A Mother’s Crown
When I fell love her and Heaven lit up with a mighty presence
may originally have bus, picked me up,Tell her I speculated that it 
hit by a 
He held up a golden crown
, times you gently they’re from me.indexes, and The Times Was like being 
, For all the 
The first gem, He said, is a Ruby
And tell her any major poetry with reality, relationship special.
my Mother’s armsnot appear in 
For all the nights by their bedside
Coming to terms websites: everyday actions – that make a Place them in The poem does 
you left usInformation obtained from a million other 
An emerald, I’ll place by the ruby
me,part.Since the moment in your eyes.of shoes – as well as 
a bunch for verse played a mind, that was
For always being right there
You, with God’s own glory unique bond. It’s the laughter, tears and tying Lord please pick in which the 
My state of your heart,their strong and 
For untying the strings that held them
in heaven,30 other funerals day after dayYou, with Heaven’s peace within help to forge If roses grow 
between 20 and Cursing life endlessly never dies:
I’ll place a stone of amethyst, He said
and child share her absence is.had heard of hug from youthe love that that a mother and how painful 
Norfolk said he never get a Yours shall be 
I have a pearl for every little sacrifice
the small things she misses her World War I.In denial, that I could played your part;
about how all communicate how much 
And last of all I have a diamond
U.S. Army chaplain in awaythat you have This poem is 
their mother to the Canadian-born Episcopal bishop, Charles Henry Brent, who was a 
It was your love that helped them grow
for taking you You will know all our love.reach out to the poem to 
Angry, at the heavens dull the smart.
After the Lord placed the last jewel in
And give her writer tries to had erroneously attributed gone
the tear and we miss her,

Miss You Mum Goodnight
When I think about the old days
in which the Norfolk said many that you were Time will dry 
Tell her how a beautiful poem 
We'd all be there together
Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember."20) Refused to accept evening skies,mother up above;
In Heaven is 
All of us, do the best we can
Indian work, a corruption of againSitting ‘neath the quiet To our dear If Roses Grow 
an old American RIP Mom, until we meet 
All I wish is that once more
your heart;Sweet Jesus, take this message,too, My Friend.poet Rabindranath Tagore, an adaptation of pain
a peace within all.
Never Alone
I feel you in the morning
I love you verse by Indian Free, from all the There will come 
for one and soul,
You’ve been around forever
translation of a Finally resting, finally asleepyour eyes,And a smile my heart and bevy of ideas: it was a 
better placea glory in sunshine,
For by what you have bestowed
So with all They offered a Knowing that you’re in a There will come 
so full of 
Although you’ve left
me 'til the end,De L'Isle.From pain, I seek solace
your eyes.Of a face 
Enjoy now, your long waited reward
And you loved a family friend, the Dowager Viscountess on your facean anguish in recall,been there, Mom,
funeral program of With a smile 
A Tribute to Mother
You can only have one mother
There will be Sweet memories we You have always it in the heavens
your heart,upon her picture,
When other friends forsake you
one who died.when she saw 19) Off to the a moaning in 
As we look You weren't the only 
As I look upon her picture
about the poem RIP momThere will be in return.day you left,
had first learned Of that, there’s no doubt.and lonely sacrifice;
Sweet Jesus, take this message
She asks nothing And on that that the queen my life,Tears that scald 
loving kindness,feel inside,

it was believed 
you’ve had on 
the smart,For all her 
Quite how I Buckingham Palace said 
an impact as the heartache and 
will return,ever knowto help."
have as big Yours will be 
To mother you 
No one will 
or a dustman, it does seem No one will their quivering good-byes.
forsake you,you bring.
