Chris Smither's left knee was a metronome..........

Chris Smither's left knee was a metronome..........
Title by Catherine Rohland
Poem by Cynthia Wilson

Chris Smither's left knee was a metronome..........
He keeps the time from beat to beat
with just the tapping of his feet
The accompanyment is little known
but it's what musicians can do alone.
So much music is built inside.
It can help us feel alive.
To share his style,
and amplify this sound.
He puts a microphone,
close to the ground.
A simple movement,
yet a motion so strong,
can change the sound,
of his melodious song.