Henry Wrote Letters

from Evidence of Hope by Friction Farm

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Track list: There Will Always Be, Scarecrows, Work, I Am a Mother, Rosalinda, Luck or Providence, Henry Wrote Letters, No Regrets, I'm Talking Now, Robin

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lyrics

Henry wrote letters
In deliberate script
Considered how each word would form on Marjorie's lips.
Each week he selected
The most interesting parts
To show her what filled up his days and filled up his heart

Henry and Marjorie left a rich legacy
Paper and ink a hand- written library
Henry and Marjorie let us glimpse in to see
The very first draft of our family history

Marjorie read them
Each two or three times
Discovered new things about Henry between every line
She tested the limits of margins and social convention
Opinions and intimate details she dared to mention

Henry and Marjorie …

They wrote to the children
who replied by email
digital typeface on screen without prose or detail
They wrote to the grandkids
who answer by text
cartoons and abbreviations are there any words left.

Henry and Marjorie ...

Henry's last letter
To his first great grand child
She doesn't read just yet but she will in a while
She'll reach back generations draw a line to the past.
And, to one devoted reader write stories that last

Henry and Marjorie ...

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from Evidence of Hope, released March 10, 2021
Vocals & Guitars - Aidan Quinn
Vocals & Bass - Christine Stay
Percussion - Cheryl Prashker
Violin – Tracy Grammer

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