{"id":213507,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213507-immortality-do-not-stand-by-my-grave-and-weep-poem-by-clare-harner","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213507","headline":"\"Immortality\" (Do Not Stand By My Grave and Weep) || Poem by Clare Harner","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Immortality\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo not stand\u003cbr\u003eBy my grave, and weep.\u003cbr\u003eI am not there,\u003cbr\u003eI do not sleep,\u003cbr\u003eI am the thousand winds that blow\u003cbr\u003eI am the diamond glints in snow\u003cbr\u003eI am the sunlight on ripened grain,\u003cbr\u003eI am the gentle, autumn rain.\u003cbr\u003eAs you awake with morning’s hush,\u003cbr\u003eI am the swift, up-flinging rush\u003cbr\u003eOf quiet birds in circling flight,\u003cbr\u003eI am the day transcending night.\u003cbr\u003eDo not stand\u003cbr\u003eBy my grave, and cry—\u003cbr\u003eI am not there,\u003cbr\u003eI did not die.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoem by Clare Harner, (Published in \"The Gypsy\", December 1934 - page 16). The poem is often attributed to anonymous or incorrect sources. Harner, wrote the verses in late 1934, attempting to cope with her grief, after the unexpected death of her brother.by presenting death, not as an ending but a transformation.\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"    Immortality Do not standBy my grave, and weep.I am not there,I do not sleep,I am the thousand winds that blowI am the diamond glints in snowI am the sunlight on ripened grain,I am the gentle, autumn rain.As you awake with morning’s hush,I am the swift, up-flinging rushOf quiet birds in circling flight,I am the day transcending night.Do not standBy my grave, and cry—I am not there,I did not die.Poem by Clare Harner, (Published in \"The Gypsy\", December 1934 - page 16). The poem is often attributed to anonymous or incorrect sources. Harner, wrote the verses in late 1934, attempting to cope with her grief, after the unexpected death of her brother.by presenting death, not as an ending but a transformation.","published_at":"2026-05-25T10:57:31-07:00","updated_at":"2026-05-25T22:26:30-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Poetry Alley on Kudos 365. View their post published May/25/2026 on Poetry. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"post","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","likes_count":7,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213507-immortality-do-not-stand-by-my-grave-and-weep-poem-by-clare-harner","headline":"\"Immortality\" (Do Not Stand By My Grave and Weep) || Poem by Clare Harner","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"datePublished":"2026-05-25T10:57:31-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":7}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}]}}