Letter To You

A letter to you
Dear daughter of mine,
  Please don't cry! Please don't ask why.
For I have gone to heaven to plat my banjo. For the great Bill Monroe.
It will be not a song of sorrow that I play tomorrow.
For I will play on the stage with a lady named Patty Page.
I will not play to bitter, but with the great Tex Ritter.
So the music you hear in the sky will not make you cry.
For God only wants me to play my banjo.
   Love,
      Your dear old dad.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 8/20/2014 10:01:00 AM
Harold, congratulations with your winning poem... Always~ Linda
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Date: 8/20/2014 6:07:00 AM
Congratulations on great win in the contest, Harold
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Date: 8/20/2014 12:34:00 AM
Beautiful write! Congratulations on a well-deserved win! Regards, Kika
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Date: 8/19/2014 9:35:00 PM
What a nice letter. And how wonderful to be able to play with all of the greats. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/19/2014 1:46:00 PM
Hey Everyone! When I said 'Off you go now' I didn't know you were totally going to blow my mind, not all of you at once! I am honored to have read your poetry. Thank You for entering my contest! Off You Go Now, Judy
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Date: 7/14/2014 1:24:00 AM
Harold, Congratulations, on your awesome win. Love Linda
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Date: 7/11/2014 2:58:00 PM
Harold, please accept my congratulations on a fine win! Wonderful write!
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Date: 7/11/2014 1:27:00 PM
Congratulations, Harold, on your placement in the contest.
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Date: 7/10/2014 7:37:00 AM
A sad happy tale, it is good you are playing from above and not below. Congratulations on your HM
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Date: 7/10/2014 7:21:00 AM
Beautifully penned Harold! Congrats on big win!
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Date: 7/9/2014 11:29:00 PM
Congratulations on your HM Harold. Verlena
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Date: 7/9/2014 12:07:00 PM
Thank you for sharing :)
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