If I should die beneath the sea

[ParamedicDiver1]

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 stroll 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.

Carson Ray... 1989

 

[the_cat_keeper]

Nice! and I agree completely.

 

[skinerd]

Beauty

 

[Double_D]

God bless, Scott. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[Seadeuce]

Lovely post!

It must appeal to most divers.



Seadeuce

 

[Cobra852]

Very Nice!

 

[GrierHPharmD]

Very nice.

 

[wetrat]

That's a great poem. I was on a dive with a bunch of SBers at Anacapa, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. We ran across a memorial plaque for a diver, placed inconspicuously on a rocky reef. It says, "T. Meloche, 1953-2002, Dive Forever". We're trying to figure out the story behind it.

 

[MU_airtankhead]

Awesome!!!