Michael Henchman - Hand Of Desolation
12. Hand Of Desolation (traditional acoustic folk)
Hard times on the prairie... a somewhat darker tale of survival during the Dust Bowl era. A man and his wife come from the East and join the many people scratching a living and a future in the rich soil, unknowing of the damage they collectively are causing with their illusions of unlimited bounty. Their children cry for milk... "mouths to feed like baby birds.... always hungry, needing more..." Years later, when the black storms subside, many have lost their way and pulled up stakes.
(from the album "Near And Far")