And when you wake in the morning’s hush, I am the sweet uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the sunlight-ripened grain, I am the gentle morning rain. The 12 line poem for which she became famous was originally written on a brown paper shopping bag and she never published or copyrighted the poem. In 1995, a BBC poll found that the poem “became the nation’s favorite poem”. I am the thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glint on snow. She married Claud Frye, who ran a clothing business, while she grew and sold flowers. She was an avid reader with a remarkable memory. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when she was twelve. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States, and was orphaned at the age of three. I did not die.īy Mary Elizabeth Frye ( Novem– 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. Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there.
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