A Journey from
1944 to … Now
1944
In 1944 my tale
Began in the Southwest.
In Enid, Oklahoma, which
I soon believed the best.
My father was away at war—
We lived at Grandpa’s place,
Upstairs in our apartment, which
Was really no disgrace.
My older brother, Dickie, was
Three years my senior then—
And my arrival changed his life—
’Twas not what it had been!
Glenn Miller disappeared that year;
Diana Ross was born.
George Lucas—born that year as well.
And Jerry Springer (scorn!).
And FDR the president—
Bing Crosby on the charts,
Where Harry James and others played
The music for our hearts.
Strange Fruit—a book so
popular—
Forever Amber, too.
And one about a Brooklyn tree?
It ruled for months—a few.
But back in Enid you could hear
A baby’s mournful cry.
His life had started—on his way!
That baby? He was I!
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