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Minnows suck the gravel on the point bar
swallows fall from nests on the cut bank
a farmer on his tractor mows his field
of timothy, rye grass and cleavers
the house on the hill behind him holds
his family of true believers

and out in the distance a vulture waits patiently

Darning needles mate acrobatically on the joe-pie weed
cottonwoods release their fluffy reproductive parts
back from 12 years of subterranean exile broadcasting their passion
from the treetops are thousands of cicadas
the farmer's wife is in the garden cutting back
the sucker shoots on the tomatoes

and out in the distance a vulture loops expectantly

Oh, the inheritance of the meek

Have you heard the one about the farmer's daughter?
God gave woman as a gift to man, in Sunday school
that's what they taught her, but when an
unnamed man mislead her and forced her hand
in a sexual situation, she found herself, in the eyes of the Lord and her community,
in a compromised position. Why did she give in?

and out in the distance a vulture lands gracefully

A tidy package showed up on the surface of the landfill today
the farmer and some hands showed up at lunch time to spirit it away
there was one amongst them who's stomach turned and went sour
at the sight of all the garbage, the noise from the dozers, the crows and seagulls, and the smells that were so powerful

and out in the distance a vulture feeds unselfconsciously

Oh, the inheritance of the meek

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from PODUNK (2014), released November 21, 2014
Daniel Heila - vocals, guitar
Stefan Thordarson - violin
Lyle Hopkins - standup bass
Josh Wright - drums

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Daniel Heila & Daniel Boone's Fault Eugene, Oregon

Podunk expat living in Oregon trying to remember to put the chickens in and the cats out at night. Will the woodshed ever get built? I wonder. Somewhere between family and fortune is a bit of quiet space where I get a song written now and then.

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