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 in snow I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle, autumn rain. As you awake with morning's hush, I am the swift, up-flinging rush Of quiet birds in circling flight, I am the day transcending night. Do not stand Mary Elizabeth Frye 1 Poems 0 Quotes 197 Followers Rating: ★ 5 Mary Elizabeth Frye Poems 1. Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep 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.. Read Poem See Full List Mary Elizabeth Frye Biography
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Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004) was an American poet who remains known today almost exclusively for a single poem ― a curtal sonnet of just twelve lines―and yet it just may be the most popular poem in the English language! surround you. I pray by day that, come what may, no dark thing confound you. I pray ere the morrow an end to your sorrow. May angels' white chorales sing, and astound you. by Michael R. Burch Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004), a florist from Baltimore, MD claimed to have composed this poem in 1932 in a moment of inspiration to comfort a family friend who had just lost her mother and was unable to even visit her grave. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun 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 circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine. Read More
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I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. Nationality: American Themes: Nature, Death Emotions: Sadness, Hope Topics: Life, Death of a Loved One, Life Lessons Form: Couplets Genre: Lyric Home » Mary Frye Poems Mary Frye is an American poet best known for the piece 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep.' Line 1 Do not stand at my grave and weep This first line of 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep' reveals that this is the voice of one beyond the grave. This intrigues the reader because it is spoken in a tone of authority as from one who knows what it is to die, and calls out to us from beyond the grave. Mary Elizabeth Frye was an American housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, written in 1932. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of three. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when she was twelve. She was an avid reader with a remarkable memory. Classics. Mary Elizabeth Frye. 1905 - 2004 / Female / American A housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep. [ wikipedia ] Favorite. Poems. PopularA-Z. 40.6k. Do not stand at my grave and weep. Mary Elizabeth Frye.
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Mary Elizabeth Frye (November 13, 1905 - September 15, 2004) was an American housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem "Do not stand at my grave and weep", written in 1932. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of three. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when she was twelve. Famous bereavement poem written by Mary Elizabeth Frye in the 1930s. It says that the people you love are all around you. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep 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 glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
Country: Dayton, Ohio. a Baltimore housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem "Do not stand at my grave and weep," written in 1932. She was born Mary Elizabeth Clark, and was orphaned at the age of three. In 1927 she married Claud Frye. The identity of the author of the poem was unknown until the late 1990s, when Frye revealed. How was the poem created? In 1932, a young Jewish girl from Germany, Margaret Schwarzkopf, stayed in Frye's house. Margaret's mother was ill in Germany, but she was afraid to visit her. Anti-Semitic unrest was increasing, so if Margaret had decided to go to Germany, she could have been imprisoned or killed.
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Thomas. S. Eliot was an English poet and critic. (Sept. 26, 1888 Jan. 4, 1965) Mary Elizabeth Frye was an American housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, written in 1932. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of three. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when she She was orphaned at the age of 3 and grew up to become a florist and housewife. She had never written a poem in her life but the obvious heartache of a young woman who stayed with her, prompted Frye to put pen to paper.
