Poems About Loss Of Loved One

Choosing a poems, especially “poems about loss of loved one” can be very difficult, there are so many things that we want to say, but do you make it personal or generalize it so that everyone knows what you mean?

This is a really tough choice:

When my father in law died this year, my brother in law wanted to say a poem but decided on a eulogy instead, the eulogy was very touching and moved the whole family which was pretty unusual as he’s normally a real pain.

Unfortunately the eulogy was pretty personal, things that he’d done over the years and how he had looked after and supported my brother in law and wife. This made it a little hard for people to visualize him as this person because a lot of them hadn’t met him back then.

But! Even though a number of people couldn’t relate to my brother in laws words “we call them father eulogy poems now” they all felt the love that went into writing it and knew how hard it must have been for him to read it at the service.

And where was I when he was speaking? stood right next to him for moral support. All I had to say was “Don’t rush, take a few deep breaths before you start and read slowly” that was it, he was an absolute star and he would have made his father very proud.

What makes a good poem or eulogy for a father?

You have to remember that a father is usually your role model, we all look up to our fathers for guidance and support throughout our lives. Where do you think the saying “like father like son” originated? It’s because we do tend to imitate our dad’s, this is why a eulogy or poem for the loss of a father can be so gut wrenching, it’s like our idol has died, and in all fairness – he has.

So make it special, pull out all the stops and let the whole world know what the man you idolized was like, just because he’s gone doesn’t mean that you are less proud of him.

A eulogy for a father can start about you! how you saw him, your first joint project (building a tree house) and then take this story all the way up to the present day. Drop in parts about his friends, work colleagues, hobbies, grand children (if appropriate) You really can dig around and put it all in.

This is a celebration of his life, let everyone know how your father lived and what his values taught you.

(dedicated to my brother in law Paul, I never knew you had it in you!)