Funeral poems for a mother
Public-domain poems families read for a mother: of a mother’s love, remembrance and rest.
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14 poems
Away
I cannot say, and I will not say
That he is dead.—He is just away!…Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;…Footsteps of Angels
When the hours of Day are numbered,
And the voices of the Night…Go Down Death (A Funeral Sermon)
Weep not, weep not,
She is not dead;…Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,…If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;…Mother o’ Mine
If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!…No Coward Soul Is Mine
No coward soul is mine,
No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:…Remember
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;…Rest
O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes;
Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth;…Rock Me to Sleep
Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just for to-night!…There Is No Death
There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some other shore,…Up-Hill
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.…When I Am Dead, My Dearest
When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;…