Situational irony. At the time, I experienced this poem, I was struck by the peace of the cemetery juxtaposed by the noise of the highway some 100 yards away. Many times, it appears that folks are going nowhere fast, only getting close to a cemetery. At the same time, there’s a reminder here that cemeteries can be dangerous places to walk about it if you’re not paying attention. But maybe there’s another ironic truth to the sign as well. In the end, the sign cinched that there was a poem in the experience.