six red cannas

red cannas in the sky

red cannas in the sky

i didn't think about it at the time

i didn't think about it at the time

but in the desert

i think i was trying to write to georgia o'keeffe

georgia

georgia

georgia

georgia

georgia

like joni mitchell writes to amelia earhart

when she is driving

driving

driving in the desert

as if a song can communicate

with the spirits or awaken the dead

i mean

isn't that what it's for?

1927

i mean

isn't that what it's for?

1929

1946

i mean

isn't that what it's for?

1976

1980

1986

1999

awaken the dead

i was but wasn't quite writing

i spotted six red cannas"