The Fat Mama Cat



September 23, 1981 - December 27, 1997


   I AM NOT THERE

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 awake 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.

      By Robert Hepburn

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