Celtic Saying: Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Old Celtic Saying:
Do not stand at my grave and weep,I am not there...

I do not sleep.I am the 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 waken in the morning's hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush Of gentle birds in circling flight...

I am the soft star that shines at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry—

I am not there...

I did not die...