by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004), an early version, long regarded as anonymous, reproduced widely

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  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 87