Calum Best's Poem at George Best's Funeral

The first poem that calum best read was (i think) an anonymous one, that went something like:

don't shut your eyes and mourn yesterday, when you can open your eyes and smile for yesterday's memories...

something remotely like that.

does anybody know where i can find this poem?

thanks

Reply 1

Trousers

Doesn't sound quite like what you quoted, but this is what the BBC news website says:

Best's son read a poem by Julie McClelland:

Farewell our friend, but not goodbye.
Your time has come, your soul must fly.
To dance with angels, find the sun,
but how we'll miss our special one.

He walks among us just a while,
weaved your magic, made us smile.
Your life was so full of light and tears,
we lived it through you, through the years.

The golden days, they went so fast.
The precious times, why can't they last?
So many loved you, did you know?
We were not ready to let you go.

The stars from Heaven are only lent.
A gift from God, that's why they're sent.
We won't forget our Belfast boy,
he filled our lives with so much joy.
Your star will shine now in the sky.
Farewell our friend, but not goodbye.

Reply 2

Mrs Harman

You can shed tears that he is gone Or you can smile because he has lived You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left Your heart can be empty because you can't see him Or you can be full of the love that you shared You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday You can remember him and only that he is gone Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on

http://www.askyourneighbour.co.uk/q.php?tid=22464&cid=14&qid=64156

Reply 3

Segat1

I thought it was this one:

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow:

I am the diamond glints of snow:

I am the sunlight on ripened grain:

I am the gentle autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush;

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft star that shines at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there,

I did not die.

(Author Unknown}

My favourite.

Reply 4

Mrs Harman

nope, it was deffo the top 2, ive got it on tape lol

Reply 5

poppy101073

You can shed tears that he is gone

Or you can smile because he has lived

You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back

Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him

Or you can be full of the love that you shared

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday

You can remember him and only that he is gone

Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

written 1981

David Harkins 1959 -

Silloth, Cumbria, UK

Reply 6

Mrs Harman

isnt this the same as the 1 i posted?!?!?!?