Play It

Play It

A Poem by Cherrie Palmer
"

rock'n the blues

"
Never a need to check the sound.
This spot, acoustical bliss.

A 'Muddy Waters' stage where,
red hot lights glow.

As rows of smoke mingle low.

Bourbon and beer line the joint.

Stale smells and kick'n sounds,
slowly spill across the crowd.

J.L. Hooker records play,
“Boom Boom”
rustic and loud.

As a new breed get ready to set the stage.

The scratchy record moans the blues.

“I’m In The Mood” sings so low.

The new crew is in the know.

While patrons order one more round.

The band decide against a hipster beat.

Shaking out “Hard Times”.

Cause some can still remember the day - his hands let the rift play.

Technicolor fades to a haze.

The second set burns like a fiery blaze.

A Morrison and Hooker, style of "Rock with Me" croons.

As dancers sway, singing "baby please don't go,"
and the smallest of harmonicas steal the show.

The new kids have taken hold.

© 2022 Cherrie Palmer


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Cherrie Palmer
i think i'm done

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so nice to read a tribute to the blues ... seems i have read so few of them here at the Cafe' ..you've mentioned some of the giants and their music .. going to have to put on the vinyl today .. and have a blues Valentine Day ;)
E.
ps. especially heard the call of "bourbon and beer ....." nothing like a boiler maker to get the juices flowing ;))))

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Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

5 Years Ago

ahahahah yes they will ... i haven't had whiskey in the house for a while ... i think i'll treat me .. read more
Cherrie Palmer

5 Years Ago

A little snort from time to time is good for complexion .
Einstein Noodle

5 Years Ago

pretty sure your right about that Cherrie :)



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This is such a beautiful write here, I enjoyed this piece especially J.L. Hooker...
Awesome! gotta love the blues at times.

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Cherrie Palmer

5 Years Ago

thank you Brandie, the blues will rock a place.
Its nice to get some opposites some time and I love the kind of place you describe. The sounds you hear and the atmosphere you so wonderfully paint. This is down and righteous.

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Cherrie Palmer

5 Years Ago

righteous: there is a use of a word I have-not heard in a very long time. :)
My kind of place Cherrie. Just the right atmosphere and certainly the right sound. Turn down the lights and order me a beer. I'm on my way. Love these lines.

Chris

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Posted 5 Years Ago


this put in the mood to listen to some Blues...jazzy poem, Cherrie...and you give us the perfect setting..like on Bourbon Street...at an old blues bar...melodies drifting out into the street...
Boom Boom is really great song...i also liked the Animals' version of it.
nothing like a "stretchy record" moaning...
j.

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jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

i wasn't correcting..i thought "stretchy" worked great...the sound stretches, but also the heat of t.. read more
Cherrie Palmer

5 Years Ago

Well I fat finger a word from time to time.
I did like the sound of it when you quoted it .. read more
jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

I hear ya...i would do the same...i hate typos as well...

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Cherrie Palmer
Cherrie Palmer

Springfield , MO



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I am a published poet and love poetry. After a lifetime of country living, I'm making a move back to town. I find my surroundings a great inspiration to me. I also have two books on Amazon Kindle: .. more..

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