alexandrabarber 3rd January 2012

Mum had a copy of this poem amongst her belongings. She discovered it at Patrick's and Karen's funeral for their daughter, Ada. '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 the 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. Mary Elizabeth Frye