Mr Ern’s way
Melanie and I are seldom the adventurous couple
But tonight we are setting out on the double
For a brief weekend meeting with some Mississippians
Mr Ern’s people
My grandfather
The man who had two families
Of which my daddy was one of the first
Jeanne, Joe, Tony and Sue too
Jimmy and Mary of the second living
And quite a host yet remaining
Cousins and such I hardly know
But we deemed it most important
To keep Mr Ernest Stokes bus line running
Not let it fade into an Guthrie type of dream
Tell Jim we came to see him
Stand with him if only for a moment
But just as important
Even if we had to stand our years in far off Florida
For he is family
They are family
And family is worth the long haul
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