An Autumn Funeral

Sad and poignant ...

A funeral on an autumn day

Casts shadows on us all

As through the driving rain

The coffin looks so small

A life that’s now extinguished

Just memories are left
And all the dripping mourners

Are feeling so bereft

But as the sun appears

And forces through the gloom

Remember all the good times

Not harbingers of doom

See the person’s smile

Remember how they laughed

And celebrate their life

Enjoying all their past

 

Phil Sanders

28/9/07

Reviews

[Candle in the wind]

"Remember how they laughed
And celebrate their life"
I guess thats the best way to remember your loved ones instead of moaning the loss.Thank you Phil.

[ah]

this is a perfect funeral poem from an outside point of view... thanx for asking me to read, keep writing, great write

[Sally Edwards]

Wonderful poem for a funeral, i can see this being a wondeful comfort to someone recently bereaved, such tenderness and sorrow all at once. lovley work Phil

[A.J. Smith]

You nicely captured the chilly wetness of a somber affair and closed with a warm sentiment. Well done poem.

[An Ordinary Woman]

This is a lovely tribute ... very descriptive, full of imagery and heartfelt feelings. Funerals are so sad indeed and why does it always seem to rain?

This was truly lovely, Phil ....