Susie Morice is our host today for VerseLove at http://www.ethicalela.com , inspiring us to use the news to write poetry of place, time, era. I found an article in this month’s Georgia Magazine for today’s poem.
Macon Music Again
Capricorn Studios
Macon, Georgia
birthplace of
Southern Rock~
southern soul
and Rock and Roll~
50 years ago
when Otis Redding
and Phil Walden
booked frat party gigs
at Mercer University~
Allman Brothers Band
Marshall Tucker Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd~
But the music stopped
historic tax credits
private gifts and grants
resurrected the bankrupt
studio in disrepair
a drumbeat ~a heartbeat~
pum PUM, pum PUM, pum PUM~
brought life back
to this timeless studio treasure
‘Macon Music’ again
ghosts of the heyday
haunt halls
roam Recording booths
musical magic
to inspire generations
of rising stars
I found an article in April 2002 Georgia Magazine, but a similar link is here: https://capricorn.mercer.edu/history/
Psalm 95:1
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Common Threads 
Kim,
These photos are gorgeous. I love our poetry prompt for today and appreciate that you e turned to music and named so many iconic musicians. This is a fabulous way to teach culture. I’ve been reading (listening to the audiobook) “Stolen Focus,” recommended by Susan Barber. The author tells an Elvis story and later talks about making art as a way to develop deep attention and work. Artists lose themselves in the act of making art, and I love that your poem is about resurrecting a place for recapturing those days.
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Such a clever poem…chock full of famous names that bring good memories.
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I love the allusions to classic recording artists, plus your line structure give the feel of a machine starting to run again. I am thrilled this studio is back. More history will be coming.
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