by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905 - 2004)

Do not stand at my grave and weep
Language: English 
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.

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Set in a modified version by Ilkka Taneli Kuusisto, Paul Moravec.

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 111