In a clearing
Amid the expanse
Of palmetto sweetgum and pine
A mockingbird declaims
Chup chup
Dandy-lanes dandy-lanes dandy-lanes
Beneedle alderbest
Purrip purrip purrip purrip purrip

A barren hillock
Hard solid clay
Red with oxide
But see the prominent chin
The lips curled in a half-accepting smirk
The weary gaze
He slowly moves
Imperceptibly shifting
On the great arm
That supports the massive head

Beside him the maiden is seated
Small by comparison
Her dark hair
Falling carelessly
Upon the white linen about her shoulders
The rest of her form concealed
Beneath the billowing black garment
Hands folded upon her knees
She speaks
We are here