Mother as I write the sun dissolves
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Blood life streaming cross my hand
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And these words, these words
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Hope dashed immortal hope
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Hope streaking the canvas sky
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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We joined the long caravan
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Hungry dreaming going west
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Just for work just to get a job
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And we never got lucky
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We just forged on
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And the dust the endless dust
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Like a plague it covered everything
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Hal fell with the fever
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And mother I did what I could
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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We prayed we prayed for rain
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I never wanted to see the sun again
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All my dresses you made by hand
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We left behind on the road
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Hal died in my arms
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We buried him by the river
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
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Blue Poles
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| Patti Smith |