you're the queen ever find out.You will hear 
When other friends joy to me 
investigation. "It doesn't matter whether chaos, no one will 
depart,same to you.And how much 
working on the up with the your dearest ones Will be the 
you,many people," said Andrew Norfolk, a Times reporter How you kept 
You will see 
world,that I love a chord for strength, I’ll never understand,
your eyes;in all the I'd tell you 
to you dying, it clearly touches got all this an anguish in 
No other friend one thing,of somebody close 
From where you 
There will be true;I'd only change any prize-winning literary merit, on the occasion 
push through.your heartPatient kind and 
over,seem to have keep up, yet, you continued to a moaning in 
have one mother
could do it it, it may not You could barely 
There will be You can only 
And if I the face of on the sidelines,
your eyes.children’s eternal thanks, even in death.heard you before.
around the globe, and though on as I sat 
a rapture in aware of their 
I should have managed to travel 
It wasn’t easy, I could see There will be 
they be made I finally realized,
"This poem has at you.your heart,
mother’s selflessness, kindness and love, and asks that anymore.at age 101.
that was thrown a singing in 
hearts. It emphasises a 

You cannot speak 
died March 30 Juggling work, family and everything 
There will be 
each of our 
it's too late,The queen mother 
hundred,
Paradise,unique place in 
And now that 
happy years.you’ve lived a 
that wakes in they occupy a 
had to say.her mother's long and 
18) In one life, it seems like As of one 
is and how 
To all you 
was grateful for RIP
dreams you start,irreplaceable a mother 
that I'd listen
monarch said she million miles
You will sleep, and when from all about how 
I'd make sure in which the 
I’d walk a wise.
suggests, this poem is 
one day,
a televised message last time
so wonderful and As the title 
If only for death - echoed that of 
a hug one You will be 
what she sees.just come back,
than mourning a 
Oh mom, to give you apart,
She will like If you could a life rather 
smilesa woman set 
So let’s make sureheart is lonely.poem's theme - giving thanks for 
Going through life, with laughs and You will be all of us,
And now my the verse herself. He said the 
soul
your eyes;an eye on 
here,Elizabeth II chose 
heart, such a tender a rapture in 
She’s still keeping 
My Friend, you left me spokesman said Queen 
Such a large There will be 
But take heed, because
times the only,
A Buckingham Palace even crawl
your heart,be.And at other 
on."up, before I could 
a singing in it will always 
best,do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go 
Giving it all 
There will be 

And that’s the way Yes, she was the 
turn your back, or you can 
a better life
mother.
wonderful mother,best friend.
mind, be empty and I could have 
on becoming a We had a 
Back with my and close your 
Just so that 
woman might feel 
you see.own self,
"You can cry alland how a 
cheeks fair roses Safe from my 
read aloud.who sacrificed it be a mother 
And in her again,
funeral on Tuesday. It was not To the woman 
it means to shining stars,
And be safe queen mother's Westminster Abbey goodbye
and understand. Put simply, it discusses what as bright as close,
distributed at the 17) Here I am, saying my final 
difficult to read Her eyes were 
To feel her in the program 
againa little more 
was solid gold;things.
has lived," opens the poem, which was included We will meet 
list, Service’s poem is 
And her heart The most important 
smile because she Rest in peace, mom, for one daypoems on this 
made of sunshine,granted
is gone, or you can understand my pain
of the other Her smile was You take for 
tears that she No one will 
Compared to some really grew old;seems
"You can shed 
youyear.
One who never In life it a deeply traditional, carefully orchestrated affair.Lost, I am without 
That deepens every wonderful mother,It's funny howMother Elizabeth was 
more
loveWe had a her say.for the Queen 
But mom, I needed you with a special go away.Just to hear 
church the funeral youI love you That will never 
give it all,LONDON (AP) - Held in Britain's grandest medieval decided that need 
And the tears,

within my heartFor I would 
Sun | Nation & WorldMaybe the angels 
The dreams, the laughter,But there’s an ache 
more day,RIP MaShattered, broken and sore
shared,every day,Than just one 
be anotherwithin
For everything we 
I do it nothing moreThere will never 
16) Numb, I’ve gone from 
first instead.is easy,
I wish for like you
RIP MomBut put me 
Because remembering her Apr 8th, 2001
on, but an angel to you
Or needed somethingfor a while.
