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Jon
Jon
Alicia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix AZ
Date: Jan 10, 2009
Galleries: Abstract, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

Viewed: 409
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

Our dear friend, Jon Ladd jonfrommk.

Don't Weep Over Me
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not here, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on the 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 soft uplifting rush of
quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I did not die.


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01/11/2009 03:16:22 PM
a beautiful tribute alicia for a beautiful man .. :)
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01/11/2009 12:51:45 PM
Nice image, interesting variation of the poem (of which there have been many). Although the poem is often attributed to Mary Frye, there are earlier examples extant; nobody knows who first wrote this poem. Here's a more commonly-seen version, with better metrics and less repetition of "soft":

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 awake in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star-shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry...
I am not there. I did not die.

R.
01/11/2009 11:38:17 AM
Alicia, this is wonderful.
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01/11/2009 11:11:36 AM
A more fitting tribute I cannot think of
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01/11/2009 10:57:19 AM
Moved me to tears... beautiful image and poem.
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01/11/2009 10:24:06 AM
Beautiful use of the famous poem and your lovely image.
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