I heard a poem (on ER believe it or not) Author William Blake, it mentions Great Heron, Wood Drakes...resting by water, ending; "I find peace and I am free". Can anyone help me find a copy of this poem? My family is having a small memorial service on my parents aniversary (memorial day). They died a year and a half ago...4 weeks apart. I thought this poem perfect as they lived on the water in Michigan.
Any help is greatly appreciated...
Colleen

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The Peace of Wild Things
— Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

Les



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2006 02:30PM by lg.

Thank you Les...good thing I mentioned hearing it on ER... I dont know how you found it,,, but I REALLY appreciate your effort!
Thank you so much!
Colleen

that's awesome
i just saw a rerun of that episode
and started searching for the poem
and here it is!
awesome

Colleen Bevans Wrote:
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> I heard a poem (on ER believe it or not) Author
> William Blake, it mentions Great Heron, Wood
> Drakes...resting by water, ending; "I find peace
> and I am free". Can anyone help me find a copy of
> this poem? My family is having a small memorial
> service on my parents aniversary (memorial day).
> They died a year and a half ago...4 weeks apart. I
> thought this poem perfect as they lived on the
> water in Michigan.
> Any help is greatly appreciated...
> Colleen

Thank you Colleen, for asking the question that has been on my mind for days. I searched every William blake poem online, and couldn't come up with a match. Much thanks to you Les, your postind of the poem has made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!