PEARL
The lilting notes from the piano woke me. Her sweet voice as it sang along brought me to her.
So, send me away with a smile little girl
Brush the tears from eyes of brown
It"s all for the best
And I"m off with the rest
With the boys from my hometown.
It may be forever we part little girl
But it may be for only a while.
But if fight here we must
Then in God is our trust.
So, send me away with a smile.
Mary sat at the piano, morning"s low, golden sunlight casting a halo about her as she sang. She didn"t hear me as I came down the stairs, as I walked to her. Only when I sat beside her upon the piano bench did she see me; only when I saw her face did I see she sang through her tears.
Of course, she would play that song, Daddy Mine. What I didn"t know was if I should stop her
