Dear Frank

Dear Frank, I'm sending a little note, A note in the wind... May you find this Like I found you... It was nearly a year ago, In early December, When I stumbled upon you. Your voice and your music, Your heart and your soul. Floating into my ear, Another kind of Note in the wind... And it made me smile. As fate would have it Music would fill a void That I never saw coming... Just days later... When the Coronavirus Would take my uncle away from me. Just weeks before Christmas. The very next day, I was in my car, Tuning the radio To the only station That plays holiday music, Hoping that it would lift my spirits. The first song that came on... Was your version of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' It was you. I knew it was you. It was not Judy Garland. It was not Bing Crosby. It was Frank Sinatra. After the song ended The announcer confirmed it... No other song, no other singer Could have been more appropriate In that moment... I knew it was you. I don't believe in coincidence. I do believe in fate. In that moment... I almost cried, but didn't. I smiled. Not a day has gone by That I don't listen To one of your songs. They make me smile. Just like my uncle had. I'm sending a little note A note in the wind... Just to say thanks For the music, dear Frank. May you find this Like I found you... With a smile... P.S. Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light... Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow... (October 27th, 2022)