Mary Meriam wrote this poem.
Survivor’s Prayer
By Mary Meriam
May comfort be
The season I
Didn’t die
Given to me
The season I
Moss my way beside the sea
Given to me
The forest and the owl’s cry
Moss my way beside the sea
Inside the wind’s forever sigh
The forest and the owl’s cry
In every tree
Inside the wind’s forever sigh
My life becoming free
In every tree
I try again, again I try
My life becoming free
Didn’t die
I try again, again I try
May comfort be
This poem is dedicated to Julie Stoner.
Just beautiful
One line in this poem and I understand the why… sixty two years ago. “My life becoming free in every tree” IS why I didn’t die, literally and figuratively. A revelation/insight comes unannounced and life is richer…when reading poetry.
Thanks to Mary Meriam.
I hope you find it.
Thank you. I’m very moved by your comments.