Do Not Stand 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 wake 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.

Mary E. Frye 1932

Headstones of Thomas and Elizabeth Sweetman

Mary Ellen Sweetman

Emarine Jones Enix,standing, Fielding Jones, standing
Pearce Jones, left, William Green Jones, right
Picture taken in Iowa, circa 1880's

Wedding Photo W.A.Jones and Etta I. Miller