I Am Not There
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain,
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of birds in circling flight.
I am the star shine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room,
I am the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die.
~Mary Frye
As morbid as it sounds, death seems very near this week, in a variety of ways. I am reminded again of the Tolkien mythos, and how Death was a gift to Men, though oft misunderstood, from Illuvitar, the One. This has often been an intriquing thought for me.
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