Aloha pky,

Thanks for your response.  I don't know what was going on in my mind when I wrote this tune.  I actually wrote it in about five minutes.  I was just sitting at my keyboard, tooling around in the keys of D and G, and the notes just came to me.  I had just finished up another nameless tune and was inspired to write another.  It was as if it just bounced up to me, so I was thinking of "Bounceback" or something else as pedestrian, but I like your idea of "Recollection".  

I'm not sure why I chose to start out with only the melody, then add only the bass, then the accompaniment, but I liked the way that turned out.  I've heard the same approach before with other songs, and they turned out quite nice.  As for the ending, I just thought it would be nice to reverse the beginning of the tune.  I'm glad that you enjoyed it as well.

Aloha everyone,

After a lot of thought about the title, I've settled on "Reflections on Life".  The beginning and end are opposite reflections of each other, representing the begging and ending of one's life, with the middle representing the ups and downs of a typical human existence.  

I consider the melodic solo at the beginning and end to represent our coming into, and leaving, this world.  We come in, and leave, alone - no one else is together with us (in being born and dying, that is).  I don't mean it to be sad, just a reflection on a life lived.  

Thanks for the responses.  All input helps.