this fella would put on Hank
play me Merle
tracks of Dolly
to see if my ear might catch
but I was too young then
to appreciate the gold on offer
& too
I had nothing to mourn
the world was mine to snatch
did not appreciate the chance
to hear a song the melody
help a soul remember
good times & bad times
people who had come & gone
& then one day undisclosed
he became the disappearing uncle
leaving me
with someone to remember
the good times & bad times
listening close
for memory the melody
remind & rewind
neilbenbow 