Planning what to say at a funeral can be a hard task and here is another of my favourite funeral poems. It is called Because I Could Not Stop For Death and will make the funeral that little bit more special.

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He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labour and my leisure too,
For His Civility—

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess—in the Ring—
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—
We passed the Setting Sun—

Or rather—He passed Us—
The Dews drew quivering and chill—
For only Gossamer, my Gown—
My Tippet—Only Tulle—

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground—
The Roof scarcely visible—
The Cornice—in the Ground—

Since then—tis Centuries—and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses Heads
Were toward Eternity—

Thanks for reading one of our funeral poems and hope everything goes well for you on the day.