The right words can bring comfort when ours are hard to find.
Finding the words to express how you feel is not always easy. We’ve gathered a selection of poems, readings and quotes that have brought comfort to many families over the years. While it’s impossible to include something for every family and every circumstance, we hope this collection provides a helpful place to begin.
We invite you to explore the collection below. If you don’t find exactly what you’re looking for, many more beautiful poems and readings are available through books and trusted online sources.
Thinking of You with Love – Author Unknown
We thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday,
and days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
we often speak your name.
All we have are memories,
and your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake,
with which we will never part.
God has you in His keeping,
we have you in our hearts.
A million times we`ve wanted you.
A million times we cried.
If love could only have saved you,
you never would have died.
It broke our hearts to lose you.
But you didn`t go alone.
For a part of us went with you…
the day God called you Home.
Author Unknown
A Butterfly Lights Beside Us – Author Unknow
A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam, and for a
brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world.
But then it flies again. And though we wish it could
have stayed, we feel so lucky to have seen it.
Author Unknown
The Littlest Star – © Tidman Funerals
The smallest stars can shine the brightest,
Though they seem so far away.
Their gentle light still finds our hearts
At the close of every day.
Our little one will always be
A light that cannot part;
Not only shining in the sky,
But glowing in each heart.
And every time we lift our eyes
To where the heavens are,
We’ll smile through tears and softly say,
“There is our little star.”
© Tidman Funerals
I Am Your Mummy – Author Unknown
I am your mummy… how do I know?
I’ve never held you and will never see you grow.
It is you that I look for when I close my weary eyes.
And, for you, my living whispers, in the morning when I rise.
I am your mummy…. do you know why?
Because it is for you that I smile and for you that I cry.
My arms are always reaching even though you are not there.
I love you my little angel, my sweet, darling, Lil’ Bear.
I am your mummy… when I see you again, how will you know?
It is so simple, my sweetheart, and I will tell you so.
You are forever with me, be it in heaven or by my side.
I am your mummy, for, my heart has never lied.
© Tidman Funerals
I Didn’t Have to Look into Your Eyes – Author Unknown
I didn’t have to look into your eyes
To fall in love with you.
I didn’t have to hear you cry
To know you loved me too.
I didn’t need to hold your hand
To cherish you for always.
Within my womb, we shared our hearts
You touched my soul.
You sweetened my spirit
You gave me memories I’ll always hold dear.
Yes, my heart aches since you
Departed too soon.
But a mother’s love does not end with death.
For you are my child,
Forever my love is yours….
Author Unknown
Another Little Angel – Author Unknown
Listen…can you hear it?
A heavenly choir sings.
Another little angel
Just got her set of wings.
There’s joy and there is shouting
As she steps through heaven’s gate.
They all lined up to greet her.
All the angels celebrate.
Her eyes are shining brightly
And a smile lights her face,
As she receives her halo
And takes her special place.
She’s the smallest little angel
With the biggest kind of love.
She’s wiser than an owl
And more peaceful than a dove.
And though there’s joy in heaven,
There is sorrow down below.
broken hearts are crying
Since they had to let her go.
So she watches them from heaven
But she knows the time will come,
They will join their precious daughter
When their work on earth is done
Author Unknown
There Is A Special Angel – Author Unknown
Special Angel In Heaven
There’s a special Angel in Heaven
That is a part of me.
It is not where I wanted her
but where God wanted her to be.
She was here but just a moment like a night time shooting star
And though she is in Heaven,
she isn’t very far.
She touched the hearts of many
like only Angels can.
I would’ve held her every minute
If I’d only known God’s plan.
So I send this special message
to the Heavens up above.
Please take care of my Angel
and send her all my love.
Author Unknown
Little Snowdrop – Author Unknown
The world may never notice
If a Snowdrop doesn’t bloom,
Or even pause to wonder
If the petals fall too soon.
But every life that ever forms,
Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way
For all eternity.
The little one we longed for
Was swiftly here and gone.
But the love that was then planted
Is a light that still shines on.
And though our arms are empty,
Our hearts know what to do.
For every beating of our hearts
Says that we love you.
Author Unknown
You Never Said Goodbye – Author Unknown
You never said I am leaving,
You never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why.
