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Listening To Patsy

Memories
of Formica
kitchens
And 2-burner
Hotpoint 
stoves
Lipstick on
a menthol
butt
Costume
pearls
in rows
Perfume
from the
five and dime
Drive In’s
on the 
field
A promise
made
a promise kept
And 
love
— that time can’t steal

(Listening To Patsy Cline: July 4th, 2025)

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Jan Allison

Date: 7/6/2025 9:27:00 AM

So many precious memories in so few words, aww this is a little gem Kurt, I especially love her song crazy:-) hugs jan xx

Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 7/6/2025 9:34:00 AM

Me too, Jan. That song was written by Willy Nelson and launched his songwriting career. Thanks