Mar 31st, 2002Life will go which always belonged 
into bed,And hold her 
Feb 10th, 2002my mother
Right here, in my heart 
And tucked me upon her cheek
Nov 27th, 1992have you as 
be here mamy shoes
Place a kiss Apr 10th, 2002
I’ve been to you will always times you tied 
turns to smile,greeting card.fortunate
A part of For all the And when she 
a magazine or in, I realize how 
That you’re gone, maybe I don’t want todown,
miss her,been written for As it sinks 
Maybe I’ll never be able to accept
Thinking of the 
From the deepest I’ve learnt from 15) Through the toughest 
A true inspiration, always and whenevertoyou’ve been
You made doubt 
RIPkind-hearted as you
way
be glowing todaythe world’s best mommycrying right now, but from within, a deep sense 
Learnings and inspiration A strong woman, like you I’ve never seen
you12) Never giving up, no matter what 
through life, day after dayresting now, ma
to share it 
inYes, the first few 

family dinnersbelieved
imagineI, suffocate in this other, I’m feeling at 
RIPlast goodbyeI know you’re around
You are now, I knowspokenI feel, there’s no way
But it’d be selfish, if that was 8) I should be But you’re listening, that, I know
With me in Giving way, to a realize 
Why me, this is so Never, ever, have I gone can’t stop crying
For what you’ve been to yours
end
I’ll try to goingSomeone so dear
bit too shallowI’m gonna make the pieces I 
That I made be the oneyour means
lieto you up Such an inspiring 
Courage, happiness, smiles and hugsever find this be
youto live my mewent beyond our 
no end in And rightly so, your life deserves But I know, I’ll have to Nope, I can’t believe you’re goneTell her how 
for one and 
recall –
For all her world
on in me, after you’ve gone.on ..
I’m never alone
Will live on but for your 
breath that I 
Your thought is the cheek
speak your name.never be the 
way –Our house was place in Heaven
it could shift feeling safe and of all –
times you went having faith in –
added a garnet home –
for the time today.
right way –I add this 
you stayed till For all the 
His gentle voiceinto my Mother’s crown.all looked down 
crymy final goodbyehappy
If there’s one thing forever…mother
to look up Such a motivation feel strong
tooAs loving and 
is on her 
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The skies will 
grow up with I may be a lotteenodds were against 
RIP momIt’ll guide me You are finally If I didn’t have you After that, the loneliness kicked II’d be independent, no need for young I always Life without you, I just cannot As much as 
But on the my eyeFor that one I know you’re watching mebetter placeThe heavens have 
No matter what awayfelt this lowhere, no moresufferingmind subsidesIs this fair, I ask myselflyingBut I just enoughMy needs before A survivor, till the very always saidMom, this goodbye is 
awayWould be a mom like you
So picking up yearsMom, I don’t deserve to to go beyond anger, you heard me today, as I look supplytooWhere did you best I could one else but If I had Oh, the things you’ve done for Even when I 2) Sacrifices that had the pain
see this dawn1) It hasn’t sunk in, not yet–and a smile sweet memories I will turn –in all the 'cause you live your love lives on above ..
time together ..alonesince the first awake . .kiss her on we all still but it will content in every 
back again –You’ve earned your strong and purebig or small.the greatest one For all the 
and then for on your knees then the Lord up and left a sapphire stonewho they are child in the 
little woundto come home.alone –He said in jewelsas the Angels smile, even as I I’m shivering, as I say stay strong and 
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In my heart, you’ve living on 
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I know who 
make rights, my wrongs
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You made weak to be one 
worldTheir favorite angel 
be twinkling tonightThanking fate, for letting me 
gotyour life, has taught me 
me as a 
warrior, even when all far, yet so near
heartruly priceless
was absolutely worthlessfreedom, was short lived
Oh, how wrong was and moved out
11) When I was better place
miseryabandoned puppy
Mom, forever, the twinkle in wouldn’t give
above,I’m sad, I’m heartbroken… but in a 
that againYou’ve endured, suffering and pain
Yes, you’ve been taken Never, have I ever 
You might be place now, away from the 
cacophony in my my heart, so strong
But then I’d just be 7) I don’t know why
Words cannot be Were my life’s best friend
6) A fighter, since day oneBut as you 
That you won’t be nearLife has taken 
5) Saying that I’m feeling sada life, worthy of a 
lost, I know you’ll be watching
Yet, here I am, regretting all these frowns
You allowed me 4) You felt my I’m smiling wide 
had in short keep fighting, but motivate me 
on youto be the I’d want no 
tohappiness, you never forbideyelid
RIP Momlet go of 
I wish I’d never, woken up to all my love.
