A SIMPLE WOODEN CROSS

WHEN MY DAYS HAVE COME AND GONE
AND I AN LAIN TO REST
PUT ME NOT IN FIELDS OF STONE
BUT HEED MY LAST REQUEST

LAY ME IN A VALLEY GREEN
WHERE TREES AND FLOWERS THRIVE
FOR THIS IS WHERE I LONGED TO BE
WHEN MY BODY WAS ALIVE

TAKE NO THOUGHT OF SLATE WITH WORDS
CHISELED ON ITS FACE
JUST LEAVE A SIMPLE WOODEN CROSS
THERE IN MY FAVORITE PLACE

AND WHEN THE WIND SEEMS SO COLD
ON DARK NIGHTS OF THE HEART
MY SPIRIT ALWAYS STAYS WITH YOU
FROM YOU WILL NEVER PART

FOR I AM THERE AND EVERYWHERE
NOT UNDER SOD AND MOSS
THE ONLY THING THAT IS THERE NOW
IS A SIMPLE WOODEN CROSS

J BRADY THOMAS 06/14/2012