Funeral poems for a veteran

Poems for someone who served. They suit a funeral where that part of a life is honoured out loud, whether or not anyone is in uniform.

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Laurence Binyon · 1914

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

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Who's it for

Anyone who served, and especially someone who died young in uniform. Right for a family who want the words everybody in the room will already know.

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William Ernest Henley · 1888

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

50 sec

Who's it for

Someone who got dealt a hard hand and never let it decide who they were. The person others called stubborn and you would call brave.

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Leo Marks · 1943

Not shown here, because the poem is still in copyright.

Who's it for

A widow or widower, and anyone who served. Right for a love that was certain, and someone who never went in for big words.

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Rupert Brooke · 1915

If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field

55 sec

Who's it for

Someone who served, and especially anyone who died far from home. Right for a family who want something formal and proud.

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