I love the sad songs,
Melding melody and words in a minor key:
The "Where", the "When".
And, especially the "Why".
Frank does them best,
Quietly insinuating
The power of his emotions:
Loss, endings, longings - regrets.
I understand his stories
And they move me deeply,
Although my experience
Is so much more limited.
I think Frank must have lived a lot.
Robert F. Schmidt,
Written: November 2011 at Age 90