shade two hills with green chalk
the pink sun setting between them
in a deeper hue
there will be me and you and all the people we used to know
gathering there like in the old hymns
singing the rest beyond the river
fried chicken on a chequered cloth, three kinds of cake
one pink, german chocolate a coconut cake with a single cherry
in the middle
lots of cold drinks soft chatter
potato salad in every variation known
and lemonade the pink and gold
to wash it down.
beulah land sweet beulah land
the chorus will rise
beyond the river we will rise as well
leaving the basket behind.
and the pickle relish.
mary angela douglas ``12 october 2020
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