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Hand-poured · 30cl The ForgetMeNot candle, lit, in a clear glass jar with the full verse printed on a cream label beneath a spray of forget-me-nots, © P. Coleman

Memorial & remembrance candle

The ForgetMeNot Candle

A candle to light when you want to talk to someone you’ve lost. Wrapped in a six-line verse that reminds you they’re still listening.

£24.00Free delivery when you buy two
FragranceSoft, clean and calm
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Order in the next — for the fastest dispatch. Arrives in 3–5 working days.

Up to 45 hours burn
Tracked UK delivery
Arrives-perfect promise
What you’ll receive
  • A 30cl frosted glass jar candle, poured in natural soy wax with a cotton wick
  • The ForgetMeNot verse printed on a matte keepsake label
  • A small card telling the story behind the poem
  • Gift-ready packaging, with your note if you add one
Burning & care

Let the first burn run for two to three hours so the wax melts evenly to the edge. Trim the wick to 5mm before each lighting. Never leave a lit candle unattended, and keep it away from children, pets and draughts.

Delivery & returns

Each candle is made to order and dispatched within 1–2 working days, then sent tracked. UK delivery is £3.95, free over £40. If your candle arrives damaged, send us a photo within 30 days and we’ll replace it.

The verse

ForgetMeNot

Written thirty years ago, and printed on every candle exactly as it was first written.

When you say my name, say it not with a tear You should talk to me now, just as when I was here Although gone from your side, I’m still here in your heart You think fate’s been unkind but our souls it can’t part So don’t speak of me, speak to me, I promise I’ll hear And I’ll always be near you, you have no need to fear © P. Coleman

Why this candle exists

It began on my mother’s knee

I was six, maybe seven, sitting on my mum’s knee and chatting about whatever small boys chat about. Somewhere in the middle of it I told her I was scared. Scared something might happen to her. Scared she might die.

She told me not to worry, that it wouldn’t happen. Then she added something I have carried ever since:

“But in case I’m wrong, remember that I’ll be able to hear you, even if I can’t answer you. So always keep talking to me.”

Years later those words became a poem. I called it ForgetMeNot. Now it is a candle, made for the moment you sit down, strike a match, and tell someone you love what’s been happening since they’ve been gone.

Light it. Say their name without a tear. And keep talking.

Phil Coleman

A quiet gift when words are hard to find

Choose yours ↑

Sympathy

Something gentle to send instead of flowers, and something that lasts longer.

Anniversaries

For the birthdays and dates that still arrive every year.

Mother’s & Father’s Day

For the days that feel hardest when they’re no longer here.

Christmas

A light at the table for the person missing from it.

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Made when you order

Nothing sits in a warehouse. Your candle is poured and labelled for you, then sent tracked.

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Arrives perfect, or it’s replaced

If the glass is chipped or the label marked, send a photo within 30 days and a new one is on its way.

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Clean, natural soy

Poured in soy wax with a cotton wick, for a slow, even burn of up to 45 hours.

Questions

Before you order

Can I send it straight to someone as a gift?

Yes. Enter their address at checkout and add a free gift note. No prices or receipts go in the parcel.

How long does it take to arrive?

Your candle is made within 1–2 working days, then arrives in 3–5 working days by tracked UK delivery.

How long does it burn?

Up to 45 hours. For the longest burn, let the first lighting run until the wax melts to the edge of the jar.

Can I keep the jar afterwards?

Many people do. Once the wax has gone, wash the jar in warm soapy water and keep it for flowers or as a keepsake with the verse still on it.

Do you deliver outside the UK?

UK delivery is available now. International delivery is coming soon. Join the list below and we’ll tell you when it opens.

Who wrote the poem?

Phil Coleman, more than thirty years ago, from words his mother said to him as a small boy. The verse is © P. Coleman.

10% off your first order

Join the ForgetMeNot list for your code, plus a note when new keepsakes carrying the verse are released. No more than one email a month.

Keep talking to them. They’re listening.

Hand-poured, wrapped in the verse, and on its way within two working days.