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Sapling

we ate pancakes at the diner
pounding milk shakes by the pint
then we went for something stronger
downtown at this pool hall joint

i felt great for no good reason
though the news was kind of bleak
everything just seemed so funny
maybe this could last all week

where is the life you long to recover
where is the sapling who sang to the sea
who grabbed the check with the cup overflowing
so much soul yearning still hidden in me

i accepted the stories they promised
then i resembled the lies that they told
where was the key to the box filled with treasure
buried so deep in the dictator’s hold

i loved the booze and the drugs they gave me
oh and the women what pleasure we had
drowning the dread of dust ever after
staring too deeply could drive a man mad

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we’re so briefly in this body
born to feel it all so fast
grab each evanescent moment
quick this speeding train won’t last

where is the life you long to recover
where is the sapling who sang to the sea
who grabbed the check with the cup overflowing
so much soul yearning still hidden in me

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from Tatters Of The Flag, released November 9, 2020

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Kito Peters Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kito Peters has released (like doves!) quite a few CDs, has garnered his share of esoteric radio airplay, and has won a baker's dozen of New Mexico Music Awards, including twice for Best CD of the Year and four times for Best Pop CD. He is a big fan of Harry Bosch, Al Kaline, and Laura Nyro. ... more

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