Poems You Can Read at Your Dad’s Funeral

If your dad has recently passed away, you may be in need of thoughtful and moving poems to read at his service at a funeral homes in Martensville, SK.

Poetry can help you cope during this difficult time, and a moving poem about how much your dad means to you will come across as sincere and meaningful. If you’re looking for some great poems about dads and their relationship with their children, here are some great examples

Father – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

He never made a fortune, or a noise

In the world where men are seeking after fame;

But he had a healthy brood of girls and boys

Who loved the very ground on which he trod.

They thought him just little short of God;

Oh you should have heard the way they said his name –

‘Father.’

There seemed to be a loving little prayer

In their voices, even when they called him ‘Dad.’

Though the man was never heard of anywhere,

As a hero, yet somehow understood

He was doing well his part and making good;

And you knew it, by the way his children had

Of saying ‘Father…’

As We Look Back – Unknown Author

As we look back over time

We find ourselves wondering …..

Did we remember to thank you enough

For all you have done for us?

For all the times you were by our sides

To help and support us …..

To celebrate our successes

To understand our problems

And accept our defeats?

Or for teaching us by your example,

The value of hard work, good judgment,

Courage and integrity?

We wonder if we ever thanked you

For the sacrifices you made.

To let us have the very best?

And for the simple things

Like laughter, smiles and times we shared?

If we have forgotten to show our

Gratitude enough for all the things you did,

We’re thanking you now.

And we are hoping you knew all along,

How much you meant to us.

To My Father – Georgia Harkness

A giant pine, magnificent and old

Stood staunch against the sky and all around

Shed beauty, grace and power.

Within its fold birds safely reared their young.

The velvet ground beneath was gentle,

and the cooling shade gave cheer to passers by.

Its towering arms a landmark stood, erect and unafraid,

As if to say, “Fear naught from life’s alarms”.

It fell one day.

Where it had dauntless stood was loneliness and void.

But men who passed paid tribute – and said,

“To know this life was good,

It left it’s mark on me. Its work stands fast”.

And so it lives. Such life no bonds can hold –

This giant pine, magnificent and old.

If Tears Could Build a Stairway – Unknown Author

If tears could build a stairway,

and memories a lane.

I would walk right up to Heaven

and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken,

No time to say “Goodbye”.

You were gone before I knew it,

and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness,

and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to love you –

No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me

to mourn for you no more;

To remember all the happy times

life still has much in store.

Since you’ll never be forgotten,

I pledge to you today

A hollowed place within my heart

is where you’ll always stay.

His Journey’s Just Begun – Elle Brenneman

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.

Whether your dad was a lover of literature or not, these poems will help capture his spirit and show how much he meant to those who knew him best.

Call us if you need a funeral home in Martensville, SK, to help plan your dad’s funeral. Our funeral directors are available 24 hours daily and ready to assist you.