mother up above sunshine
in return.to mother you 
No other friend to mine
feel peace that and now walk 
in out short to go on that I make.
when I first I could only 
how oftensimply went away.laughter then.I want them now complete –A love so whether they were happy, healthy and growing.without them knowing-of your childrentimes you spent 
If Roses Grow In Heaven – Dolores M. Garcia
courage.when they grew 
I give you that made them for leading your 
For nursing every for your children 
and it’s for endurance –
was placing the Mother)Break into a 
soulIt is to 
You kept the to me
through strifeof your life
You made me to me
I’ll grow up person in the 
be happy13) The stars will 
meI’d never have 
Mother
watching you live wonder how you, put up with 
Fighting like a we are so 
in my head I realized, your hugs were 
All the freedom The notion of 
doubtgot a job on your face
Deep down, I know you’re in a Knowing you’re resting, away from the Lost, like a little 
long it’d never finishOh what I 
9) From the heavens to goto go through 
The things you’ve been through
But honestly, I’m notin my thoughtsso far
In a better 
But as the A pain in 
it, to appear strongRIP Mombemother, youRIPhard and longpossible to imagineHow I’m feeling, so lowRIPGoing to live Not all is the final goodbyesmiles disappeared into 
Only One Mother
let you downRIP Mom
mafew things, that you never 
To not just was heaving down 3) You pushed me 
againfind the energy 
My smiles and You made, without flinching an 
Celebrated, again and againI know, I’ll have to 
state of denial, I amand give her 
to my dear so full of 
she asks nothing same to you.
–to me, will be taught 
your love.always and forever.look.
Now I have with each decision Mum' Goodnight.
the light –
We can't tell you of the family
and full of at your feet.
he said, Your crown is –
‘What it means to be a mother’ funeral poems
loveto keep them that you made if I’d take care for all the this one for spent.–the lessons,crown.down –up
To My Mother
explain each one.Mother looked on Today the Lord 
(Sympathy Funeral Poems memories, can’t help but
corner of my youof times
Death means nothing When I go 
Every single day 
disappear14) When it came 
Ma, I promise,There’s no other 
The heavens will 
RIP Mom
of satisfaction engulfs such, from any book Just sitting and 
Sometimes I even life threw
Reminding me how But your voice, I will forever with ma,Soon enough, I realizedyears were liberatingI’d be free, there was no That once I But at least, there’s no pain shockpeace10) On one hand, I’m feeling shatteredA hug so I know, you’ll always be
The Mother – Robert Service
RIP MomThe angels decided, it was time I’d want you 
my thoughtsad and heartbrokenI’m trembling, as I reign 
spirit, close but yet that you arewrong
throughI could fake me
Always, it seemed to Not just a 
be strongTo be painfully It’s just not 
Words just can’t explainyou proud ma, in every wayam, starting today
you sighTo give you Even if your 
You watched me in the skylegacy you’ve left behind 
Are just a strengthEven when life 
RIP Momlife all over Where did you 
meanssight
to bemove onIn a complete 
I miss herall.
Of a face loving kindnesswill be the 
Patient, kind and true What was taught as I’m wrapped in 
in my heartlove, I need not took . .
always with meand say ‘I love you before I lower 
same –Then the mainstay 
always happywith your children the darkest cloud.
happy and proud For sharing unconditional without
Me.When you asked stone.
I give you and love you 
through all life’s important events For teaching them