I do not stand
I do not stand at your grave and weep, there is no crying there.
Instead, you’ll find that I could cry, almost anywhere.
I know you are the stars above,
And the roots tucked down below.
But even though I know this, my heart is filled with woe.
I think of birds in circled flight,
Diamond glints on snow.
I watch soft stars that shine at night,
You are them; I know.
As I stand and begin to weep
I remember what you said,
You told me not to stand and cry because you are not dead.
About this poem
It’s written in response to, “do not stand at my grave and weep”, by Clare Harner
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Written on August 09, 2023
Submitted by Aisling.hardy on October 29, 2023
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Scheme | A A X B B C B C B X D D |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 493 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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