When I lost my mother there was no way on earth that I could have written a shopping list never mind poems for funeral tributes. Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be difficult and may require talking about your feelings, expressing your condolences to a family member or writing about your grief.
But in any case funeral poems serve like an ode to the person who died. An important step is to consider the finer points of the life history of the person. I was looking for something classy and fitting for the best mother in the world, so I went for something by Mary Elizabeth Fry which was a very fitting funeral poem.
If you don t have a well known funeral home in your town, then talk to friends and family who can give suggestions. A feature of successful eulogies is that they will include comment on the positive impact the person had on other people along the way, especially on the speaker and others present at the funeral. Poems ranging from heartfelt and sad to lighthearted and even funny have been written by amateur and professional poetry writers to put words to the feelings that are expressed after someone has died.
No one will be timing you, with a stopwatch, so take your time. It is a wonderful idea to include any major achievements that occurred during the person's lifetime.
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