My Heart Murmurs its Thanks
My heart murmurs its thanksTo all who saved me
First to God who oversees all
And to my wife with whom I share my life
Then to my children and family
For their loving kindness and concern
And of course to the physicians
Whose magic opened my arteries ... and my eyes.
The heart is the center of life
And of emotion.
I am overcome by all of it.
As I look to regaining my strength,
I am out of the heart of darkness
But not like Mistah Kurtz – he died.
My own river of life flows more freely now
And courses through my thoughts.
I am grateful for life, for family
And for the joy of living
To see what lies downstream for us all.