In loving memory

Dear YouTube-ers,
This week I am going to post just one video. This is a beautiful song, the words coming from a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye. Her voice is simply wonderful and flow from her lips with a purpose. As you listen to this song I encourage you to take a moment a remember loved ones that have passed on. Honor their memory and celebrate their lives. Whether it be your friend, parent, grandparent, or even just someone you knew that left an impact on your life. Think of a fond moment with them, I ask you to smile, not cry. If you do not like this post, I apologize, but too many times we forget that love lives on, each smile caused by each memory is a continuation of joy that should not be taken for granted. Maybe you believe in Heaven, maybe you don't, maybe you believe in an afterlife, maybe you don't. But this song doesn't ask for any affiliation, just for joy. So please, Enjoy




Here is the original poem:

"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 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. "