HUERFANO VALLEY
SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS
SOUTHERN COLORADO
SOUTHWEST CARAVAN
1970
FOR CARLA
I WAS 22 YEARS OLD
SHE WAS SOMEWHERE NEAR THERE
WE WERE BOTH MOTHERS
BOTH WITH BOYS
2 OR 3 YEARS OLD.
THE TRAVELING WAS GOOD THEN
WE HAD ADVENTURE IN OUR BLOOD
WE WERE SEEKING SOMETHING NEW
WE WERE LOVING LIFE
IT FELT LIKE STANDING ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
WITH WIND BLOWING YOUR HAIR BACK
EVERY INCH OF SKIN SENSING EVERY PIECE OF THE UNIVERSE
COSMIC WIND BLOWING WISDOM THROUGH OUR HAIR
WE WERE MOTHER GIRLS
BOTH WITH BOYS
BOTH WITH OUR BOYS
WE WERE MOTHER CHILDREN THEN
WE WERE SISTERS
WE WERE FRIENDS
WE SHARED SECRETS
WE SHARED SECRETS
WE SHARED MEN
WE WALKED ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT TOGETHER
BARE BRESTED PROUD
WITH STARS ON OUR PILLOWCASE SKIRTS
WE WERE SISTERS
WE WERE FRIENDS
SHE NEVER LEFT ME
EVEN MILES AND YEARS APART
SHE NEVER LEFT ME
WHEN I FELL OFF THE PLANET
SHE NEVER LEFT ME
SHE WAITED FOR ME
WITH HER WISDOM
SHE HELPED ME MEND
SHE IS MY SISTER
FOREVER FRIEND