Do Not Stand ...

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” 

is a poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye. 

Although the origin of the poem was disputed until later in her life, 

Mary Frye's authorship was confirmed in 1998 after research

 by Abigail Van Buren, a newspaper columnist.^[1]

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 sunlight 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 circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.