![]() ![]() On her death in 2004, The Times (English Newspaper) quoted a version of this poem in her autobiography. However the mystery of the true origins of "Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep" seems now to have been solved when the poem was categorically attributed to Mary Frye in 1998, following research by Abigail Van Buren, aka Jeanne Phillips. Subsequent versions of the poems have appeared in so many places that it was firmly regarded as public domain, despite Mary Frye's claims. Later it was printed on postcards by the Schwarzkopf family and was circulated in that fashion before it was ever conventionally printed. Mary has said she wrote it on a brown paper bag and that the words just came to her. It is said that Mary wrote this for Margaret and that it was Mary's first real attempt at poetry. This reassuring text, simply set for choir features a lyric melody that is perfect for the choir with limited rehearsal time. Margaret Schwarzkopf was visiting Mary Elizabeth Frye who was living in Baltimore USA when Margaret's mother died. ![]() This is a version of a poem that, apparently was circulated as postcards printed by the Schwarzkopf family. ![]()
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