What should I write in epitaph?

A short message referred to as an epitaph is usually added to a headstone along with a person's name, birth date, and death date. Typically, the goal of the epitaph is to leave some words of wisdom, share the most important values of the deceased, or summarize the person's life.

What is an example of epitaph in poetry?

Example #4: William Shakespeare's Epitaph

Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.” Shakespeare had given a prediction that somebody might dig up his grave and, due to this fear, he composed his epitaph in verse form before his death. This poem is chiseled on his gravestone.