Mary elizabeth frye poem death
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Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
1934 poem by Clare Harner
"Do not stand by my grave and weep" is the first line and popular title of the bereavement poem "Immortality", written by Clare Harner in 1934. Often now used is a slight variant: "Do not stand at my grave and weep".
Origins
Kansas native Clare Harner (1909–1977) first published "Immortality" in the December 1934 issue of poetry magazine The Gypsy[1] and was reprinted in their February 1935 issue. It was written shortly after the sudden death of her brother. Harner's poem quickly gained traction as a eulogy and was read at funerals in Kansas and Missouri. It was soon reprinted in the Kansas City Times and the Kansas City Bar Bulletin.[1]: 426 [2]
Harner earned a degree in industrial journalism and clothing design at Kansas State University.[3] Several of her other poems were published and anthologized. She married a Marine named David Lyon, and appended his last name to hers. They moved to San Francisco where she continued to work as a j
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Mary Elizabeth Frye
Mary Elizabeth Frye Biography
a Baltimore housewife and florist, best known as the author of the poem "Do not stand at my grave and weep," written in 1932. She was born Mary Elizabeth Clark, and was orphaned at the age of three. In 1927 she married Claud Frye. The identity of the author of the poem was unknown until the late 1990s, when Frye revealed that she had written it. Her claim was later proven by Abigail Van Buren. Her poem was also used in one of the Norwegian protocols to express condolences after the 2011 Norway attacks.)
The Best Poem Of Mary Elizabeth Frye
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 awaken in the morning's 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.
Mary Elizabeth Frye •
Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1905 Mary Elizabeth Frye is forever associated with her one most memorable poem, Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep. She was orphaned at the age of 3 and grew up to become a florist and housewife. She had never written a poem in her life but the obvious heartache of a young woman who stayed with her, prompted Frye to put pen to paper.
The woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf, was deeply worried about her ailing mother back in Germany but had been told not to return because of increasing unrest in the country, particularly against Jewish communities. Shortly after, Schwarzkopf’s mother died and she told Frye that she was heartbroken because she could not stand at her grave and shed a tear.
The poem was written on a paper shopping bag, and Frye said the words just came to her, exploring the idea of life and death. The poem was shown to friends but was never formally published or given copyright but it has been read countless times at funerals around the world in the 70 years since it was written. Frye did write other poems in her lifetime, contrary to popular belie
Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1905 Mary Elizabeth Frye is forever associated with her one most memorable poem, Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep. She was orphaned at the age of 3 and grew up to become a florist and housewife. She had never written a poem in her life but the obvious heartache of a young woman who stayed with her, prompted Frye to put pen to paper.
The woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf, was deeply worried about her ailing mother back in Germany but had been told not to return because of increasing unrest in the country, particularly against Jewish communities. Shortly after, Schwarzkopf’s mother died and she told Frye that she was heartbroken because she could not stand at her grave and shed a tear.
The poem was written on a paper shopping bag, and Frye said the words just came to her, exploring the idea of life and death. The poem was shown to friends but was never formally published or given copyright but it has been read countless times at funerals around the world in the 70 years since it was written. Frye did write other poems in her lifetime, contrary to popular belie
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