Shortly after her death,
she sang in a gospel choir
The cicadas weren’t in tune
but the cicada’s mummer woos
In the carolina heat
with sheets sticking to her body
she felt it court her too
her will weakened and abused
Carolina had a keeper then
with a voice that could quell the north winds
and a voice that had quelled the wood winds of her lungs
Carolina is a stranger now
caught between memories offering her no warmth
Oh I've carried her bones around for quite some time
weighing my steps and affixing to mine
credits
from Winter's Ghosts,
released April 23, 2013
Gabrielle Giguere: vocals, organ, keyboard, glockenspiel, vocals through harmonica, singing bowl, crystal glasses, bells, guitar
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