Do not Stand at My Grave and Weep

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.

Do not stand at my grave and weep

by Mary Elizabeth Frye

Mary Elizabeth Frye was an American poet and florist, best known as the author of the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, written in 1932.