"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" and Other Poems Glossary

by Mary Elizabeth Frye

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" and Other Poems Glossary

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Bloom

To be in blossom

Gentle

Soft; kind; sweet

Glint

Giving out/reflecting small bits of light

Graceful

Being elegant/tasteful

Grain

Cereal crop such as wheat

Grave

The place where a dead body is laid to rest

Hush

Silence

Ripening

A fruit/vegetable/grain that is becoming more mature/ripe

Starshine

The glow of stars

Weep

To cry uncontrollably and intensely

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