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memories of trips to the stock pond with his loving
Grandad to go fishing (Cane Pole Fishin'), the raw emotions
of a father/daughter relationship (Joel's
Song), and the lifelong battle with mental illness
in his family (Jessie).
Then, came the heartbreaking saga of his first grandson,
born prematurely, with a devastating disability, and
living with his family for only a short time (Jakob's
Ladder).
Rory Don also recalls his days of chasing fireflies
as a child, filled with wonder. One dark night, while
driving an all-nighter to Colorado, his daughter, Jessie,
awoke and asked what the little yellow glow was on the
windshield. He saw that the little glow was the tail
of a firefly that had met his end. Thinking quickly,
he explained to his tender-aged daughter that the firefly
had hit the windshield, had left his tail behind, and
kept right on going. A few hours later, he penned a
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