Description
Destiny has played its part; it was time for me to leave
Welcome friends and family, indeed a welcome to you all
To this occasion, my funeral,
To this occasion where I am present but not seen
To this occasion, upon my death, my funeral does befall
Such events are not looked forward to, for they tend to be quite sad
Crying eyes and solemn expression
Whispered words said in degrees of depression
Not surprising, but let’s be positive about the life I have had
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Like all of us it’s had its down, but they were few and only lasted for a while
You were there for me, and I thank you
For knowing me, for sharing time with me, for talking to me, for thinking about me, for loving me, for caring about me and for always leaving me with a smile.
And over the coming years ahead you might have cause to recall them as you would Destiny has played its part; it was time for me to leave
I want you to heal, no more pain should you feel, and after this service, please, do not grieve.
For life is too short for such feelings, you must move on without any twinges of guilt
Flower and bloom, avoid doom and gloom, or else you could well shrivel and wilt.
About the Author
Keith Stokes-Smith was brought up in Solihull, moving to Worcestershire in 1997. Writing poems came easy to him in his twenties and early thirties.
In 2016, his mother passed away. Two weeks later, on a train journey to London, he belatedly wrote a bespoke poem for her funeral and wrote it as if she had composed it to be read out by her at her funeral; a strange concept you might think. From then on he found himself uncontrollably inspired to write more adopting words spoken by fictitious people of fictitious ages in fictitious circumstances. In essence, he has tried to be in the mind of the reader. His poems may be considered somewhat unique coupled very often with them having a sense of humour.
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