Still standing, Dad

LANCASTER -- George Francis Goldbach passed away on February 11, 2003 after a 10-year battle with prostrate cancer. If I were able to visit his grave today, I would carry with me words clipped by Euan Semple from Mary Frye. They gave me solace when I first read them and will remain with the Mass card that I save from dad's funeral.

Don't stand by my grave and weep,
For I am not there.
I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond's glint in the snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
In the soft blush of the morning light
I am the swift bird in flight.
Don't stand by my grave and cry,
I am not there,
I did not die.

Mary Frye

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Euan Semple -- "Don't stand by my grave"
CBC -- "A poetic journey"
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