A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone.
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home.
Author Unknown
To The Child In My Heart – Author Unknown
O precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure, and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be
We waited and longed for you to come
And join our family.
We never had the chance to play,
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle.
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to you giggle.
I’ll always be your mother.
He’ll always be your dad.
You will always be our child,
The child that we had.
But now you’re gone…but yet you’re here.
We’ll sense you everywhere.
You are our sorrow and our joy.
There’s love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong.
We’ll forget you never.
The child we had, but never had,
And yet we’ll have forever.
Author Unknown
The Angels Were Unhappy – Author Unknown
The angles were unhappy
Because they were so few
And all those lives to oversee
Was quite a job to do
So far and wide they searched on earth
Their thoughts on just one goal
To find amount the people there
A pure untarnished soul
They thought about the wise and true
The brave, the meek, the mild
And then with joy they looked upon
A new and precious child
With gladdened hearts they knew they had
The soul they had hoped to find
But tears fell for the sorrow
They knew they’d leave behind
For such a dear beloved babe
Would leave behind such pain
To all his loving family
Who’d on the Earth remain
But the angels knew his family
Would know he was above
And cradled safely in the arms of love
He wasn’t on the earth for long
His heart knew only love
And now there’s one more angel
Smiling down from above
Author Unknown
These Are My Footprints- Author Unknown
These are my footprints, so perfect and so small.
These tiny footprints, never touched the ground at all.
Not one tiny footprint, for now I have my wings.
These tiny footprints were meant for other things.
You will hear my tiny footprints, in the patter of the rain.
Gentle drops like angels tears, of joy and not from pain.
You will see my tiny footprints, in each butterflies’ lazy dance.
I’ll let you know I’m with you, if you give me just a chance.
You will see my tiny footprints, in the rustle of the leaves.
I will whisper names into the wind, and call each one that grieves.
Most of all, these tiny footprints, are found in mummy’s heart,
’cause even though I’m gone now, we’ll never truly part.
Fluff Up The Clouds – Patricia Harder
Call heaven there’s an Angel
That’s coming home today.
Our hearts are sad and broken
Because she couldn’t stay.
Fluff up the clouds and lay her
Gently in your care.
Place the tiny halo
Softly in her hair.
Our arms will never hold her again
Our lips will never kiss
The velvet of her cheeks again
We were not prepared for this.
In our hearts will be a tiny hole
Where always you will be.
Because we loved you so much
Our hearts will always grieve
Patricia Harder
We are unable to publish the full text of the following beautiful poems because they are protected by copyright. However, we have included the title and author to help you locate them.
Many of these poems can be found in published collections or through other authorised sources.
Please speak with us if you would like to include one of these poems in a service. We may be able to provide you with a copy and guide you on the appropriate permissions or licensing required for its use.
His Journey’s Just Begun – Ellen Brenneman
Just Those Few Weeks – Susan Erling Martinez
I’ll Lend you For A Little While (A Child Of Mine) – Edgar A Guest
Look For Me In Rainbows –Vicki Brown
Family Chain – Ron Tranmer
Your Fingerprints Are On My Heart – Tom Krause
Little Footprints – Dorothy Ferguson
“Every child changes the world. Some simply do it in a shorter time.”
“The love between a parent and child is never measured by time.”
“A little life. A lasting love.”
“Love does not count days or years. It simply loves.”
“Tiny hands leave the deepest fingerprints on our hearts.”
“ Some little lives are like wildflowers—delicate, beautiful, and never forgotten.”
“Some stars shine for a lifetime. Others shine for a moment, yet are never forgotten.”
‘’We wished for a baby , but God gave us an Angel instead.’’
— Author Unknown
“An angel in the book of life wrote down my baby’s birth and whispered as she shut the book, ‘ Too beautiful for earth.” Author Unknown
“A moment in our arms, a lifetime in our hearts.”
“Those we have held in our arms for a little while, we hold in our hearts forever.”
— Author Unknown
While you lived, you were already dancing with God, and by His grace, a small part of Heaven was loved by us.
— Author Unknown
Each new life… No matter how fragile or brief… Forever changes the world.
— Author Unknown
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