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joshua maiden

from childhood's end by david edward walker

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My name is Joshua Maiden
I am a Navajo man
in the ways of my fathers
I once lived off of this land
My children have grown white
they no longer let me roam
I am the penned-in stallion
inside the old folks home
so I sing to buy my supper
of caring human hands
that touch with hesitation
like I am half a man

Bless me, powers of the four winds
White corn, make me whole
Yellow corn, call my lover’s spirit
Take me where the fluted grass still rolls

My name is Joshua Maiden
I was born in 1895
and I have sucked upon the pebbles of this earth
when she gave me no rain to keep me alive
My children are in the city
they do not see me for I am blind
the nurses hear me chant and wonder
what songs of drama might lurk behind

My name is Joshua Maiden
I grew up poor but I filled out proud
my withered hands curl
my eyes grow wide
my toothless grin spreads
and I sing out loud
My children see me old and hopeless
my buckskin split
I’ll make my deathwalk soon
but I am far away from this sleepy tied-down stupor
I crouch and pick the scent up
on a lone hunter’s noon

Bless me power of the four winds
White corn, make me whole
Yellow corn, call my lover’s spirit
Take me where the fluted grass still rolls

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from childhood's end, released February 13, 2023
david edward walker: guitar, vocal
david nefesh: guitar, vocal
marvin conrad: upright bass

recorded 1991, paradise post studio

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david edward walker Indianola, Washington

"With a style that encompasses urban and rural images, rich metaphors, spiritual themes, moving ballads, and ambitious fingerstyle guitar work, David Edward Walker (aka 'David Folks') is a singer-songwriter with special ability to reach listeners on an emotional level."
~ Music Hound,
The Essential Folk Album Guide

"Spilled poetic love." ~ Dirty Linen

"Folk Hero."
~Detroit Monthly
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