Catvibe Creative

For Scott Ennis – Ironman and Sonnet Writer

I heard last night that you had met a force

To test a strength beyond all means to know

It wasn’t in your plan, was not your course

To come across this sudden state of woe

I heard that you’d survived a ride through hell

When iron meeting iron shattered bone

And though the shadowed mists around you fell

Your solid will and strength will see you home

Through words I’ve seen the love that shines from you

A heart so large, though pained, your strength endures

Your words and sonnets bring the story through

Of tears you’ve shed alone no words could cure

As you take baby steps toward this new start

Let my words be a salve upon your heart

Friends, fellow blogger and sonnet writer Scott Ennis was hit by a car in late April while riding his bike in training for the Ironman Marathon.  I know many of you know him through his poetry and his enduring spirit.  Please hold him in your thoughts and prayers.  This is an excerpt from a letter to me by his sister Hakima, explaining of his circumstances:

“Scott was training for an Ironman race to qualify for the HUGE Kona race on his bicycle on April 30th when he was hit by a car. He was in a coma for about a week and along with punctured lungs (which are healing) and several broken bones (which are also healing) he has had quite a bit of brain trauma. He does remember the accident and he is communicative but not always cognitive. He is still on a feeding tube and re-learning to swallow more and more solids. He is able to sit upright in a wheelchair and working on walking.

He is currently at Mt. Vernon INOVA Rehabilitation hospital but will shortly be transferred to a skilled nursing facility. The prognosis is good that he will walk again. We don’t know how fast or far he will be able to recover from the brain trauma…interestingly, he remembers much of his writing and he told me in a telephone conversation “…let my poetry be my message…” I think that anyone who knows Scott through his writing understands that on an esoteric level.

The past months have taught me more and more that we are essentially more than these shells of our bodies and even our minds. Scott is still here, he’s just accessed in other ways.”

____

You are in our hearts and thoughts Scott.

With love,

Cat

PS: Scott’s sonnets can be found at http://scottennis.sonnetwriters.com/