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Vera Grace PorterCelebration of Her Life Service
Wednesday 15th August 2012 12.30pm
Kent & Sussex Crematorium
Before hearse & limousine arrives check I have this script & tissues.Give water, My Story& pens to Richard - he leaves with Jacqui. Ask him to find outour position in cloister.
11.45am: arrival of hearse & limousine at homeFlowers & cards from us, Alan & Maggie in place
12.15 - 12.30: people at crematorium - they either wait in waiting room or mingle
outside.
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The Eternal Knot,Karl Jenkins
All Things Brightand Beautiful,Katherine Jenkins
Mum and Dadloved to dance:
Sway, sung byDean Martin
The Lord is MyShepherd, sung byThe Choir Boys(theme tune toVicar of Dibley)
Vera Grace Porter
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Into the freedom of wind and sunshine
Into the dance of the stars and the planets
Into the wind's breath and the hands of the star-maker
Into the company of angels and all those you love and who love you
There is a time for everything...
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to be silent and a time to speak.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud
It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seekingIt is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes
Love never fails
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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If you can feel loveYoull never be without meThis isnt good byeThis is time to fly free
As free as a birdGliding through the blueIll stretch my spirit wingsFly along beside you
Live it free, oh live it free
Its ok tosmileIt doesnt mean you forgetIts with love you live lifeThere cannot be greaterrespectIf you want to honour me,To honour my memory,Let go of your painLive your life free
Live it free, oh live it free
At the end of each dayCount your blessings my dearDonttry to hold onMove on without fearYou cant grasp at loveYet it follows you like airBreathe in that grace
And I will be there
Live it free, oh live it free
Cygnus Review, July 2012
If I should die before the restof youBreak not a flower nor inscribea stoneNor, when I'm gone, speak in aSunday voice,But be the usual selves that Ihave known.Weep if you mustParting is hell.But life goes on.So sing as well.
Her sight is dimmedHer hearing almost goneYet mum's soul shines bright
Her bones are fragileHer breathing is shallowYet mum sleeps soundly at night
Her fingers are twisted yet softHer heart beat is irregularYet Mum's smile is a beautifulsight
She seems like a pawn to betakenBy people who should knowbetterYet mum remains feisty in thefight
Some say poor old soulWhat quality of life is this?Yet mum to her life she holds ontight
Her memory may be fadingHer walk is a shuffleYet mum always tries with allher might
Her skin may be shrivelledAnd dotted with purple blotchesYet to my hand Mum can hold on
tight
So, Graham GibbensWho decided to close mum's homeIn a court sometime soonMum may cause you a fright
Mum does not mind if she is thelast one in her homeThe fact is it's wrong to threatenher lifeShe wants me to continue - come
what may
Mum's mandate compels me andI will stand up and sayTo the highest judge in the landIf that's what it takes to makethings right
For my mumWho I will always love very much
3rdAugust 2011
May the roads rise up tomeet you,May the wind be always at
your back,May the sun shine warmupon your face,May the rains fall soft uponfields
And until we meet againMay God hold you in the
palm of his hand.
They say memories aregolden,Well, maybe that is true;I never wanted memories,I only wanted you.
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 pieceNo one could ever fill.
But now I know you want me
To mourn for you no more,To remember the happytimesLife still has much in store.
Since you'll never beforgottenI pledge to you today;
A hallowed place within myheartIs where you'll always stay.
If tears could build astairway
And heartache make a lane;I'd walk the path to heaven
And bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,and nothing seems the same;But as God calls us one byone,The chain will link again.