River of horses

Song Cycle by Lori Laitman (b. 1955)

1. My Hand Forever
 (Sung text)

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For ever I will scatter in each strand,
    That thou may'st never turn deaf ears to me,
Rubies, pearls, sapphires with a lavish hand. . . . 
Thou art the well-spring in a desert land
    Wherefrom I quaff deep draughts of memory.

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2. A Blessing
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Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota
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3. A Birth
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Inventing a story with grass
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4. The War God’s Horse Song
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My horse has a hoof of striped agate
His fetlock is like fine eagle plume.
His legs are like quick lightning.
My horse has a tail like a trailing black cloud.
His mane is made of short rainbows.
My horse’s eyes are made of big stars.

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Adapted from a traditional Navajo Song
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5. Two Horses Playing in the Orchard
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Too soon, too soon, a man will come
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Total word count: 513