Oh, Rest My Weary Bones

Oh, rest my weary bones
      On this simple house porch
This patio overlooking
      A mile away at least
            Lake Washington

Watch for activity out on the lake
     Mantra that cares and worries
Are like so many passengers
      On the jets overhead
            Heading away
      Like so many boats
            Passing out on the lake
The distance between there and here
      Sufficient to render silent
            Their speed
                  Their power
                       Their noise

Quietly I can see their movement
      They take their journey
            To Forgottenville
                  So long
      Their inevitable trip
            To Nowhereberg
                  Bye Bye

Oh rest my weary bones
      On this simple house porch
This patio overlooking
      A mile away at least
            Lake Washington


For Sketches
Denis J. Kelly
Feb. 8, 2012