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Forget​-​Me​-​Not (Ruth​’​s Song)

from Treasures & Time Travel by Sue Fink

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In memory of my elder friend Ruth Burnstein, such a joyful, strong spirit. I thought of her when I’d brought home some beautiful blue flowers…

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Forget-Me-Not (Ruth’s Song)
© 2018, Sue Fink

You should have seen me in my prime –
Rooted firmly to this earth
Still, how I swayed, I always knew
How to use the breeze to my advantage!
The rain brought me to my knees
The sun warmed my many faces
I was the blossom of my youth
My life was always intertwined
With others of my kind, my varied friends

I never thought those days would end
Never questioned carefree living as my due
Now here I stand so tall and blue,
Cut to the quick, here in plain view
For all you strangers to review

Do I differ from the others?
So many ways we seem the same
And though we’re crowded in this room
Our lives cut short, yet still in bloom
Ah, the tales that each of us could tell
And in some tiny, crucial way
– Our soil, the elements we faced –
The memory of one glorious place
That even time cannot erase
Our stories make us who we are today

Will it be you who takes me home?
Will you place me for your pleasure
I’ll measure my remaining days
In drops of water, stolen sunlight
I will give you my best stab
At beauty, wit and grace
My final burst of splendor
Anything for one last admirer
Someone to praise my velvet blossoms
that glow like dark stars still

And when finally I wither
You know that day is coming soon
Someone to grieve upon my passing
Yes – but in whose memory
My fragrance lingers always

credits

from Treasures & Time Travel, released September 23, 2018
Sue: vocals, guitar
John Abbey: bass
Jordi Kleiner: violin
Bob Long: piano, keyboard

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Sue Fink Chicago, Illinois

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sue Fink enchants audiences with her whimsical perspective on the world. Her genre, “urban campfire cabaret,” is folk with a hint of jazz, a large dollop of humor, and a drop of sadness for good measure: think Christine Lavin, with a dash of Rickie Lee Jones, Melanie, and Nellie McKay. ... more

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