cover me deep

dig me up and brush me clean,

then wake me with a kiss;

I do not know where I have gone

can’t speak what I have seen

see this stone beneath my head

and earth below my feet,

they call me to my dreamless rest

to slumber’s coldest bed

hush, don’t cry, please make no sound

this silence is my home;

tired years have left me grateful for

this placid peace I’ve found

so kiss me all your sweet good byes

and lay me down to sleep;

close me in and cover me deep

with death as my disguise