Clara waxes lyrical - "We need the Rains"

Hi there
Yes, we need the rains.  It just needs to know when to stop.Clara

Wheat silos in Dooen




Dooen Hotel opened in 1876
 (Photographed 2004)

 



This arid earth

"We need the Rains"

Clara Easter 2001  - for G

Dooen Pub, Whatchya been doin' all this time

Since they built you in 1876?

On a vast dry plain beside this endless road
Only silos to interrupt the wide horizon.
"We need the rains," you must have said, and still do now.


You've quenched the thirsts, heard the tales
Of those brave folk who toiled and sweated
Endured the drought yet kept their faith
That the parched cracked earth could yield its golden bounty.
"We need the rains," they must have said, and still do now.


Horse and cart; now semi-trailers,  cars
Bring your thirsty crowd to drink, to tell their tales
Share time with others to renew their faith
That this arid earth will be quenched in time
"We need the rains," they must have said, and still do now.


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