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[Unpublished, April 2, 2003]

There’s a song in my heart. Sorry. I’ll try to keep it to myself.

As a rule I haven’t been successful at this. All through the years, my kids would ask, "Mom? Are you singing again?" and I’d look down and discover I was.

It might not have been so bad if I’d been softly murmuring "O-o-o-o-o-klahoma" or "We Will Rock You" or some other lilting air. No, it tended to be songs that I made up myself, though not intentionally. Songs would come evolving from random thoughts revolving, and gradually work their way up to audibility. Generally, these were not exciting songs. However, they tended to be annoyingly memorable.


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