Solemn Wanderer

Have you walked for long

struggling against strong August winds

poor dear let your feet and soul rest

for there will always be the road ahead

Tell an old man, if your lips are willing

where you have walked from

tell us, how you came about this place

when does one know to leave home

Your feet and the dust upon them

reveal some part of the story

weeks not days have passed

since the comfort you once knew

Tell an old man, if other lands are better

than the desolation that clings to all

that breathe this air, tell me

if your journey has brought you what you seek

Have you walked for long, I ask again

to the one before me, if your journey persists

I pray when you lay down

one last time your feet and soul find rest