Crossing Under The Hudson

Crossing under the Hudson
      Goodbye New York

Welcome Lincoln Tunnel
      Pathway, portal, gateway
To discoveries outward
            Past the land of Lincoln
                  Past the land of T.R.
      Past the land even of Lewis & Clark

Out where the broad breezes blow
      Out where the sky never ends
            Out where the mountains
      Reach higher even
Than the skyscrapers of Manhattan

Crossing under the Hudson
      Hello New York

Welcome Lincoln Tunnel
      Pathway, portal, gateway
To discoveries inward
            Back from the land Lincoln
                  Back from the land of T.R.
      Back from the land of Lewis & Clark

Back from the where the broad breezes blow
      Back from where the sky never ends
            Back from where the mountains
      Reach higher even
Than the skyscrapers of Manhattan

But back home
            Hello
      Back home
                  Welcome
            Back home
                        Missed you


For Conversations With Walt
Denis J. Kelly
July 17, 2011