Wednesday, May 03, 2006

If I should die beneath the sea

Someone posted this in a forum while discussing about a diving accident which cause someone died..
Carson Ray... 1989
If I should die beneath the sea --
What e'er the circumstance may be --
I only ask that you not cry
For such a lucky one as I.

But, rather, weep for those alive
Who know not what it is to dive
Into the planet's liquid heart
And of God's ocean be a part.

For even Christ must envy all
Who dive along the ocean's wall;
Though wind and sea His will obeys,
He only walked upon the waves.

And may I ask for one thing more?
A simple cross beside the shore.
Below my name inscribe for me:
Lost to the earth, but found at sea.

I fall in love with this poem immediately because that is EXACTLY how I feel. I wanted to write something similar but obviously, my English is not up to mark yet to write something as beautiful as this. When I read it, I felt like I am the one who wrote that… because that’s my exact thoughts. Such an amazing feeling when you read something that feels like it’s been written from your mind.

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