- Mary Elizabeth Frye was an American housewife and florist best known for writing the poem "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" in 1932. The poem offers a comforting view of death, expressing that although the body is buried, the person's spirit lives on through nature. - Frye's identity as the author was unknown until the late 1990s when she revealed she had written the popular and beloved poem. The poem brings solace to mourners by reminding them that while the body perishes, the spirit of their loved one lives on and is not truly gone.

1. Do not stand at my grave
and weep
Mary Elizabeth Frye
(1905-2004)
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2. MEETTHEPOET
Mary Elizabeth Frye (November 13, 1905 –
September 15, 2004) was an American housewife
and florist, best known as the author of the poem Do
no t stand at m y g rave and we e p , 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. In 1927 she married Claud
Frye, who ran a clothing business, while she grew
and sold flowers. The poem for which she became
famous was originally composed on a brown paper
shopping bag, and was reportedly inspired by the
story of a young Jewish girl, Margaret Schwarzkopf,
who had been staying with the Frye household.
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3. MEETTHEPOET
BBC's Bo o kwo rm , conducted a poll to
discover the nation's favorite poems and
"Do not stand at my grave and weep" was
one of the most favored poems. Because
people liked her twelve-line, untitled verse,
Frye made many copies and circulated
them privately. She never published or
copyrighted the poem.
The identity of the author of the poem was
unknown until the late 1990s, when Frye
revealed that she had written it. Her claim
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4. 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.
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.
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5. SUMMARY
• THE POEM OFFERS A MORE INSPIRATIONAL AN5D COMFORTING VIEW OF DEATH. THE PERSON WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
IS LEAVING THIS MESSAGE TO HER LOVED ONES. ALTHOUGH HER BODY IS BURIED, SHE IS NO LONGER THERE. SHE HAS
MOVED ON TO A BETTER PLACE AND SHE WANTS THOSE LEFT IN MOURNING TO REMEMBER THAT SHE IS NOT GONE
FOREVER.
• SHE WILL STILL BE WITH THEM IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT. SHE DOES NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE SAD AFTER HER
DEATH. SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS AT A BETTER PLACE SO WHY DOES ANYONE NEED TO FEEL SAD FOR HER, WHEN
ACTUALLY SHE IS BETTER OFF.
• THIS PERSON IS EXPRESSING ALL THE WAYS SHE IS STILL PRESENT AND USES DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF NATURE THAT
SYMBOLIZE FREEDOM, HAPPINESS AND RELIEF. HER FAMILY CAN THINK OF HER WHEN THEY SEE THE SNOW OR FEEL
THE WIND. THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT SHE WILL SHINE LIKE A SUN WHICH WILL MAKE THE GRAIN AS RIPENED
THEMSELVES. ALSO SHE COMPARES AS THE GENTLE AUTUMN RAIN, WHICH WILL KEEP HER HAPPY. NOW, THE AUTHOR
COMPARES THE MORNING RUSH THAT AWAKE HER AND GRACEFUL BIRDS FLYING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND STARS
STANDING OUT AGAINST A DARK SKY. SHE IS TELLING HER FAMILY AND NEAR AND DEAR ONES THAT SHE IS ALWAYS
AROUND HER. IT IS JUST THAT THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THE WAY THEY SEE AND FEEL THE
THINGS AROUND. SHE WILL BE THERE, VERY NEAR TO THEM, AND WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE WHENEVER THEY WANT
TO SEE HER AND FEEL HER. SHE IS AMONG THEM IN EVERY NATURAL BEING CREATED BY THE GOD. THIS AUTHOR ONCE
AGAIN REMINDS LOVED ONES THAT SHE IS NOT REALLY GONE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. SHE IS NOT DEAD OR
GONE FOREVER. THE MEMORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LEFT ON EARTH. HER SPIRIT IS HAPPY AND AT PEACE. SHE
HOPES THESE WORDS CAN BRING PEACE TO LOVED ONES AS WELL.
• ONCE AGAIN SHE IS TRYING TO CONSOLE THE FAMILY AND HER NEAR ONES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CRY OR BE SAD
BY THINKING THAT SHE IS DEAD OR GONE FOREVER. SHE IS ALWAYS BE PRESENT AMONG THEM, BUT IN A DIFFERENT
WAY. THEY MUST REMEMBER AND CHERISH HER IN THE TIME THEY SPENT TOGETHER WITH HER AND THE SWEET
MEMORIES THEY HAD WITH HER.
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6. SUMMARY
• THE POEM OFFERS A MORE INSPIRATIONAL AN5D COMFORTING VIEW OF DEATH. THE PERSON WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
IS LEAVING THIS MESSAGE TO HER LOVED ONES. ALTHOUGH HER BODY IS BURIED, SHE IS NO LONGER THERE. SHE HAS
MOVED ON TO A BETTER PLACE AND SHE WANTS THOSE LEFT IN MOURNING TO REMEMBER THAT SHE IS NOT GONE
FOREVER.
• SHE WILL STILL BE WITH THEM IN MEMORY AND THOUGHT. SHE DOES NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE SAD AFTER HER
DEATH. SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS AT A BETTER PLACE SO WHY DOES ANYONE NEED TO FEEL SAD FOR HER, WHEN
ACTUALLY SHE IS BETTER OFF.
• THIS PERSON IS EXPRESSING ALL THE WAYS SHE IS STILL PRESENT AND USES DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF NATURE THAT
SYMBOLIZE FREEDOM, HAPPINESS AND RELIEF. HER FAMILY CAN THINK OF HER WHEN THEY SEE THE SNOW OR FEEL
THE WIND. THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT SHE WILL SHINE LIKE A SUN WHICH WILL MAKE THE GRAIN AS RIPENED
THEMSELVES. ALSO SHE COMPARES AS THE GENTLE AUTUMN RAIN, WHICH WILL KEEP HER HAPPY. NOW, THE AUTHOR
COMPARES THE MORNING RUSH THAT AWAKE HER AND GRACEFUL BIRDS FLYING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND STARS
STANDING OUT AGAINST A DARK SKY. SHE IS TELLING HER FAMILY AND NEAR AND DEAR ONES THAT SHE IS ALWAYS
AROUND HER. IT IS JUST THAT THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THE WAY THEY SEE AND FEEL THE
THINGS AROUND. SHE WILL BE THERE, VERY NEAR TO THEM, AND WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE WHENEVER THEY WANT
TO SEE HER AND FEEL HER. SHE IS AMONG THEM IN EVERY NATURAL BEING CREATED BY THE GOD. THIS AUTHOR ONCE
AGAIN REMINDS LOVED ONES THAT SHE IS NOT REALLY GONE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. SHE IS NOT DEAD OR
GONE FOREVER. THE MEMORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LEFT ON EARTH. HER SPIRIT IS HAPPY AND AT PEACE. SHE
HOPES THESE WORDS CAN BRING PEACE TO LOVED ONES AS WELL.
• ONCE AGAIN SHE IS TRYING TO CONSOLE THE FAMILY AND HER NEAR ONES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CRY OR BE SAD
BY THINKING THAT SHE IS DEAD OR GONE FOREVER. SHE IS ALWAYS BE PRESENT AMONG THEM, BUT IN A DIFFERENT
WAY. THEY MUST REMEMBER AND CHERISH HER IN THE TIME THEY SPENT TOGETHER WITH HER AND THE SWEET
MEMORIES THEY HAD WITH HER.
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