Rest Well Weary Stranger

3 Feb 2023 5:46 AM Burried in the poplar grove along the wandering creek A man alone in his grave a soul in deaths dark sleep Traveling the prairie plane he stopped for the night As he slept he passed away warmed by the fire light He lay there peacefully in his sleeping bag Until another poor traveler came riding by in rags He looked upon the stiffened man and bowed his head and prayed He checked his horse tied to a tree and gave him water and feed Taking the deads own shovel he started his solem task Digging the prairie bed for the man who breathed his last He sang a durge as he dug and shed a tear for him Then laid him in his earthen room then with earth he closed him in He said a prayer and at his head he rolled a large stone he found And scatched the words upon it "God bless this man in the ground"