In 2004 the local scuba community and I lost
two dear friends in a cave diving accident in Mexico, Mike Nast and Kent
Hirsch. Another dear friend of mine, also a diver, offered his
condolences and emotional support, and shared A Requiem that he came
across in his regular reading...I was moved by the words therein, and
want to share this passage with you, for I too have been found at sea!
A Requiem
If I should die beneath the sea
What e'er the circumstances 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