I Am Not There

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Grave, Weep, Frye, Rain

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.

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When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am that swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled 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.

~ Autumn Rain - Mary Frye, 1932

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Gideon Schein

Lovely. A composer I know was going to set this poem to music for a recital song.

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