'Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep' is a beautiful and moving poem written by an unknown author; it was left by a soldier killed in Northern Ireland to "all my loved ones". The poem gained national renown when it was read by the soldier's father on Remembrance Sunday some years later on the Bookworm TV programme.
This special edition of 'Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep', illustrated by Paul Saunders, is intended to be a lasting memorial for all who are mourning a loved one. Its message of comfort, hope and renewal has already brought consolation to hundreds of thousands, and it is one of the great inspirational poems that those suffering bereavement turn to.
The author of 'Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep' remains unknown, though several people have been forwarded as the author. These include Mary Elizabeth Frye and J.T.Wiggins, an Englishman who emigrated to the USA at the end of the nineteenth century.