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Poem about death
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Books and Literature Asked by: donnaheller-ga List Price: $25.00 |
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25 Jun 2002 17:32 PDT
Expires: 25 Jul 2002 17:32 PDT Question ID: 33228 |
I am looking for the text of a poem that begins "Do not stand at my grave and weep." I have heard that it is a Native American poem. |
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Re: Poem about death
Answered By: juggler-ga on 25 Jun 2002 18:07 PDT |
Hello. The poem is called "Goodbye." Although many web sites list the author as unknown, a few such as Self-Help magazine attribute the poem to Gwydion Pendderwen. Here is the text: "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. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circling 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." Source: Self-Help magazine http://www.shpm.com/articles/stress/meditate/death1.html Here is more information about Gwydion Pendderwen from a web page devoted to him on a web site called "PSYCHE VAN HET FOLK": http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/Gwydion.html Gwydion was also known as "Tom Delong." See the results of this Google search: ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet&q=%22tom+delong%22+gwydion&btnG=Google+Search Search terms: "stand at my grave and weep" I hope this helps. |
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Re: Poem about death
From: blader-ga on 25 Jun 2002 18:12 PDT |
There are also many sources that attribute the poem to one Mary E. Frye, written in 1932. Here are some links to make such an attribution: ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&safe=off&q=%22Do+not+stand+at+my+grave+and+weep%22+mary+frye Best Regards, blader-ga |
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Re: Poem about death
From: juggler-ga on 25 Jun 2002 19:47 PDT |
Thanks, blader. I notice that the a few other "authors" cited are: "Joyce Fossen" http://teachers.olathe.k12.ks.us/~dcoxit/veterans.htm "Dayton Edwards" http://www.goodshare.org/birthday.htm The Hopi tribe: http://www.holistic.com/holistic/learning.nsf/31efaf81faf8de6a87256906004b973a/cc6843f7d360bcc787256adb007c7315!OpenDocument |
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Re: Poem about death
From: mr_unix-ga on 25 Jun 2002 21:32 PDT |
I was actually able to find a site showing two different versions of the poem and attributing two different authors. have a look at this: http://www.cantusquercus.com/9611text.htm |
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