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I'd like Billy Eckstine with "No one but you"

my lovely OH singing with his choir - Pendyrus Male Choir - "Sunset Poem" by Dylan Thomas

and for a hymn, "How great thou art"

and maybe to leave the church or the crem - Scott Joplin "The Sting"

Well Ann I am arriving to 'Ferry me cross the Mersey', then later in service 'You'll never walk alone' both by Gerry and the Pacemakers and when everyone is leaving - a piece of jazz player by John Crocker etc - something to skip out to! Dau will have a fit! But she hasn't listened to Mummy - OH and son know!!!

Am listening to Walk alone at the moment!

Good poem Rose.

Music I have actually thought about but not really come to any conclusion. I have a few hymns in mind and maybe Over the rainbow. But hopefully I have long enough to change my mind. *(she says with a mammogram looming on 10 February and being halfway through doing the bowel cancer test)

*shocked.......Gosh! you are all still here! :-D :-D Great poem, Rose, thanks! And, Ann, my spirits are always high..it is an affliction I have to bear! :-D :-D

and if we are planning our funeral, what music would we all like?

Let's try and lift our spirits :-D

A quick poem for BC ;-)

To “shuffle off this mortal coil”
Escape its tangles, trials and toil
Has oft of late, I will admit,
Had some appeal forsooth. To wit:
avoiding aging, aches and fears.
The risk of more heartbroken tears.
And yet…to see the sun arise
A smile within a loved one's eyes
Unfolding petals, music sweet
Diamonded pavements at my feet
The full moon beaming from above
A child’s smile, a puppy's love.
Small things still take the breath away.
So if I can, I think I’ll stay!"

Well in July 2009 I was there at the gates apparently and they were half open - I have always said for many years if I met my mother at the gates of St. Peter I would either come back or go the other way and I reckon that is what happened.

Have fun and plan your funeral - last chance you will get to have your say ;-)

To be, or not to be that is the question......

This is wierd.I woke up this morning thinking about the term about shuffling off this mortal coil, but wasn't sure if it should be immortal coil instead, so looked it up.This thread caught my eye....
Barbra, my mother died in '97 after being in a coma for a week.She opened her eyes and said my name, even though hadn't didn't recognised me for years(dementia).Her eyes used to have a blank look in them, as if no-one was home in her body, but they were clear and bright a few seconds before her death. Have often wondered how that could happened, or what she meant.

Eileen

Morning everyone....l'm still here too...lol

Sorry for my post yesterday!!

BC...you did;nt upset me, how could you..lol

But it is a subject l have had on my mind alot recently, gawd knows why....silly old bat..lol

l'm enjoying the posts aswell, as always you lot are mad:))

jude xx :-D

Hallelujah to you both LOLOL

Morning Wend

Hope you both have a good one.

Take care

Julia in Derbyshire

Halleluia!! :-D :-D

Yep - I survived another night, glory be to God :-D :-D :-D

Morning Wend...glad you are still with us :-D :-D :-D

Morning Julia - she's a card isn't she :-D :-D

Top of the mornin' to ya, BC, m'deario :-D

Morning dear Julia :-D :-D <3

Morning BC

Oh do you make me howl with laughter. Your little out pourings, make my day.LOLOL

Take Care

Julia in Derbyshire

Morning folks and thank you all very much for your input as its a subject people seem uncomfortable to deal with, usually. Strange really, as we are dealing with the dead every day in this great hobby of ours! Great quotes, Oliie and will watch that programme on Iplayer, Eldrick.

Enjoy every minute of this great day :-D <3

BC XX

Well we have to keep our spirits up .
:-D and smile as life is for living .dont worry be happy :-)

Have just come onboard for enlightenment and find a thread about dying!
Well I would like notice too when my time comes....I'd like to see my family before I go as when my three closest family died, each time I wasn't there.

Of course I don't want to leave the party because I'm too nosey and hate to miss anything ;-)

Everyone picks music for funerals.I,unfortunately have attended too many recently but was amused(wrong word I know) when my next door neighour chose 'I want to get you on a slow boat to China' :-) and another 'we'll meet again'.....like to think we will all meet again...don't know where don't know when ;-) <3
Mau XX