arlene s bice
Bringing back memories
before my time began
my father’s music, written
for him by the
Gershwins
Cahn
Kern
Porter
Ellington
sung & arranged
for me by Rod Stewart
thoughts come forth
if Father’s dreams
were the same as my dreams
was his creativity passed down to me
his words come from my hands
perception, arrangement
come to me from him
love of the written word
of art, nature, even cooking
from my father
love of education
tho late, was his dream
and mine, too
it took many years, changing
record labels for
Rod Stewart
to succeed in recording
his father’s music
in time
The Great American Songbook yet
his dreams were not his father’s.
