Bluenotes: Walking Blues

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Bluenotes: Walking Blues
Walking Blues Son House summons the delta in his voice	bp
scratching DJs digging their grooves	rdg
neighbors with wheel barrows help themselves to my soil	pdm
ringing guitar notes the smell of frying chicken	bp
the moon at midnight lights the path Bird in the outhouse	rdg
watching an old movie I miss my cat	pdm
the harp player warbling in counterpoint to the guitar's strumming	bp
across the alley bamboo windchimes	rdg
abandoned house poppies bloom in an old boot	pdm
beer in hand swaying to boogie woogie piano	bp
The Happy Swallow the homeless stop by for a night cap	rdg
seagulls circling the open dumpster	pdm
the King Bee buzzing Slim Harpo's nasal vocals cut through the late evening	bp
spring breeze the pollen count high	rdg
a long blonde hair dangling from the ceiling fan	pdm
echoes from the tube amp the guitar player on full reverb	bp
Zen retreat the haiku poet deaf in one ear	rdg
a pair of eyes in a passing boxcar	pdm
the harmonica player imitates a train whistle	bp
blowing smoke rings in his girlfriend's face	rdg
breathless her lips on the mouthpiece	pdm
if you see my little red rooster please drive him home	bp
cell phone call at 3 a.m the lovebird answers	rdg
deep sigh a role of dice	pdm

Original music: lloyd Thayer	Photography: Mary Melodee Mena
Bluenotes: Walking Blues - composed May 8, 2004 by Brett Peruzzi, Raffael de Gruttola, and Paul David Mena