Indian Prayer




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 glint on snow,

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.


When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds in circling flight,

I am the soft starlight of night.

Do not stand at my grave,and cry,

I am not there.

I did not die.