Poetry For The Death Of A Father

By Author: Nitin Chaudhary
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A classic poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” speaks to the comfort of knowing that our loved one is at eternal peace. The timeless verse offers a message of hope in the midst of sorrow and reassures us that we will reunite with them again someday:

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.

Another classic poem with a more somber tone is WH Auden’s “Funeral Blues.” This piece of poetry captures more of the intense emotions brought on by loss and pain that individuals often feel in their grief. It speaks to the unbearable sense of emptiness left after a loved one passes away:

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,

Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,

Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

“The Broken Chain” by Ron Tranmer is a beautiful poem that speaks to the idea of a family chain being ...
... broken by losing a loved one. It offers hope and comfort in the idea that the chain will one day be mended in the afterlife. The poem reads:

We little knew that morning that

God was going to call your name.

In life, we loved you dearly,

In death, we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,

You did not go alone;

Part of us went with you,

The day God called you home.

You left us with peaceful memories,

Your love is still our guide;

And though we cannot see you,

You are always at our side.

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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