I Am Not There

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’s rain.
 When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
 I am the swift uplifting rush
 Of quiet bird in circled flight.
 I am the soft stars that shine at night.
 Do not stand at my grave and cry:
 I am not there, I did not die

frank a. de la rosa