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Long Shadows

from The Yabby Catcher by Rose Bygrave

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Long Shadows

A blue school shirt with sleeves torn off
A riding hat with edges worn and dusty
And a ring of dirt around my mouth
A freckle face from too much country summer

I’ve been chasing down the sun
Long hot summer almost done
I see those long shadows
Fall behind me as I walk towards my home

I turn my pony loose to roll
The sweat and dust a lusty bowl of pleasure
I kick my boots down by the mat
Find a hook for my old hat
And throw a blanket out across the saddle

I’ve been chasing down the sun
At last summer’s almost done
I see those long shadows fall across the land
Long tanned fingers from an open hand
Longs long shadows fall behind me as I walk towards my home

I wait to see the sun fall
Fall across the land
And as the time is flashing by
I know from where I come

Magpies sing their evening song
And harvest leaves the paddocks brown and open
And the mountains fall deep blue in shadow
Late sun paints the gum trees pink and golden

I’ve been chasing down the sun
At last of summer’s almost gone
I see those long shadows fall across the land
Long tanned fingers like an open hand
Longs long shadows fall behind me as I walk towards my home

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from The Yabby Catcher, released October 2, 2018

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Rose Bygrave Queenscliff, Australia

Right from her early days in Goanna, Rose has been thought of as an exceptionally fine singer songwriter and instrumentalist and over nearly thirty years of performing, recording, writing & singing she has quietly defined herself as a much loved national performer.
Rose's songs are both rich and raw, weaving intelligent lyrics, stories filled with humanity and memorably moving melodies.
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