Hi

I'd like to put the poem................Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there I do not sleep.................on my rainbow bridge page.

Does anyone know it or know where I might find it.

Thanks

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

Thankyou so much

You're welcome :), I just happened to have a copy of that one.

Here's another one that says so much in few words.

If I should go before the rest of you,
Break not a flower, nor inscribe a stone.
Nor, when I am gone, speak in a Sunday voice,
But be the usual selves that I have known.
Weep if you must, parting is hell,
But life goes on, so sing as well.

Another that I like is ...

An Old Dog in the Sun
by Chris Watkins
 
It is good to lie in the sun
on days when it is warm.

There is no need to go to look
for I have seen it already
I have seen the hawk
The wind ruffles the same feather
in the same way each time

The hawk is captured in my memories
There is no need to get up
That noise is always
the child next door

There is no danger
There is no need to worry
about my lady with the gentle voice.
Every day my grandson walks with her,
to protect her
She will be safe

My lady comes and sits in the sun with
me and rubs my ears.
She calls me her love and her beauty.
ten times every day 36,500 I love yous
are burned into my heart
to be cherished forever

I hear a new sound
I tip my head to listen.
What do you hear, My Beauty?
It is The Piper in the distance
He marches this way

That has brought tears to my eyes

Written for a deerhound of course, thus the piper, but I think it's lovely and can be applied to any breed.

To All My Loved Ones

When I must leave you
    For a little while,
  Please do not grieve
    and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow
to you through the years,
     But start out bravely
     with a gallant smile;
          And for my sake
          and in my name
          Live on and do
       all things the same,
    Feed not your loneliness
             on empty days,
   But fill each waking hour
          in useful ways,
       Reach out your hand
      in comfort and in cheer
  And I in turn will comfort you
           and hold you near;
             And never, never
             be afraid to die,
             For Iam waiting
             for you in the sky!

I also like this one...

DON'T GRIEVE

Don't Grieve for me, For now Iam Free. I'm Following the Path God Laid for Me. I took His Hand when I heard His call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, to Love, to laugh, to work, or Play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I've found that Peace at the close of day. If my parting has left a Void, then fill it with Remembered Joy, A Love and Friendship shared, A Laugh, A Kiss. AH, YES, These things I Too will Miss. Be not Burdened with times of Sorrow, I wish you the Sunshine of Tomorrrow. My Life's been Full, I Savoured Much; Good Friends, Good Times, A Loved One's Touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too Brief. Don't lengthen it with undo Grief. God wanted me now; He Set ME Free....

On another note, a favourite of my grandads, who was a bit of a rougue and a born party entertainer who should of been on the stage and it rang in my ears at his funeral;
Ashes to ashes,
Dust to dust,
If God don't want me,
the devil must!