Looking for poems or readings to use at a funeral or memorial service, see... "Funeral and Memorial Service Readings, Poems and Tributes" You may wish to use readings or poetry during a funeral service, at a memorial service, as part of a eulogy speech or as part of an "In Loving Me...
And she also to use newfangleness. But since that I so kindly am served, I would fain know what she hath deserved.When You Are Oldby William Butler YeatsWhen you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, ...
This is a collection of poems that I wrote about nature and wildlife, and our interactions with the natural world.
Im Stuck On A Speech For My Grandmother , Though I Have Only Known Her For The Last Ten Years, As My Mother Was A War Child, And We Looked For Her ,and What An Addition To My Life. Amy Steve Firstly I must say that I am sorry to hear your loss. I lost my mother three months...
“One shade the more, one ray the less” (line 7) would hinder the “nameless grace” which surrounds her. He then turns to her inner life, seeing her external beauty as an expression of thoughts that dwell in a place (perhaps her mind, or her beautiful head and face) both “pure”...
InAfter Forever, you’ll find heartfelt funeral poems and verses ideal for use at every funeral and memorial service. You will find eulogy poems that put into words the love and sorrow that you feel. A funeral reading can be a deeply moving experience for you and everyone in attendance whe...
Reaction to political change and the human condition are major themes for Auden, allowing him to use his extensive knowledge and great compassion to create formal poems that 'maintain the sacredness of language.' 'All I have is a voice To undo the folded lie... We must love one another...
"Meditation 17": Donne is approaching death. Hearing a church bell signifying a funeral, he observes that every death diminishes the large fabric of humanity. We are all in this world together, and we ought to use the suffering of others to learn how to live better so that we are better...
Life as a Poet W.H. Auden Poems Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson Are you a student or a teacher? FAQ Who did Auden write '~'Funeral Blues'~' for? ''Funeral Blues'' was originally written for a play that W.H. Auden wrote with Christopher Isherwood in 1936. However, after...
Reaction to political change and the human condition are major themes for Auden, allowing him to use his extensive knowledge and great compassion to create formal poems that 'maintain the sacredness of language.' 'All I have is a voice To undo the folded lie... We must love one another...