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08:46 PM

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Nick Drake ~ Day is Done

Ma and Pa worked this land, for as long as I can remember. Even before I was born. They made the farm what it is today. Or what it used to be, I should say. Everything we had was paid with their sweat and blood. "We've weathered so many hardships," Pa said, "but no man can best the fickle hand of nature." The dust storms came seemingly out of nowhere, taking the crops as they blew through, leaving vast stretches of nothingness in their wake.

Ma tries to smile. "Life will be better out west." But I can hear the despair she tries so hard to hide. Pa sits alone on the porch at night, staring off into the black emptiness. He says little. When the night is cold, some get by but some get old. And it seems he's growing older right before my eyes.

It's not fair, to work so hard and see it come to naught. To have a dream, then see it ripped away from you. But I guess there's nothing left to do, when the day is done.