What a wonderful poem!

[Cogs]

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.

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!

Mary Frye (1932)

[Flameforge]

Wow. That is so good.
Thanks for sharing!

[Bluelotuss]

Wow.....chills....love it.....reminds me of one of my favorites...

Nothing in the world is single,
All things by law divine
In one spirit mix and mingle.

(from) Love's Philosophy
P.B. Shelley

[Selavi]

A very emotional poem Cogs. I like it a lot. I got one aswell, taken from the memorial thread on the AO forums. Not sure who wrote it, but here goes.

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum,
Bring out the coffin...let the mourners come.


Let aeroplanes circle, moaning overhead,
Scribbling on the sky the message: He is Dead.
Put crepe bows 'round the necks of public doves,
Let traffic policemen wear black, cotton gloves.


He was my North, my South, my East, my West.
My working week and my Sunday rest.
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song,
I thought love would last forever: I was wrong.


The stars are not wanted now, put out every one.
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun.
Pour out the ocean and sweep up the wood,
For nothing now can ever come to any good.


Selavi

[jabbez]

Selavi - its Funeral Blues by W. H. Auden.
Very good one.

[Cogs]

Yes, I found that Mary Frye poem on the memorial thread too, and I found another one as well..man, they do stir some emotions, dont they:

Don?t grieve for me, for now I?m free
I?m following the path God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found that peace at the close of day.

If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life?s been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one?s touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don?t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.

Unknown auhor.