June 6th marked 6 years since my dad died. I think I've missed him more this last year than I have for a while. It makes me sad that I never knew him as an adult. I recently said something that apparently he used to say all the time - relating to getting ready for bed - and I couldn't remember him ever saying that and it made me really sad that I don't remember some things. But he took me to my first folk club when I was about 3 months old so I guess I have something there! And there are many many recordings from across the years so we can still hear his voice, which many people don't have. It sounds corny but he taught me that songs speak for themselves.
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