Butter on the Harp

[munkinhead]

Pigboy Crabshaw
came through Moab.
I heard him
on the scarp.
Not some
cyber-bifurcation,
but with Butter
on the harp.

I heard them there
quite clearly,
it was Pigboy's
mournful wail,
with Maria
on the high notes,
like a comet,
and a tail.

Some might say
it was the mescal,
or a remembered
happy dream,
but I am sure
that it was Pigboy,
the way the guitar
screamed.

[hillwalker]

Amazing little poem - love the evocative names and the water-tight descriptions :

like a comet / and a tail

was a particularly memorable image. And the rhyme does what it's meant to do - no more, no less. Reading this made my morning that much cheerier.

H

[Jerrybaldy]

Absolutely brilliant Munkin. That first stanza set such a sky high standard that I awaited to be let down as I read on, but no, you kept it going all through to the guitars scream.

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

[Jack of Hearts]

You're probably the real deal.








J

[Jerrybaldy]

if like me you could never imagine writing three such exquisite and perfect stanza's show some love.

This is the closest thing to perfection I have read in 14 litnutter months.

feel it drip from your lips.

I can even quote hill 'amazing' to give my opinion gravitas.

[Delta40]

A really great poem and so smooth to read.

[munkinhead]

Thanks guys. It is a silly little tribute to some of my favorite musicians, Elvin Bishop,
Paul Butterfield, and Maria Muldaur.

[tailor STATELY]

Sorry for the late comment. I've come back to this wonderful poem a number of times to enjoy. Ah, Maria - what a voice.

Would do well as a tasty set of lyrics (Metallica come's to mind for some reason).

I wonder if "Rolling Stone" magazine accepts poetry.

Thank you for sharing this gem of a poem.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[Hawkman]

I can appreciate the tone and rythm of this poem, even if the specific references escape me. Great read.

Live and be well - H

[Bar22do]

I especially enjoyed the last S. though the whole poem is a pleasure to read, you master the rhythm so well.