Miriam Remembered

A site for the friends & family of Miriam Hyman to reflect on her life

In Memory of Miriam

We hung your picture in the park,
Like prayer flags fluttering in the breeze
And you became our guiding star
Amongst the sad and silent trees.

Your photograph is looking down at us,
A face so full of life and possibility,
Your eyes look out with warmth and fire,
Helping us to see the way and haunt our memory.

You often came to watch the sunsets fade,
We will not let your memory pass away
But see you here in every tree and glade,
This special place within the city that you loved.

Miriam if we could tell you, in this place
All you really meant to us, our love
Would carry on the wind and greet you there,
To bring your memory back in answered prayer.

And if this bright air could yet resound,
Collect these particles of love, like leaves
That whirling fall around, then gently
We could catch you here, before you touch the ground.

So you are with us now, I know
And we are here renewed by you.
For that kind and loving heart you always showed,
We send this out into the world in lifelong gratitude.

We hung your picture in the park,
Like prayer flags fluttering in the breeze
And you became our guiding star
Amongst the sad and silent trees.

David Cottingham, July 2005.   

"One very important way to befriend our sorrow is to take it out of its isolation, and share it with someone who can receive it."

Henri Nouwen.