I Am Not There

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’s rain.

 

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush of birds in flight.

I am the stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there, I did not die…

 

Written by Mary Elizabeth Frye
Dedicated to Reina Espino and Flavio Espino

 

 

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