to a shall not die
And death shall Though lovers be
be sane,They shall have
moon;they shall be
~at my grave
in circled flight.When you awaken
I am the thousand winds that
and weep~
the Dayscarcely visible –
a House that quivering and chill We passed the
At Recess – in the Ring my leisure too,
– He knew no The Carriage held
Because I could past, we wake eternallyus sleep as
to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,best men with
pictures be,overthrow
called theedead, she is just of here
the glad return-
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls
be, since she lingers land;
With a cheery
and I will
you meetand you will
On the train new beginning
We’ll take the earlier train
Of the great There'll be many
It's not a I hope that
stress we breathe
As I’ve heard it With a seat
~the sun
sunny days.whispering softly down
glowmemory of me
always think of
The times we Your thoughts, and your memories,
and admire its stand upon a
listen.
To Daffodils
peace,
To the sorrowful, I will never They simply set
they die?~
you should forget leave
should forget me
Only remember me; you understand
no more day hand,
into the silent
By Christina Rosettiof blue
That gave to
skin or swirls And you will
you think bestgoodbye
that [Your aunt's name here]to find.
She was patient but just as aunt.
knew
who always made
~the sketch in
good cheer,
But had she the worth
Not what did on.
Or you can memory and let
her and
If We Could Bring You Back Again
Or you can
that you shared,be empty becauseopen your eyes
You can close that she is
~Please do not
I live onnow all gone
For all those There is no will, but not for
me though I I'm so glad
something to tellor maybe just me
meto keep that
olderfirst knewTen little toes
From the time So let's make sure
be.you see.Her eyes were
really grew old;face of God.
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
My Aunt
I’ve topped the
shouting wind along, and flungdreamed of – wheeled and soared
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the Oh! I have slipped
and miss you You were more
in pain,To say a
I will miss.And greetings with
this role,Aunts have no
cannot grow strong.That without rain your words of
When I hear shining through my
reminding mefragrance of a
it is you When a butterfly
on a nearby But your spirit
I'll know it no matter what
How much you We're thanking you
forgotten to show And for the
For the sacrifices hard work, good judgment,
defeats?To celebrate our
For all the to thank you
As we look
I had an
and coffers of By Strickland Gillilan
For I will I’m very happy
In the freedom
Nothing Gold Can Stay
penetrated their petals
of the trees.I thought of
The serenity and The sentinels of
in my heart.
my keepsakeI often speak
you yesterdayyou with love
a beautiful addition her enduring love
given the best ~
breathed easierhealthy child,
best in others;
Christian Funeral Poems for an Aunt
and endure the and the affection To laugh often her in the praised.them all.up, and call her to the ways She openeth her
rubies.~throughterrestrial thingsSo little cause Had chosen thus overheadSeemed fervourless as
Her Journey’s Just Begun
birthcloudy canopy,
household fires.Like strings of desolate
I leant upon
And mock you love even with
clay,make you woe.
That I in Nay, if you read
the world that I am dead
do sink.Of the wide in the faery
an hour,Their shadows with of a high
Hold like rich be
~I hope to
For tho' from out our the dark!
the boundless deepseems asleep,
of the bar,star,
dying of the your fierce tears, I pray.dying of the
blinding sighton its way,
Wild men who in a green
good night.
God Saw You Getting Tired
Because their words light.
burn and rave By Dylan Thomassun till the
as nails,Lift its head loud on the
have no dominion.
Split all ends
hands shall snap way,
They lying long have no dominion.
again;mad they shall
bones gone,and the west
Dead man naked die.
Do not stand Of quiet birds
gentle autumn rain.snow,I am a
at my grave –
Feels shorter than
I Am Always With You
The Roof was We paused before
The Dews drew Grain –School, where Children strove
My labor and We slowly drove for me –
By Emily DickinsonOne short sleep charms can make
Thou art slave And soonest our sleep, which but thy
thou think'st thou dost Death, be not proud, though some have
She is not of there, as the love From the old-time step and Its needs must
into an unknown away.I cannot say
Enriched by those At the station journey
To build a really changedWho took an
brief remindertime todayon my waybelieve
The pain and its destinationstation
doneto dry before and bright and
leave an echoleave an after I'd like the
For if you cried,your heart:
upon a flower So as you I cannot speak, but I can
happy, I am at To the living, I am gone,‘I can't be sure,' said aunt, ‘but it seems
go to when be sad.
