Raise a Glass
The poem read at wakes and funerals across the world. 200 people have it saved; 24 have reviewed it at five stars.
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Poems you can
have in the room
Every poem here is an instant download — a print-ready file you can have in minutes, print at home or hand to a printer. Most are bought for a funeral at short notice, or given to somebody who needs the words more than the frame.
The shop, in numbers
278 sales · 5.0 from 28 reviews
158 admirers · selling since 2021
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Poem prints
Print-ready PDF in A4, A3 and US Letter · print at home or hand to a printer
Raise a Glass — print + mass card set
The poem, a companion “In Loving Memory” print, a 5×7 keepsake card, and the mass card in two layouts — folded or open spread.
When My Time Comes
For the ones who want their own send-off said plainly. A night sky and a mountain, and the poem in the middle of it.
€9.99
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But I Loved You First
Loving someone before they knew. The plain edition — one file, framed as it is.
€9.99
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But I Loved You First — gift edition
The same poem in handwritten script on aged paper, in sienna or brick red. Both designs come with every order.
Across Lifetimes
A love that finds its way back. Four settings included — hibiscus, calligraphy, gold frame, velvet roses. Print one or hang them all.
I Feel Helpless As I Stare
Rain on a window and a sleepless night: how do you comfort a heart you can’t be next to?
€12.99
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Narrations
Read aloud by me · an audio file to play on the day
Raise a Glass — audio narration
The poem in my own voice, to play at a service when nobody in the room can manage to read it out.
When My Time Comes — audio narration
Narrated in full, delivered as a file you can play from a phone or hand to the church.
I Love You Neither With My Heart Nor With My Mind
Rumi, read aloud without music. Not my words — but the ones I go back to.
What buyers said
5.0 from 28“Possibly the most profound poem for me since Yeats. Moved me in ways I can’t quite explain.”
“I am willing to pay a poet for their words. … This is perfect for my husband’s Celebration of Life.”
“This poem perfectly represents my husband. … It is not all ‘doom and gloom’, it’s life affirming!”
How a download works
Nothing is posted. You get files, straight away, and they’re yours to print as often as you need.
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Buy through Etsy — card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Klarna.
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The files appear immediately, no waiting on me.
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Print at home, or send the PDF to any print shop.
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Want it signed, framed and posted? Ask me.