Cruising the narrow streets that wind
through miles of hills
above the slow Monongahela
Seneca for River of Sliding Banks
the Google Maps lady telling us when
and where to turn
we still managed to drive right by
the little bar and grill
which once we'd headed back
and found our way inside
offered us cheerful hospitality
with outdoor tables
a friendly waitress
and the warm October sun
Carroll ordered fish and chips
done to her taste
I started with a beer
and found when I got up to pay
for lunch and all
a quiet fellow sitting at the bar
had treated me to that cold IPA
to welcome you to Morgantown he said
and so we chatted briefly
and it seemed that he
like everyone we've met so far
on this excursion
had some way to make us feel a bit
more welcome
more connected with the town
and with the folks
whose roots are here
in the rich social soil of West Virginia