Headstone Quotes About Summer

Summer is cottage weekends, long evenings on the dock and kids running through sprinklers. For people who lived for summer, these lines carry the warmth of their favourite season.

Short epitaphs

• Forever summer.
• Gone to the cottage.
• Endless summer days.
• Her eternal summer shall not fade.
• Sun on the water, love in our hearts.
• Summer was his season.

Scripture

• While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter… shall not cease. (Genesis 8:22)
• Thou hast made summer and winter. (Psalm 74:17)
• Truly the light is sweet. (Ecclesiastes 11:7)

Public-domain poetry and prose

• Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate. (Shakespeare, Sonnet 18)
• But thy eternal summer shall not fade. (Shakespeare, Sonnet 18)

Sonnet 18

Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is one of the most-loved poems in English and is in the public domain. "Thy eternal summer shall not fade" makes a beautiful, timeless epitaph — especially for a spouse.

Cottage and lake life

For Canadian families, summer often means the cottage or camp. A lake scene with a dock, canoe or Muskoka chairs — and a line like "Gone to the cottage" — is both personal and warm. See custom etched scenes.

Designs to pair

• A lake with a dock and canoe.
• Sunflowers — see sunflower meaning.
• A beach scene — see beach scene headstones.
• A sun over water — see sunset scene headstones.

A note on sources

Quotations here are scripture (King James Version) or works in the public domain, alongside original lines you're free to use. If you choose another quotation, check who wrote it and whether it is still under copyright before it is engraved.

Key Takeaways

• Summer lines suit sunny, outdoorsy people.
• Sonnet 18 is public domain and much loved.
• Cottage scenes are warm and personal.
• Genesis 8:22 speaks of the seasons continuing.

Next Step

See headstone quotes about seasons and about the sun.