The son of a coal
miner was from Marfork in Raleigh County.
The son of a sharecropper was from Arkansas.
The son of a coal miner got out of the mines by
joining the military.
The son
of a sharecropper got out of the fields
by doing the same.
The son of a coal
miner fought in Korea.
The son
of a sharecropper was stationed in Germany.
The son of a coal miner was wild in his youth and this
spilled over into
his first years of
marriage--the drinking, gambling and carousing.
The son of a sharecropper was addicted to
drugs.
The son of a coal miner and the son of a sharecropper
would eventually
walk the
straight and narrow, thanks to God and a good woman's
unconditional love.
The son of a coal miner loved country music.
The son of a sharecropper sang
it.
The son of a coal miner led a private life as
Daddy.
The son of a
sharecropper was "the Man in Black."
The son of a coal
miner and the son of a sharecropper were distant cousins,
but neither knew it. Therein lies the
tragedy!
Sincerely,
Mike Peters
npeters102@aol.com