Cave Rescue, July 2018
the sudden flood that would not let them leave;
a football coach who sacrificed his food,
taught meditation to enhance their mood
and keep them strong. The never-ending wait
for news of rescue, parents desperate.
Collective prayer, by those of every faith
and none. A world that watched and held its breath;
a rescue mission, scrupulously planned
with diverse knowledge flown from distant lands;
a man who lost his life but not in vain,
his part a vital linkage in the chain
that, ultimately, brought them all out - safe,
a modern miracle, a world’s relief.
© Jenni Wyn Hyatt
Jenni Wyn Hyatt was born in Wales in 1942. She now lives in Derbyshire, and started writing poetry in her late sixties. Jenni published her first collection, 'Perhaps One Day' in 2017.
