My Husband - Funeral Poem

A life shared with a husband is built through years of love, partnership, and quiet devotion. It is found in the everyday moments, the family created together, and the memories that shape who we become.

In this poem, we reflect on the bond between husband and wife, honouring a life lived side by side and the love that continues to remain. It offers comfort in remembering that while a husband may be gone from sight, his presence endures through shared memories, family, and the life built together.

My Husband

So much of my life began with you.
Not all of it was easy, but it was ours.
We learned how to be partners,
Then parents,
It's all we ever wanted.

We raised our children together,
Figuring things out as we went.
Long days, short nights,
Worry, laughter, pride, exhaustion.
You were there through all of it.

We didn’t always get it right.
There were moments that tested and taught us,
But we grew, side by side,
And built a life that mattered.

I see you in our children now,
In how they speak, how they care,
In the way they face the world.
That is where I still find you.

I miss you in ways words can’t hold.
In conversations that end too soon,
In moments I still turn to share.
You were my husband, my home,
And you always will be.

Corey Batt

This poem honours the life shared between a husband and wife, shaped through years of partnership, parenthood, and quiet devotion. It reflects on the way love is built not in grand moments alone, but in everyday life - in shared responsibilities, mutual care, and the family created together. Through memory and presence carried forward, it reminds us that a husband’s influence does not end with his passing, but continues to live on through those he loved.

Losing a husband leaves an absence that words can never fully fill. In moments of remembrance and grief, this poem is offered as a source of comfort - a reminder that love does not disappear, and that the bond formed over a lifetime remains part of who we are. May it offer peace in knowing that the life you shared, and the love you carry, will always remain.

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