blues_for_spring
raze
the
thrum
of
church
bells
. someone's
just
been
buried
. someone's
just
been
born
. terriers
bark
to
drown
out
dusty
dobro
licks
on
the
radio
.
a
preacher screams
through
static
and
stylus,
his
voice
recorded
straight
to
shellac
in
a
cornfield
or
a
rented
room
.
in
the
low
-lying
land
between
the
hills
he
sees
two
horses
.
one
red
.
the
other
black
.
he
says
red
is
the
colour
of
blood
.
blood
.
blood
.
i
rise
and
fall
to
straighten
my
spine
.
sweat
spreads
across
my
forehead
.
i
want
to
testify.
i
can
see
everything
i
need
to
in
any
part
of
this
house
without
turning
on
a
single
light
.
well
,
i
woke
up
this
morning
.
the
veil
of
dreams
was
too
tough
.
said
i
woke
up
this
morning
.
the
veil
of
dreams
was
too
tough
.
the
sun
hasn't hammered
the
chill
into
submission,
but
it'll
get
there
soon
enough
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from