tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4349840533096398496..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth FryeDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-69697906203463168712023-04-22T11:41:14.895-05:002023-04-22T11:41:14.895-05:00Beautiful poem, however it was written by Clare Ha...Beautiful poem, however it was written by Clare HarnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50810785382232616402022-04-12T13:54:45.873-05:002022-04-12T13:54:45.873-05:00No doubt it has been used in that way many times. ...No doubt it has been used in that way many times. I've always loved it for the sentiment it expresses that, in fact, we are one with the universe. It is a part of us and we are part of it. And that continues even in death.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-62580249597132006302022-04-12T13:06:04.584-05:002022-04-12T13:06:04.584-05:00This is beautiful. It would be an ideal poem to po...This is beautiful. It would be an ideal poem to post in connection with the death of a person we love.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87836895549288682162022-04-10T15:28:41.712-05:002022-04-10T15:28:41.712-05:00It has the same effect on me.It has the same effect on me.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-49250201215044089942022-04-10T15:20:03.709-05:002022-04-10T15:20:03.709-05:00I love this poem! It always makes me tear up just ...I love this poem! It always makes me tear up just a little. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-66221343586036103722022-04-10T10:03:10.956-05:002022-04-10T10:03:10.956-05:00No, you never truly "get over" the death...No, you never truly "get over" the death of someone you love, but with time, the pain becomes duller and, if you are lucky, you are able to focus on your good memories of the person. They continue to live through you and they never really leave you.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-86955004948037698712022-04-10T09:37:14.605-05:002022-04-10T09:37:14.605-05:00I was extremely blessed and had never lost a singl...I was extremely blessed and had never lost a single loved one until 2020 and then I lost my father and grandfather quickly together to Covid. It's a terrible thing that I will never get over. This poem does have a sweet message to it though. The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87132839660604609512022-04-10T09:21:42.760-05:002022-04-10T09:21:42.760-05:00I'd be hard pressed to name another poem by th...I'd be hard pressed to name another poem by this writer but she came up with a winner in this one. The sentiments expressed are universal and timeless. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-57028365386080592752022-04-10T09:19:44.238-05:002022-04-10T09:19:44.238-05:00I salute you and your wife for that decision. It i...I salute you and your wife for that decision. It is an option that seems to be gaining in popularity and that is a good thing, I think.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-40361046782566634532022-04-10T08:52:50.488-05:002022-04-10T08:52:50.488-05:00I've seen this poem a number of times over the...I've seen this poem a number of times over the years. Sometimes in obituaries, sometimes on the funeral prayer cards that are available for the taking at funeral homes. It's beautiful. Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35724968660337803062022-04-10T06:16:51.286-05:002022-04-10T06:16:51.286-05:00As I approach ever closer to the end of my time he...As I approach ever closer to the end of my time here, I have thought a few times how I might like to be remembered, especially after going to a funeral. I have come to the conclusion that if people will honestly say, "He was a good guy" that would be all that I could ever wish for. My wife and I are both going to have a green burial with no service and no grave markers. We certainly don't feel any more important than the grass and the wildflowers that will grow above us. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com