Better by far darkness and corruption Yet if you
that you planned:
The Comfort and Sweetness of Peace
Remember me when me by the
Gone far away
~
under sunny skies
flowersThat cools the
and I’ll be there
Remember me as time to say
tell the world could ever hope
as well.to tell,
She was my
When Tomorrow Starts Without Me
And what’s more she
brighten your days,she passed away.Not what did ready, with word of
her creed?units to measure she live?eyes, love and move back.
cherish herYou can remember for yesterday,the loveYour heart can
Or you can lived.tearslifestrife
In your memory The fear is so blessedpeace, my soul's at rest
Grieve if you
Weep not for seewhen I have don't understand me
up and squeeze someone to hold still thereAs I grow
hand that's when I Ten perfect fingersBy Paula M. Newman (modified)all of us,
it will always cheeks fair roses was solid gold;One who never hand, and touched the
flew.Up, up the long, delirious burning blueI’ve chased the You have not
skies on laughter-silvered wings;McGee JrI love you How blessed I’ve been,and no longer
night ,of love which You offered kindness
Having taken on ~Without life's challenges I me so well'
I will hear your love.When the sun it is you When the gentle
I will know singing to me.a bird chirping your body
usI know that all along,you did,
If we have best?youThe value of
And accept our support us …..us?Did we remember
By Clare Jonesbe –Caskets of jewels ~
never leave medo.gardenAs the sun In the shadows
Completely captivated me.contemplated.light filtered throughI have you
Your memory is you in silenceI thought about I thought of poems would be
way that honours to have been have succeeded.
one life has whether by a to find the critics
intelligent peopleEmersonown works praise
Lord, she shall be done virtuously, but thou excellest Her children arise She looketh well
to come.is far above unaware.
think there trembled Was written on gloom.In blast-beruffled plume,
The bleak twigs
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You
upon earthof germ and His crypt the
Had sought their skyAnd Winter's dregs made
By Thomas Hardyinto your moanBut let your
compounded am with me then should you so
to dwell:Give warning to
for me when fame to nothingness shoreNever have relish
feel, fair creature of
Tis Only We Who Grieve
live to traceHuge cloudy symbols
Before high-piled books, in charactery,may cease to
crost the bar.bear me far,
When I embark;And after that
drew from out tide as moving
be no moaning Sunset and evening
Rage, rage against the Curse, bless, me now with Rage, rage against the
Grave men, near death, who see with And learn, too late, they grieved it
light.might have danced
gentle into that right,
dying of the Old age should ~
Break in the mad and dead
flower no moreOr waves break
And death shall through;
Faith in their when sinews give
of the seaAnd death shall
they shall rise Though they go
and the clean in the wind
have no dominion.there; I did not
shine at night.swift uplifting rushI am the diamond glints on
sleep.Do not stand Were toward Eternity Since then – ‘tis Centuries – and yet
the Ground –
My Tippet – only Tulle ––Fields of Gazing
We passed the put awayAnd Immortality.
He kindly stopped ~
thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?And poppy or bones, and soul's delivery.flow,
From rest and For those whom By John Donne
way, I say;
In the love
Another Leaf Has Fallen
yearnfair
She has wandered dead, she is just
Rileyjust a journey
that I'll be there
One day you'll take your on the past
That nothing has know are waitingEach one a
It’s not your
To wish me Only happiness I
tribulations
I'm excited about train at the
when life is who grieve,
and laughing times
Life
I'd like to I'd like to
~laughed.The times we
Remember me in As you look be heard.
left.But to the
~sky?
Where do people should remember and once I had,
For if the then or pray.of our future
yet turning stay.no more hold away,
you.On sunny days
and colour of touch of breeze
Look for me cryThere was no
And I’m proud to best friend you a good listener
had good stories come true.
words of praise.had smiles to
were sorry when tear?
Was she ever
church, nor what was
Love Lives On
These are the she die, but how did have wanted, smile, open your
be empty, and turn your Or you can
because of yesterday.tomorrow and live
be full of she has left.
will come back.smile because she
You can shed But celebrate my
Remember not the your thoughtspain, I suffer not
love I was I am at
night
In Pastures Green
~
as you can
I run toMost other people
You pick me When I need
My aunt is else would do
in my tiny would know~
an eye on And that's the way And in her
And her heart wonderful aunt,
Put out my Where never lark, or even eagle
halls of air.sunlit silence. Ho’ring there,
hundred thingsAnd danced the By John Gillespie
my friend.was,You’re in God’s Heavens now
the sky at Each freely out my soul.
with wisdom, love, and things.
Aunt
sea.cannot bloom
what you taught window sill
the warmth of life.I will know
pain.freely
it is you When I see
Saying goodbye to When life separates
By Tram-Tiara T. Von Reichenbachhoping you knew
all the things we shared?
have the very
Eternal Light
we ever thanked example,problemsTo help and
have done for wondering …..~you can never
tangible wealth untold;of life.Now you will searching as you Falling in the
of the flowerstucked awayand surroundings
the garden and The rays of in His keepingare memoriesI think of
nothing newof life ceremony.these inspirational funeral
lives in a
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lucky we feel This is to to know that betterto appreciate beauty;appreciation of honest respect of the By Ralph Waldo
Beautiful Niece
hands; and let her that feareth the Many daughters have
idleness.law of kindness.rejoice in time
a virtuous woman? for her price And I was That I could
soundUpon the growing An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,
voice arose amongAnd every spirit The ancient pulse The Century's corpse outleant,
that haunted nigh
The tangled bine-stems scored the
Colorful Life
spectre-grey,~
world should look poor name rehearse.
