Rhyme and Reasons

I’m always on the look out for new poems to include within my funeral ceremonies, especially ones that reflect a person’s favourite pastimes or passions in life. I recently searched for poems about sheds for a man who had been so in love with his four wooden walls at the end of the garden, he had fitted a little intercom so he could ask his wife for a cup of tea without having to go back into the house! It was actually a little joke he played, and his wife and children remembered it with laughter and affection.

Anyway, my search for shed poems introduced me to the wonderful writings of poet James Carter. James not only had a lovely poem about sheds, but verse that was shaped into its subject matter – like this lovely poem about trees. You can find the James Carter Poet website here, look out for his gorgeous poem called Love You More, which I’ve also used during funeral services. 

Tree by poet James Carter