Pure joy … diving before baptisms at Leo Carillo State Beach

When I am Taken By the Sea

When I am taken by the sea
Whatever the circumstance may be
I only ask that you not cry
For such a favored one as I

Weep for those alive and dry
Who know not what it is to dive
Into the planet’s liquid heart
And of the Mystery be a part

For I am numbered among the called
Who stroll along the ocean’s wall
By Him who wind and sea obeys
He who walked upon the waves

And may I ask for one thing more?
On wind-carved rock beside the shore
Below my name inscribe for me:
Lost to the earth, but found at sea.