If your loved one didn’t have any religious beliefs, you may wish to choose a non-religious funeral poem or verse:

Richard Aldington was born in 1892 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. He became known for his poetry, specifically his World War I poetry and was friends with poets such as T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, W. B. Yeats, and Ezra Pound. "Inarticulate Grief" is an excellent choice when looking for poems for a funeral and is about the importance of letting grief be experienced, however unrestrained it may be. Popular funeral poem based on a short verse by David Harkins. An uplifting poem about being grateful for a loved one’s life.

Many people find “All is Well” to be a comforting funeral poem, as the message focuses on how love and relationships continue to live on after death, just as they do when two people are physically separated. When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine. And don't call this my deathbed. Let it be called the bed of life, and let my body be taken from it to help others lead fuller lives. Poems and verses for funerals can bring comfort during such an upsetting and difficult time. Some poems can be uplifting, whilst others may be quite emotional or even funny. Here are some suggestions for anyone wishing to choose a moving poem or verse for their loved one’s funeral.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. This poem by Carl Sandburg details the different lives one can hold as represented by seasons. It pictures death as an old friend, rather than something to be feared, which might be of some comfort to those in mourning. This is another example of uplifting goodbye funeral poems (especially for a mom from a daughter or other child that wishes to say goodbye to their parent). Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain! My Captain!” following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865. The poem uses a metaphor to describe Lincoln leading the U.S. through the Civil War, only to die just as the country begins to celebrate. Unfortunately, many people can relate to the feeling of mourning that comes after losing someone just as things are starting to get better. Short funeral verse written by Joyce Grenfell with a message about finding ways to cope with grief carry on after losing a loved one.