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8th July 2012
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mary elizabeth frye
do not stand at my grave and weep
poems
poetry
1932
"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 glints on snow,
i am the sun on ripened grain,
i am the gentle autumn rain.
when you awaken in the morning’s hush
i am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circling flight.
i am the soft star-shine at night.
do not stand at my grave and cry,
i am not there; i did not die."
- mary elizabeth frye, do not stand at my grave and weep (1932)