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The farmers came
To sell us things
Their baskets filled with fruit
They asked our names
Their kids made change
We shuffled in our shoes
They acted well
So we tried to
Though we were still unsure
If they'd been made anew or if
We'd seen them once before

A group of friends
Went to the fair
They walked from stall to stall
They talked among themselves
But would not heed
The barker's call
And I was there
And you were too
You'd later write it down
You'd say you felt
There at the fair
That you were part of town

Inside a house
Where music's played
The talk is filled with charm
Women and men
Gesticulate
A mess of skinny arms
The windows light
The street outside
It bounces off the cars
Whose drivers hear
No music but
Who just might see the stars

Out on my porch
Most afternoons
I read a borrowed book
And on the street
When cars go past
Their drivers slow to look
I raise my head
And raise my hand
Do both our faces change?
And when they've passed
Their heads turned back
I smile and turn the page

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from Shelto Marx Sings Skoene Oke, released December 3, 2021

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Shelto Marx Brooklyn, New York

Shelto Marx is the nom de plonk used by Marshall Yarbrough (Rube, Glass Bead Band, Power Hour). Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, with a formative stint in Athens, he now lives in New York City, where he plays curly-headed piano pop music. Eat your heart out, Randy Newman. ... more

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