Goodbyes Are Not Forever Urns

Some people find the word goodbye too heavy, too final. They prefer phrases like "talk later" or "safe home," treating these words as promises for a future meeting rather than a final farewell. This collection is designed for those who lived with that same mindset, viewing a departure not as a closed chapter but as a long parting.

If your loved one was someone who always kept the door ajar, this design reflects that spirit. It is for the family who wants this to be a parting and not an ending.

The design is two lines across the face of the metal that refuse to call a parting an ending and describe it instead as a time of missing someone until the next meeting. The lines are meant to be honest about the reality of loss, acknowledging that the feeling of missing someone is a natural part of this parting. The inscription does not ask a family to stop feeling that absence, but instead suggests that the missing has an eventual end in view.

When you look at the engraving, it serves as a reminder of their own hopeful outlook. For a family that intends to keep that door open for as long as they miss them, these words fit a person who never liked the concept of an ending.

These aluminum urns have a threaded screw-top lid and a felt base. You can choose from a range of painted finishes or a hand-applied enamel finish that features hand-detailed silver bands.

Because every family's way of remembering is different, the collection is available in two sizes. A full-size urn is made to hold the entire remains of an adult, while a sharing urn is intended for a portion of the remains, allowing more than one person to keep a piece of them close.

To make the piece truly theirs, we offer the option to have the name and dates engraved directly into the surface. The engraving is two-tone, set beside the lines.

If the person you remember was someone who lived with an expectant hope and always left a door ajar, then these lines will read as their own. Anyone who was ever sent off with a see you soon will recognize the promise in the words.

Families may choose this design because they mean to leave that door open while the missing lasts. When they look at these pieces, they may picture the person standing in a doorway, waving a hand and saying, "see you soon."

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