Sympathy Card Messages: What to Write in a Sympathy Card

Hand-writing your own sympathy card messages makes your condolence more personal and thoughtful.

Instead of buying a sympathy card with a generic message, you can add a personal touch with these sample words of sympathy.

Sometimes there is not really anything you can say or you may feel that everything you start to write is too cliche. Here are some more original ideas.

You can use:

A Memeorial Poem
Sympathy Verses
Sympathy Quotes

There should be some hand-written words on there. Sympathy cards are not like birthday card; it's not okay to just sign your name on a generic card. Well, I guess that is better than not sending a card at all.

However, it can be extremely easy to get a heartfelt comforting card in the mail today, with a little help!

Using a Poem as a Sympathy Card Message

Sympathy poems are profound and can be more expressive than the average message found in a store-bought card.

Your message should be brief. If you will use a poem, it needs to be short (not more than 5 or 6 lines).

Hand-write the poem into a blank sympathy card with blue or black ink. You could also print it out onto nice cardstock or decorative paper and then add a personal message.

Remember, there should be some hand-written words on there.

Here are some poems you may want to use:

For shorter sympathy card messages, use a sympathy verse or quote. This can be a bible verse, famous quote, saying or even a song lyric. You'll know when you find just the right sympathy saying.

It can help if you know if the recipient has a favorite author, actor or historical figure. Once you know a name, it's pretty easy to search for inspiring quotes from that individual.

Here are all the quotes and sympathy sayings that I've collected for you to peruse.

Sympathy Card Messages: What to Write in a Sympathy Card

Using a Poem as a Sympathy Card Message

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