When I perhaps If thinking on
writ it; for I love world, with vilest worms
sullen bellNo longer mourn
Till love and — then on the
thee more,
And when I I may never
When I behold, upon the night’s starred face,teeming brain,
fears that I When I have
The flood may of farewell,
bell,When that which
But such a
At Times You Are Mine
And may there By Alfred Tennyson
good night.sad height,
and be gay,good night.
flight,dying of the
Their frail deeds Do not go know dark is
Rage, rage against the good night,
have no dominion.daisies;Though they be flower may a
their earshave no dominion.
evils run them not break;Twisting on racks
Under the windings not;through the sea
and foot;are picked clean
With the man
Special Niece
And death shall I am not
soft stars that I am the grain,
I am the there; I do not
Fryethe Horses’ Heads
–A Swelling of
For only Gossamer, my Gown –Or rather – He passed us
We passed the –
And I had –Death –
be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
And better than
For A Special Niece
poison, war, and sickness dwell,Rest of their much more must
thou kill me.not so;~
still the same faring on, as dearAnd you-oh you, who the wildest
dreaming how very wave of hand
That she is By James Whitcomb
That Life is And i promise
always lastTo catch up reassure me
Many friends I Some are happy, some are sadjoin in
thereI am goingThe trials and
meThere is a that I leave
tears of those Of happy times
life is done.happy one.have gone.
The times we
Darling Niece
we loved,
Remember me.a beautiful sea,
seen, but I can faithful, I have never
To the angry, I was cheated,our dreams.'
or in the (modified)
Than that you the thoughts that
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
late to counsel You tell me
turn to go When you can
I am gone me, I’ll be with
hoursIn the scent
In the gentle – forget the rest.
ask – please do not
Amazing Soul
~
ordinary person.and the very
how to be someone who always
to make wishes with her warm a woman who
But how many a smile, to banish a
in need?Not, what was her
she give?Not how did
would
Princess Niece
You can cry, close your mind,
is gone.tomorrow
your back onOr you can
see all that pray that she
Or you can (modified)
death
fight for breaththings out of
There is no For with your
Upon my soul's sweet fight
Into that gentle
About Aunts And Nieces
of meaunty
That's why you're the one
friend”
I'm too bigeye
the skyaunt no one put your finger
I guess you what she sees.
She’s still keeping wonderful aunt,
shining stars,made of sunshine,
We had a sanctity of space,
easy grace
To A Great Niece!
through the footless High in the
Of sun-split clouds – and done a of earth
~You were also
How lucky I to it’s bright light.
twinkling star in kiss,
right down to So they work
out to the Without rain flowers
And will remember
patter against my
The Day You Came In Life
I will feel simple things in attention
are free from me so care I will know
me always.soulbe with me.
~And we are Gratitude enough for
Like laughter, smiles and times To let us We wonder if
us by your To understand our
by our sidesFor all you
We find ourselves to me.
Richer than I You may have
in the beauty you,As they fly
of the leavesIn the smiles
I discovered you
Of my feelings
Perfect Pair
I sat in
By Walter RindorGod has you
All I have
that too,but that is
or memorial service, or a celebration
Any one of
world. Let's live our
poems articulate how here.
social condition;
world a bit friends;
to earn the
to win the ~
fruit of her
vain: but a woman
In Family Tree
her.the bread of
tongue is the are her clothing; and she shall Who can find
Some blessed Hope, whereof he knewaround,
Of such ecstatic soul
Of joy illimited;At once a
and dry,death-lament.
seemed to be
And all mankind
Friends Are Jealous
of day.When Frost was
I am gone.Lest the wise much as my
this versewould be forgot
The hand that From this vile
hear the surly By William Shakespeare
alone, and thinkOf unreflecting love
never look upon of chance;
And think that ripened grain;has gleaned my
When I have
I Am So Happy As Its Your Big Day
face to faceand Placebe no sadness
Twilight and evening sound and foam,out to sea,
call for me!~gentle into that
And you, my father, there on the blaze like meteors gentle into that
the sun in Rage, rage against the
by, crying how brightlightning theyat their end
day;gentle into that And death shall
characters hammer through of the rain;Where blew a
gulls cry at And death shall And the unicorn
wheel, yet they shall windily;have no dominion.
lost love shall Though they sink
stars at elbow When their bones
one
By Dylan Thomasand cry,I am the in the morning's hushsun on ripened blow,I am not By Mary Elizabeth I first surmised The Cornice – in the Ground seemed–
Setting Sun ––For His Civility
haste
but just Ourselves not stop for And death shall wellAnd dost with thee do go,Much pleasure; then from thee Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst Mighty and dreadful, for thou art away.Think of her Think of her
