Funeral Poem

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I can't see the point of flowers at a funeral, the deceased cannot see them, and once the funeral is over, they are left to rot away,such a waste.

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I understand how you feel Ann, it's what happens after everyone has left, those flowers are left to rot, I would rather give the money to charity. God bless

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No Flowers

Published by Family Friend Poems September 5, 2024 with permission of the Author.

I want no flowers when I die
No one too mourn me
no one to cry.
I wish no sadness, at my demise
just a smile and a loving memory
Is all I ask.

For the people I love
who meant the world to me
are now no longer here.
All that's left is an emptiness
filled with memories
I hold so dear.

Eventually the day will dawn
when I will breathe my last.
On a journey to another world
to be reunited with those I love.

To rest in peace in heaven
far from all life's pain
leaving just my memory
to comfort those who still remain.

ABOUT THE POET:

John Peter Read was born in the East End of London in 1948. He was brought up by his Nan and mother, as his father left home when he was 5 years old. At the age of 15, John left school with just a basic education. While in school, he wrote little rhymes just for fun. A couple of his religious poems were published by the Christian church in the...

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