To the late great Dan Fogleberg and his family and friends, his words will echo through the hearts of all his fans, those well rehearsed and those still searching for the song within. Here is just a thought of Dan and some of the songs I liked the most.

Friend, it is "Hard To say", but when asked why your music remained I just say that good things just last "Longer". Good songwriters who know their craft make "Magic Every Moment". Only the "Heart May Know" what lies deep within the heart of Dan.A poem for you Dan, you gave us so many:

Till tomorrow comes shining through, till "Tullamore Dew", and with the smell of "Sweet Magnolia" I can listen to the words of Dan and never be "Lonely In Love" again. So, as for me and my "Scarecrow Dreams"  I'll climb the "Mountain to the Sea" because "Empty Cages" can't contain me. Most of my life has been but a "Beggers Game". I dream through "Windows and Walls" and ride the tide on the "River of Souls" till this sweet journey ends and I circle back again.

Thank you Dan for the songs that now carry my memories and others as well on their back and we relive them again when we listen to a well worn track. I thought of "Auld Lang Syne" differently till I encountered a person from my past. My fathers memories are revisited with the "Leader of The Band". I know your writing and singing somewhere.

James