Winters

from The Roads That Make Men Weary by Simon Balto

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There are times that I remember when the spring turned into winter,
And the winter turned from spring and then to fall.
And it blackened out the sunshine, and it snuffed out all the fireflies;
The summer breezes never came at all.

And I stood upon some shorelines at the dawning of some springtimes,
Looking for a ship I could know best.
And I prayed to God I'd see it, and when I did not see it,
I hoped someone would keep my name inside their chest.

But I know now that those winters, that those were the last winters,
And this year will be kinder than the last.
As she throws her bony arms around my broad and sunburned shoulders,
Her grip it feels so good and strong and fast.

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from The Roads That Make Men Weary, released November 5, 2013

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Alt-folk. Midwest. Big voice, full heart, can't lose.

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