You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on You can remember her and only that she is gone Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday Or you can be full of the love that you shared Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back But the most important thing is even if we are apart I’ll always be with you. Stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. If ever there is a tomorrow when we’re not together there is something you must always remember… You are braver than you believe. He noted that first came his date of birth Until that fine day we’re together again.ĭo Not Stand At My Grave and Weep (Mary Elizabeth Frye) I miss you all dearly so keep up your chin Go on with your lives, don’t stare at the wall Keep on smiling, the sun will shine through. Remember the best times, the laughter, the songsĬontinue my heritage, I’m counting on you I hear a voice that whispers, ‘Grieve not for me’ Seize the day, care for all, be a friend.Ī branch has fallen from the family tree (Author unknown) So live for each truth that you already know: My journey is over – or perhaps it goes on, I ask of you this, if you will, now and then: Good friends who have travelled each mile Remember the days that we have all shared,Įach day of my life, I’ve been glad to have known When the years of my life have come to an end, When the years of my life have come to an end There’ll be with his mates shouting ‘Goal!’ With his mates on the stand, he’d join in the songs,Īnd after the match with a pint in his hand,īut now there’ll be one less voice in the crowd,īut maybe there’ll be goal posts in heaven,Īnd over the noise of a choir singing songs, There are lots to be found online, of course, but here are some - including some of my own.Īt home or away, he’d be there for his team,Īnd not only when sunny or at the top of the league, Choosing the right reading or poem for a funeral is so important and can be quite hard.
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