Using Mepis 6.5 OS and Amarok audio player.
I can play CD's just fine and when finished and I remove
the CD, The tunes are sitting there in Amarok but I can't
play them. I thought I had this resolved at one time but
no more. Hints anyone?

Sounds to me like the cd is being unmounted when you eject (normal behavior).
But Amarok is not refreshing. I don't use Amarok, but maybe there is something
that lets the music stay in some sort of temp file until the program is closed
whether the cd is in or removed.