IMMORTALITY
Do not stand by my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am a diamond glint on snow
I am the sunlight on unripened grain
I am the gentle Autumn rain
When you awake in the morning hush
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there
I did not die.
Also known as "Do Not Stand At My Grave & Weep"
John Wayne recited at the funeral of Howard Hawks