FOUR HORSE SONGS

1.   White One

the white horse

from the north clouds

sings from a dakota night

it is a pint of cheap vodka

that keeps him warm

as he dances

two feet off the ground

swaying from bar to bar

drinking his way south

he is the desperate one

who laughs too loud

at his own fate

2.   Red One

the red horse

from the eastern sunrise

cannot see the next day

as he chases his life

across the streets of Gallup

he knows only

his red shameful eyes

in the morning

and it becomes

the same day always

3.   Gray One

this horse stayed south

too near the railroad tracks

his bones are gray

in the dry sunlight

he wanted to go home

but the tracks always led

to the same place

4.   Yellow One

yellow horse

gallops home near Tsaile

the sun is low and almost gone

but he has faith

in its returning