I have known this poem for years and years and it has always brought me comfort in the many times that I have lost someone dear to me. I hope it does the same for you xx
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
(1932) Mary Frye
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 glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
I am the gentle breeze
whispering through your hair.
I am the butterfly that fans your cheek,
gently reminding you I am near.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!
Martin Conyard
6th March 2010