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 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."
Mary Frye