To the right is the earliest evidence of the poem's existence that I have seen. If you can help or have similar sightings/recollections please tell me. A number of people have contacted me with their recollections of having seen the poem on very old tombstones (perhaps even dated before 1932, notably and most specifically in Texarkana Texas and Provincetown, Massachusetts) but despite my best efforts to research this (from the UK) I have as yet been unable to substantiate these sightings. I am especially keen to know of any sightings (especially photographic evidence) of the poem on old gravestones/tombstones. However, many different variations of the poem can now be found, and many different claims of authorship have been made, and continue to be made. The best evidence and research ( summarised below) indicates that Mary Frye is the author of the earliest version, and that she wrote it in 1932. Debate surrounds the definitive and original wording of this remarkable verse, and for many the authorship is unresolved too. While generally now attributed to Mary Frye, the hugely popular bereavement poem 'Do not Stand at My Grave and Weep' (often shown as 'Don't Stand at My Grave and Weep) has uncertain history and origins. Do not stand at my grave and weep Mary Frye's (attributed) famous inspirational poem, prayer, and bereavement verse
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