Mother as I write the sun dissolves
Blood life streaming cross my hand
And these words, these words

Hope dashed immortal hope
Hope streaking the canvas sky
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write

Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write

We joined the long caravan

Hungry dreaming going west
Just for work just to get a job
And we never got lucky

We just forged on
And the dust the endless dust
Like a plague it covered everything

Hal fell with the fever
And mother I did what I could
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write

Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write

We prayed we prayed for rain

I never wanted to see the sun again

All my dresses you made by hand

We left behind on the road
Hal died in my arms
We buried him by the river

Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write
Blue poles infinitely winding, as I write, as I write