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 awake in the morning’s hush I am the soft uplifting rush of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there. I did not die.
—- Anonymous

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 awake in the 
morning’s hush 
I am the soft uplifting rush 
of quiet birds in circling flight. 
I am the soft star that 
shines at night. 
Do not stand at my grave and cry 
I am not there. 
I did not die.

—- Anonymous