C racked and seasoned hands
reach with suffered care
to wrap the fingerboard
in love
callused digits
yellowed by habit
depress taut strings
blood and bone
connect
sculpting emotions
true life
from sitka spruce
and spiraled steel
knowing strains rise
Memphis Red
is
the blues
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rob kistner © 2022
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~ SPOKEN WORD: Listen here to me tellin’ ya mo’bout bluesman, Memphis Red. ~
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