Mary Frye followed a standard couplet pattern for this poem. Unlike the other poems, which express grief over a love that passed too soon, this work reminds us that the loved one never leaves.
In lines 2 and 16, Mary repeats the words “I am not there” to show that a person is not resigned to their grave. She implores the read to refrain from weeping at the graveside (1, 15). There is no point. Lines 3-14 drive this point home. The beloved is in the wind (3), the flight of birds (9), the flowers (11), and the ripening grain (6).
The heavy use of imagery is designed to bring the mind of the reader away from the depressing scene of a funeral. Rather, they conjure feelings of peace, joy, and comfort. The use of flowers and gentle rain
In lines 2 and 16, Mary repeats the words “I am not there” to show that a person is not resigned to their grave. She implores the read to refrain from weeping at the graveside (1, 15). There is no point. Lines 3-14 drive this point home. The beloved is in the wind (3), the flight of birds (9), the flowers (11), and the ripening grain (6).
The heavy use of imagery is designed to bring the mind of the reader away from the depressing scene of a funeral. Rather, they conjure feelings of peace, joy, and comfort. The use of flowers and gentle rain