They Have The Music In Them

Alder wood glossed lightly
seems to be in immaculate care
not like the collection of Willie's
not a road warrior

No pick for her for I wonder if she studies Buckingham
"mind she's strictly rhythm,doesn't want to make it cry or sing"
no open space for the lead guitarist is on fire
everyone is feeling their lives' pain

Shocked into silence by the vocal dexterity
resonating so close to the elegant six-string
the voice draws you but the fret work makes you stare
power and grace classic for any genre

In what seems like s blink the set is done
still sitting trying to comprehend what I just saw
comparing her to greats heard in the past
or just trying to figure out the riddle

Is it just "man" thing or my peculiar hang-up?
something about a mistress of an instrument on stage
not just a singer but even a greater delight
connection and subjection all in the art form

So mad love to Ella, Sarah, Billie
Sade, Barbara, Janis, and so many more
but poetry in motion is a chick playing
something besides vocal octaves in color

The ladies out there like Candy and Mindi
Susan, Shawn, Bonnie, Lita, Alicia, Enya, and the like
leave me spellbound in fluidity of playing
proof positive that creation was in the know