Losing someone we love is something no one wants to experience. However, if the number of funeral homes in Hebbronville, TX, is anything to go by, it happens all too often. 

Have you recently lost a friend and have their funeral service coming up? It’s totally natural to find yourself short of words despite having a lot to say. 

Nevertheless, preparing a tribute for the service doesn’t have to be impossible. Below, we have five meaningful poems to inspire the right feelings and help you find your own words. 

1. Robert Burns – Epitaph on my Own Friend 

An honest man here lies at rest, 

As e’er God with His image blest: 

The friend of man, the friend of truth; 

The friend of age, and guide of youth: 

Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d, 

Few heads with knowledge so inform’d: 

If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; 

If there is none, he made the best of this. 

2. Jim Howard – Where I Have Gone I am not so Small 

Where I have gone I am not so small. 

My soul is as wide as the world is tall. 

I have gone to answer the call, the call 

Of the One who takes care of us all. 

Wherever you look, you will find me there 

In the heart of a rose, 

In the heart of a prayer. 

On butterflies’ wings, on wings of my own, 

To you, I’m gone, 

But I’m never alone 

I’m over the moon 

I am home. 

3. Rabindranath Tagore – Farewell My Friends 

It was beautiful 

as long as it lasted 

the journey of my life. 

I have no regrets 

whatsoever save 

the pain I’ll leave behind. 

Those dear hearts 

who love and care 

and the heavy with sleep 

ever moist eyes. 

The smile, in spite of a 

lump in the throat 

and the strings pulling 

at the heart and soul. 

The strong arms 

that held me up 

when my own strength 

let me down. 

Each morsel that I was 

fed with was full of love divine. 

At every turning of my life 

I came across 

good friends. 

Friends who stood by me 

even when the time raced by. 

Farewell, Farewell 

my friends. 

I smile and bid you goodbye. 

No, shed no tears, 

for I need them not 

All I need is your smile. 

If you feel sad 

think of me 

for that’s what I’d like. 

When you live in the hearts 

of those you love, 

remember then…. 

you never die. 

4. Unknown – I Thought of You with Love Today 

I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new 

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too, 

I think of you in silence I often speak your name 

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame 

Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part 

God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart. 

5. Unknown – If Tears Could Build a Stairway 

If tears could build a stairway 

And heartache make a lane, 

I’d walk the path to heaven 

And bring you back again. 

It probably feels unfair and unnatural to be in this position. However, the best one can do is to keep the deceased close to our hearts and honor their memory in a meaningful manner. 

Whether you are having a service at our Hebbronville, TX, funeral home or merely attending one, you can reach out to us for help putting together a tribute. Visit or call us today.  A funeral director balances sensitivity with practicality to make things easier for everyone involved.