I was listening to a podcast recently that reminded me of the astonishing musical gifts of Dolly Parton. I tend to forget about music, even music I love, and listening to this podcast brought back a lot of great memories of her unparalleled songs, and also introduced me to some of her newer work. It also brought back a less fond memory of an ill-advised, 10-week long poetry contest I entered once, a mistake I shall not make again. One of the assignments was to write a poem about Dolly Parton, using words from specific songs of hers. This one was the winner that week. (Note—I have changed the title from the original.) Enjoy!
Perfect poetry!