The stranger

 

 

 

 

 

 

see

 

the stranger come down the hill

 

he

 

lets the horse find its way at its own will

 

gently, the stranger leads it on, 'till he comes down and sees

 

the

 

people look at him

 

 

 

he's

 

from far away and thirsty up to this day

 

but

 

first the horse quenches his thirst

 

he's

 

a

 

stranger in a new world

 

 

 

the

 

people are anxious to hear the news

 

they

 

don't hear much in this out of the way place

 

he's

a

carpenter with gentle man's ways they can see that right away

 

and

 

he tells them stories of the old world

 

where once he stayed

 

and

 

they are pleased to have acknowledged they did the right thing

 

to

 

go

 

away

 

 

the

stranger is given a meal and asked to stay

 

but

 

he says he has too many stories to tell to too many people

 

he

 

has to be on his way

 

so he mounts his horse ande the carpenter with the gentleman's ways

 

rides of in to the distance

 

and

 

fades

 

away