I DID NOT DIE!

Do not stand by my grave and weep; I am not there - I do not sleep!

I am the 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 swift upflinging rush of quiet birds in circling flight....

I am the soft star shine at night.

Do not stand by my grave and cry; I am not there - I did not die.