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Beets

from Smalltowns by Nathan Richards

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we are the ones beneath the topsoil
the forefathers of you and yours alike
and o’er the years we push up grass and weeds
so that the fat men on mowers trundle o’er our reaching out

for the ones who laid us down
for the sons who laid us down
for the wives who laid us down
and kept our names and wed again

we lay and wait, we lie and compost
reaching out through our narrow pine bungalows
wait for the day when yous run out of room
and till our bones into this rich heritage soil
and plant your beets, lettuce, and potatoes
between the memories of our earth-infested toes
cause there’s six feet of soil above our ears
and we could grow you gardens that surpass our reaching out

for the ones who laid us down
for the sons who laid us down
for the wives who laid us down
and kept our names and wed again

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from Smalltowns, released July 13, 2020
Written and performed by Nathan Richards with:
Carolyn Boudreau - Vocals
Glenn Barrington - Drums

Recorded and mixed by Nathan Richards, Albert Lionais and Mark Dolmont
Mastered by Mark Dolmont

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Nathan Richards Boularderie Centre, Nova Scotia

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