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I’m Free 

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free 
I’m following the path God has laid you see. 
I took His hand when I heard him call 
I turned my back and left it all. 

I could not stay another day 
To laugh, to love, to work, to play. 
Tasks left undone must stay that way 
I found that peace at the close of day. 

If my parting has left a void 
Then fill it with remembered joy. 
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss 
Oh yes, these things I too will miss. 

Be not burdened with times of sorrow 
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. 
My life’s been full, I savored much 
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch. 

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief 
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. 
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee 
God wanted me now; He set me free.

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This is a shortened version

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief 
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief. 

If my parting has left a void 
Then fill it with remembered joy.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow 
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. 


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Until we meet again, may God 
Hold you in the palm of his hand.

Irish Prayer


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God looked around his garden

And He found an empty place.

And then He looked down upon the earth,

And saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you,

And lifted you to rest.

God's garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering,

He knew you were in pain,

He knew that you would never

Get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough,

And the hills were hard to climb,

So He closed your weary eyelids,

And whispered"Peace be thine."

It broke our hearts to lose you

 But you didn't go alone,

For part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.


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Sunlight streams through window pane
onto your chair on the floor....
then I remember,
it's where you used to sit but now you are no more.


My feet walk down a hall of carpet,
and muted echoes sound....
then I remember,
It's where your footsteps would joyously abound.


A voice is heard along the road,
and up beyond the hill,
then I remember it can't be yours....
your golden voice is still.


But I'll take that vacant spot of floor
and empty muted hall
and lay them with the absent voice
and unused mug upon the wall.


I'll wrap these treasured memorials
in a blanket of my love
and keep them for my best friend
until we meet above. 

Love you and miss you with all my heart!


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I know I have to let you go.
How I will, I do not know. 
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye. 
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye 
and an I Love You.
Jenna Leigh Walters


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They say that gems are priceless
And I guess that is true
But our friendship has been priceless,

I can't imagine life without you.


I miss your wit and happy face

You were always so upbeat;

You never let anything get you down

Everything in life was such a treat.


Inspiration must have been your middle name

You were sent here for a reason;

That was to be my very best friend

If only for a season!

Maggiemay


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Those we love don't go away, 
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.

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I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too,

I think of you in silence I often speak your name

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame

Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part

God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.


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God looked around his garden 
And He found an empty place. 
And then He looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face. 
He put His arms around you,
And lifted you to rest. 
God's garden must be beautiful, 
He always takes the best. 
He knew that you were suffering, 
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again. 
He saw the road was getting rough, 
And the hills were hard to climb, 
So He closed your weary eyelids,
And whispered"Peace be thine." 
It broke our hearts to lose you
. But you didn't go alone, 
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.


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I did not Die!

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hushI am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.


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Words alone cannot convey
the deep understanding and heartfelt sympathy 
extended to you in your bereavement.


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A rose once grew where all could see
Sheltered beside a wall,
And as the days passed swiftly by
Its branches spread, straight and tall.
One day, a beam of light shone through
A crevice had opened wide-
The rose bent gently towards its warmth 
Then passed to the other side..
Now you who deeply feel its loss 
Be comforted...the rose still blooms there-
Its beauty even greater now 
Nurtured by God's own loving care.


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May beauty live on 
in your memories 
and bring you peace. 
With Deepest Sympathy. 


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Those who mean the most to us

Are never really gone.

For in our thoughts and in our hearts 

Their memory still lives on

So may you find that passing time 

Can somehow help to heal

Those memories will ease the loss

And sorrow that you feel.


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Death leaves a heartache
No one can heal; 
Love leaves a memory
No one can steal.


Irish Tombstone 


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Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.


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Through that veil that

Leads into the other world;

(......) is only on the other side

His whole life has unfurled.


He can't come back though

So don't you pull;

He needs to let us go

The Universe has a schedule.


We will be there soon enough

Our Lives to be well spent;

So be gracious with this gift of life

(....) life's came and went.


We're all still here even

Though you wish us not sometimes;

Please count your blessings

As what a lot you've got.


We love you Grandma

And we miss Grandad too;

But we want you to stay

We can't lose both of you.

Maggiemay


Funeral Poems

The world may never notice
If a Snowdrop doesn't bloom,
Or even pause to wonder
If the petals fall too soon.

But every life that ever forms,
Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way
For all eternity.

The little one we longed for
Was swiftly here and gone.
But the love that was then planted
Is a light that still shines on.

And though our arms are empty,
Our hearts know what to do.
Every beating of our hearts
Says that we love you.

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There's magic in a Mother's touch,
And sunshine in her smile.
There's love in everything she does
To make our lives worthwhile.
We can find both hope and courage
Just by looking in her eyes.
Her laughter is a source of joy,
Her works are warm and wise.
There is a kindness and compassion
To be found in her embrace,
And we see the light of heaven
Shining from a Mother's face.

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Don’t tell me that you understand.
Don’t tell me that you know.
Don’t tell me that I will survive,
How I will surely grow.
Don’t come at me with answers
That can only come from me.
Don’t tell me how my grief will pass,
That I will soon be free.
Accept me in my ups and downs.
I need someone to share.
Just hold my hand and let me cry
And say, “My friend, I care"

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They say memories are golden well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
You never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,and nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one,the chain will link again.

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Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Remember by Christina Rossetti in the movie Kiss Me Deadly, 1955

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They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate;
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.

They are not long, the days of wine and roses;
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.
Ernest Dowson

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Always Remember Poem

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But don't forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget
The troubles that have passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.
I will miss you my dear friend!

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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep,
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.


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