Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been penned throughout history, but these are the most famous poems ever written. ... 40 Comforting Funeral Poems That Honor Loved Ones. RD.COM, GETTY IMAGES.

But even without its mention in the film, Walt Whitman’s poem deserves a spot on our list of the most famous poems ever written. Penned in 1865 as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, who was ...

Not that other sorts of poems are immune from these kinds of transformations in purpose, necessarily. Context can shift as well as language. WH Auden’s “Funeral Blues,” which made a famous (and ...

Find suggested poems for services or funerals that honour the memory of your loved one . ... These lyrics are among the famous 19th-century poet Christina Rossetti's many poems about grief.

On her Web site, Carty says she wrote the poem in 1963 when she was 6 years old and inspired by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The proof of who wrote the poem could be lost in the mail.