This short composition titled "Immortality", published by Clare Harner in "Gipsy" magazine, in 1934, is often read during funeral services and at special memorial ceremonies, as is the farewell celebration to be held today, August 13, 2024, at the Memorial Park, Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in memory of "our teacher" (More Anu) Mónica María Zuretti.
May the earth be light on you at last, dear Mónica. And light be the pain on your loved ones and on all of us.
Immortality - Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
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 sun 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.