A poem by Christina Brandmeier commemorating
The Preservation of Hunter's Point
In honor of Don and Pat Crowell
I ASKED
I asked the fresh air
If it would stay here for you
I thought you might need
A place where you can breathe
I asked the sun
If it would keep shining
I thought you might like
Some light to guide you
I asked the water in the harbor
If it would mind sitting pretty
I thought it might help
Keep you calm
I asked the trees in the forest
If they would stay standing tall and strong
I thought sometimes you might wish you had
Shelter from the storm
I asked the rocks to hold you steady
Because I know that life will shake you
And I asked the lake to keep rolling onto shore
To greet your dreams and wash your worries away
I asked the wind
If it would kindly carry your prayers up to the sky
I thought you might enjoy
A faithful passenger
I asked the beauty
If it would stay together for you
Because I thought you're always going to need
A place where you can breathe
