Down from the ridges
And up from the hollows,
Musicians, gourd green
And rock solid,
Together
Find harmonies
Taught from sinew and bone
Thumping boot heel beat
Rhythm dancing in their song-
Mandolin, banjo,
Guitar, fiddle and bow
Move from tables to stage
In a rowdy contradance
Of changing partners
Unlikely collaborators
With the nights neon muse
Its open mic night
At The Black Horse Saloon
And the music is free.
thecourseofourseasons 
Wonderful, lively, fun poem — I can hear the thumping boot heels and the mandolin and banjo, guitar and fiddle strings, the laughter, the tap of dancing on the floor. Love the way the poem describes the range of musicians from “gourd green” to rock solid. Enjoyed this poem a lot, Kathleen! Dee
Love your words – they really capture the energy.
I wanna go too!
Anna :o]
I wanna go … now! Even though it’s now Wednesday here. You’ve captured the energy of the place really well, K.
O, I’m stamping my foot in time…Love this sense of community in musicians and listeners alike. Nice write!
oh nice…i wanna go there….sounds incredible!!!
What a name The Black Horse Saloon, it looks like a hoot! So lucky you are to have such a place!
It is a hoot – one of those wonderful old bars – looks out on the old train station. Lots of fun! K
Looks and sounds like a fun night with the open mic..we have that around here and sometimes I will take the mic and read one of my poems..sometimes locals musicians come and do some of their work..always fun..
One of those special times last night – so many wonderful musicians – thanks so much for dropping by – K
Oh yes, my kind of night I live and love for. Very excellente!
You would fit right in, Henry – and you would have a blast – K
The music may be have been free, but it sounds like it was hugely entertaining too… Just great!
It was very entertaining – wide variety of talents and genre – always something new – thanks! K
oh dang…i would love to be there…its so cool to get in a setting like this with a bunch of musicians and just let them start getting creative and blending in with each other, picking up where another left off…i would love it…
you would LOVE it – and last night the place was filled with unbelievably talented folks. some work in the Branson shows, but many just people that love to play. Was so much fun to be there! K
Sounds like so much fun!
It was – Bob goes every Mon nite – I will go every couple of months – always a variety – but always fun! K