Poems enable us to express and capture our deepest emotions and feelings in words. That’s why it’s a standard part of memorial services organized by cremation services in St. Louis, MO. 

If you’re planning a memorial, you may be too overwhelmed to find the appropriate poem on your own. That’s why we’ve shared some below. 

Warm Summer Sun – Walt Whitman 

"Warm summer sun, 

Shine kindly here, 

Warm southern wind, 

Blow softly here. 

Green sod above, 

Lie light, lie light. 

Good night, dear heart, 

Good night, good night. 

Away – James Whitcomb Riley 

Think of him faring on, as dear 

In the love of There as the love of Here. 

Think of him still as the same. I say, 

He is not dead—he is just away."

Death is Nothing at All – Henry Scott Holland 

“Life means all that it ever meant. 

It is the same as it ever was. 

There is absolute and unbroken continuity. 

What is this death but a negligible accident? 

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? 

I am but waiting for you, for an interval, 

somewhere very near, 

just round the corner.” 

Sonnets Are Full of Love – Christina Rossetti 

“I love you, Mother, I have woven a wreath 

Of rhymes wherewith to crown your honoured name: 

In you not fourscore years can dim the flame 

Of love, whose blessed glow transcends the laws 

Of time and change and mortal life and death.” 

Requiem – Robert Louis Stevenson 

"Under the wide and starry sky, 

Dig the grave and let me lie. 

Glad did I live and gladly die, 

And I laid me down with a will 

This be the verse you grave for me: 

Here he lies where he longed to be; 

Home is the sailor, home from sea; 

And the hunter home from the hill."

There is No Light Without a Dawning – Helen Steiner Rice 

"No winter without a spring 

And beyond the dark horizon 

Our hearts will once more sing …. 

For those who leave us for a while 

Have only gone away 

Out of a restless, care worn world 

Into a brighter day"

She is Gone – David Harkins 

“You can shed tears that she is gone 

Or you can smile because she has lived 

You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back 

Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left 

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her 

Or you can be full of the love that you shared” 

She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron 

“One shade the more, one ray the less, 

Had half impaired the nameless grace 

Which waves in every raven tress, 

Or softly lightens o’er her face; 

Where thoughts serenely sweet express, 

How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.” 

Feel free to edit the pronouns accordingly and add lines to your taste. You can also use them to write your own. It doesn’t matter if you’re not a poet. You only need to be honest. 

And if you prefer letting a funeral director take care of the poem and provide additional cremation service in St. Louis, MO, reach out to us. We will help you arrange your loved one’s memorial and give them a befitting farewell. Call us now to speak with our staff.