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Funeral Poem – My Journey’s Just Begun by Ellen Brenneman

Funeral Poem My Journey’s Just Begun by Ellen Brenneman

Read by marc lemezma – funeral celebrant.

This lovely poem is another message to the living from a person who has passed away. This time it is a reminder of more than life simply going on. It tells of a new existence and relationship, founded on the love that existed in life.

Don’t think of me as gone away My journey’s just begun Life holds so many facets This earth is but one

Just think of me as resting From the sorrows and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years

Think of how I must be wishing That you could know today How nothing but your sadness Can really go away

And think of me as living In the hearts of those I touched For nothing loved is ever lost And I know I was loved so much

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His Journey’s Just Begun Poem

By Ellen Brenneman

‘Don’t think of him as gone away  his journey’s just begun , life holds so many facets, this earth is only one. A suitable poem for a grandfather (or mother) that tries to express a feeling of peace and an ongoing adventure to the people in attendance.

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Don’t think of him as gone away his journey’s just begun, life holds so many facets this earth is only one.

Just think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tears in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days and years.

Think how he must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass away.

And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched for nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much.

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His Journey’s Just Begun…

Don’t think of him as gone away, His journey’s just begun… Life holds so many facet’s, This earth is only one…

Just think of him as resting, From the sorrow’s and the tear’s… In a place of warmth and comfort, Where there are no day’s and year’s…

Think of how he must be wishing, That we could know today… How nothing but our sadness, Can really pass away…

And think of him as living. In the heart’s of those he touched… For nothing loved is ever lost, And he was loved so much.

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My journey’s just begun – anonymous.

You may have heard this  uplifting funeral poem  read as “His Journey’s Just Begun”, “Her Journey’s Just Begun” or “Their Journey’s Just Begun”. It’s completely fine to change the pronouns to fit the person you’re doing the reading for.

“Don’t think of me as gone away My journey’s just begun Life holds so many facets This earth is but one Just think of me as resting From the sorrows and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years Think of how I must be wishing That you could know today How nothing but your sadness Can really go away And think of me as living In the hearts of those I touched For nothing loved is ever lost And I know I was loved so much”

Because I Love You So – Anonymous

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“Time will not dim the face I love, The voice I heard each day, The many things you did for me, In your own special way. All my life I’ll miss you, As the years come and go, But in my heart I’ll keep you, Because I love you so.”

Love Lives On – Anonymous

Love Lives On  is just eight lines long and is written in modern English. This makes it ideal if you’re nervous about reading at a funeral or if you’re looking for words to use in a book of remembrance. The gender-neutral phrasing means you don’t have to make any adaptations.

“Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, far as long as there is memory, they’ll live on in the heart.”

I Carry Your Heart With Me – E. E. Cummings

I Carry Your Heart With Me  expresses how you will always carry the memory and love of your partner. This poem looks a little different written down to other poems we’re used to. The video below shows one way you can read it. Remember, you can read your chosen poem however you like. It’s completely normal to take breaks and gaps when you need.

“i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate, my sweet) i want no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)”

I Thought of You With Love Today – Anonymous

It’s normal to think of your partner a lot when they have passed away. This short poem reflects on this, highlighting how they will always hold a place in your heart.

“I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

I think of you in silence I often speak your name All I have are memories and your picture in a frame

Your memory is my keepsake with which I'll never part God has you in his keeping I have you in my heart.”

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Her Journey’s Just Begun

by Fast Funeral | Dec 5, 2017 | Funeral Poems , Mother Funeral Poems | 1 comment

Her Journey’s Just Begun Don’t think of her as gone away, her journey’s just begun, Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one, Just think of her as resting, from the sorrows and the tears, In a place of warmth and comfort, where there are no days or years, Think how she must be wishing, that we could know today, How nothing but our sadness, can really pass away, And think of her as living, in the hearts of those she touched, For nothing loved is ever lost, and she was loved so much.

Heartwarming and beautiful poetry. By Ellen Brennerman

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Poem by ellen brenneman.

My Journey’s Just Begun

Don’t think of me as gone away My journey’s just begun Life holds so many facets This earth is but one Just think of me as resting From the sorrows and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years Think of how I must be wishing That you could know today How nothing but your sadness Can really go away And think of me as living In the hearts of those I touched For nothing loved is ever lost And I know I was loved so much

I was originally going to speak at my dad’s memorial service, but now I think I’ll let others do it. I did want to include this poem somewhere during the service, but again now I’m not so sure. Because of this indecision, I’m going to just put it here in the meantime. I’ve thought about a lot of things and done a few things besides working since I’ve been back in Las Vegas. I have a lot of emotions and thoughts to get out. I’m sure some of it will end up in my journal, in poems, and maybe in short stories. I don’t know. The thing I do know is I’m really feeling the effects of having Sjogren’s more than usual, which means my tiredness. I’m trying to find better things to do with my time than play stupid games on my phone. Sometimes you have to take it easy and take a nap for a few hours, only to get back to life and do things. I admit I need to watch a little less TV and movies and a little more exercising and writing. There are some things I wish I had done while my dad was still alive, but now it sort of gives me a more motivation to do the things I’ve been putting off. Even though going home last weekend was unexpected, my dad’s death gave me more perspective in the process of dying and how fortunate he was to not experience a lengthy death. While there were a few times I was surprised at his reactions, I rest knowing there’s no more pain. I looked up poems about death and the staples of Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe surfaced but so did the poem below that was lighter in theme and energy. There is some amount of darkness in death, but I wanted the opposite this time. There shouldn’t be denial or guilt, but if there is, hopefully there is a way to move through it over time, and this is my way of sharing my feelings. I felt numb and didn’t want to feel anything when I found out my dad wasn’t doing well. I still felt this way when I arrived at the hospital. I hoped he would come through it and start eating again, but when it was clear he wasn’t going to, I wished the process would be quick. When Sunday rolled around, I was regretting I had to leave back for work and couldn’t stay. I am still in the training process of my new job and will be until March and will still be learning even then the new systems. A part of me was relieved when he passed because it wouldn’t put the burden on my brother and mother to take care of him at home. I knew he had been well taken care of and we had done our best to make him comfortable. I know death isn’t new and neither is a parent dying. What is different this time is I have pictures and positive memories of his life and for this I am lucky and grateful.

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