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