Stephanie's Resting Place



I Am Waiting

I must leave you for a while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears,
And hug your sorrow to you through the years,
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name
Live on, and do all the things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour with useful ways.
Reach out your hand in
comfort and in cheer,
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near.
And never, never be afraid to die
For I am waiting for you in the sky.

~ Helen Steiner Rice ~



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's rain

When you awaken 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.

Death is but crossing the world,
as friends do the seas;

They live in one another still













Midi Selection: Amazing Grace