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Calm of the Easterly

The west wind she blows and will tear off your clothes
The south wind drives hard the wildfire.
The east wind blows free, shakes the dew off the tree
And eases your mind for a while

Out on this land you might chance on a man
You know who will always be true.
One you know in a pinch, will tighten your cinch
And help you to rattle on through.

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The fierce north wind, cuts through your skin
And knocks you down onto your knees.
But if you turn toward the sun when the morning’s begun.
You will feel the calm easterly.

Few will regale a hot dusty trail
Where the ‘skeeters and sun cut you down
It’s one sturdy dude with a good attitude
That will ride that rough trail clean to town.

Few will deny this land leaves you blind
From your eyes ever facing the storm.
The ice and the dust and the sand and the rust
Will leave any sane man forlorn.

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A wikiup stands in the forest
Alongside a single track trail.
There were those who were here long before us
Who felt that same wind in their sails.

There are souls everlasting eternal,
Souls that dance on the seas,
Souls that rise up on a thermal
And ride in on an easterly.

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There’s seldom a time when all the words rhyme
And all six strings are in harmony.
If you do hear that song,
The chances are strong it came in on an easterly.
If you do hear that song,
The chances are strong it came in on an easterly.

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