ON BANJO TIP-TOES
O how I long for a banjo!
one of the five-stringed variety
all tuned up & ready
for an inaugural romp
Through maybe Foggy Mountain
Breakdown or Theme from The Beverly
Hillbillies—just slide on
my white National thumb pick
& paint me
Bill Monroe
Hard to believe there once was a time
when I knew nothing
of these things!
But here we all are, sittin’
talkin’
No regrets! was once my mantra
Now it’s: no train wrecks!
Only great recoveries…
Can you imagine for even a moment
Robert Johnson’s Love in Vain played
on a banjo?
…Movie pools! Swimmin’ stars!
--Richard Huttel for Gary Barwin 12 June 2010
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