by Amanda Guest
I will not stand at your grave and weep
You are not there, you do not sleep
You are a thousand winds that blow
You are the diamond glints on snow
You are the sunlight on ripened grain
You are a gentle autumn's rain
When I awake in the morning's hush
You are the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight
You are the soft stars that shine at night
I will not stand at your grave and cry
You are not there, you did not die