I did not die

[JamesB]

This poem is one I found somewhere else... I can't remember where but I like it alot. No it is not my work, but I enjoy reading it and figured you might too.

I know it gives me a warm feeling with its truly positive outlook.

Don't stand beside my grave and weep,
For I'm not there, I do not sleep,
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond's glint on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.

When you awaken in morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
of quiet birds in circle flight,
I am soft stars that shine at night,
Don't stand beside my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die.


Author still unknown, "I did not die"
(Prayer for the dead, Hopi Indian Tribe (not verified)

I hope you all enjoyed.

-James

[unburntflame]

i have cherished that first verse for some years, but i never knew there was a second. thank you for expanding this beautiful poem for me!! ;D ;D