The Handsome Family
When They close down the last shopping Mall
Crickets will sing through crumbling walls
termites will eat through the doors
as rabbits hop round the shop floors
empty shelves will swarm with bees
cash machines will sprout weeds
lizards will crawl across the parking lot
as birds fly around empty shops
There will be Peace in the valley once again
Wild flowers will grow up the mannequins
painting them with a leafy skin
their plastic eyes will fall to the floor
to be gathered by wild boar
Mirrors will crack in half
as wild horses gallop past
wild doves will build their nests
on the escalator steps
There will be Peace in the valley once again
Connolleys of Leap (nr Skibbereen) of a grand Summers evening.We arrived into this music house where we were welcomed and given the best seats in the house- (2 big armchairs at the front of the balcony). We had never heard The Handsome Family before and it was a memorable night for us. I recommend their work. Google them.