i happnd to chanc upon this pom a whil ago whn i was chcking my mail. do not stand at my grav and wp is a pom largly considrd to b writtn by mary lizabth fry (1904-2004), but of disputd origin. of cours th rason i am sharing this rmarkabl vrs hr is not to discuss who is th original author but to shar with you th powr and wisdom in th words. it was said that fry first wrot this pom in 1932 for a grman jwish frind, margart schwarzkopf. margart schwarzkopf had bn worrying about hr mothr, who was ill in grmany. th ris of anti-smitism had mad it unwis for hr to join hr mothr. whn hr mothr did, sh told mary fry sh had not had th chanc to stand by hr mothr’s grav and wp.fry wrot th pom as part of hr condolncs. lik fry who wrot this inspiring vrs for hr frind, i would lik to shar this rmarkabl vrs with you and to th survivors of myanmar’s (burma) cyclon and china’s arthquak. may this pom inspirs, consols and strngthns thir human spirits.do not stand at my grav and wpdo not stand at my grav and wp,i am not thr, i do not slp.i am in a thousand winds that blow,i am th softly falling snow.i am th gntl showrs of rain,i am th filds of ripning grain.i am in th morning hush,i am in th gracful rush.of bautiful birds in circling flight,i am th starshin of th night.i am in th flowrs that bloom,i am in a quit room.i am in th birds that sing,i am in ach lovly thing.do not stand at my grav and cry,i am not thr.i do not di.