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Jazz - Pleiades

Jamming geniuses - Wow!

                  Jitterbugging soul feels

        joyous, with not a care!

                          Jovial Satchmo swings,

            Joe Pass, Ella, Miles, Bird

    join: samba, bebop, blues -

                      Jazz, a heaven on earth!


Written 13 Oct 2020

Copyright © John Watt | Year Posted 2020

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Kathy Anderson Date: 10/22/2020 7:32:00 AM Interesting format, nice win! Congratz! Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 10/21/2020 10:02:00 AM Congratulations on your win. Few words with so much said here. I did not know you had a jazz writing pen. Enjoy your day............ Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/21/2020 12:46:00 PM Thank you Paula. I do find it easier to write about subjects I really enjoy! Have a great day.

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 10/20/2020 1:57:00 PM Congrats on your win with another fabulous write! Know very little about Jazz but will listen to some after this! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 2:20:00 PM Thanks for the congrats Krish! There are many branches of jazz, one is sure to fit your taste. Blessings ~ John

Jan Allison Date: 10/20/2020 12:46:00 PM Dropping back with my congrats on your win John i knew this gem would get a top spot:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 1:22:00 PM Thank you my friend, and right back atcha! Your jazzy J's jumped off the page. Hugs ~ John

Sam Kauffman Date: 10/20/2020 11:53:00 AM Jumpin' jive of congratulations, John! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 1:19:00 PM Thanks Samba. I'm celebrating by listening to 'Kind of Blue'!

Joseph May Date: 10/20/2020 11:35:00 AM Very nicely penned, Congrats on your win John Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 11:40:00 AM Joseph, thank you for sponsoring another great contest and for your high regard of my poem. Enjoy your day ~ John

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 10/20/2020 10:58:00 AM - Congratulations on your Jazz Pleiades, John :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 11:39:00 AM Thanks, Sunny. I enjoyed your poem about the blues ~ John

Panagiota Romios Date: 10/18/2020 8:21:00 AM Highly creative, John, Man! I feel I am at a jazz session in San Francisco. I love Miles's ,"Song for my Father", Any Latin jazz...sends me, See Tampa Bay going on Yahoo. Pangie xx Pangie xxxooo Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/20/2020 9:26:00 AM Thank you for the great comment, Pangie. I didn't know you were a jazz fan! See what happens when you write about what you love, you get to find out from the comments who else loves it to. Go Tampa Bay, boo Dodgers! Hugs ~ John

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 10/17/2020 11:17:00 AM This Pleiades is great, I love it, the words swing, they are so cool that you could almost sing them to the instrument (saxaphone) being played. This is a win my friend. Good luck in the contest, but you really don't need it. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/17/2020 10:43:00 PM Another loverly comment from a loverly poetry friend. I'm glad you could swing to this little jaunty jazz jingle, Jenn!

Susan Ashley Date: 10/17/2020 8:11:00 AM John, this jamming jazzy jaunt was a joy! I admire the sense of movement and music created through your enlivened imagery and clever use of alliteration, oh, and also the assonance/subtle rhyme of ‘Jovial Satchmo’. Your musical heart shines in this glittering piece, my friend. Best wishes for a win and warmest wishes for you.. ~ Susan Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/17/2020 10:42:00 PM I'm glad my music buddy enjoyed this one! Thank you for sprinkling your glitter of happiness on my day with your uplifting and heartwarming comments, Susan, and for always digging deep into the words. Blessings, dear friend ~ John

Jan Allison Date: 10/16/2020 1:15:00 AM WOW this is the best one on the jazz theme I have read, it depicts it so perfectly, A top winner in my eyes:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/16/2020 12:17:00 PM Thank you, my sweet friend. I loved yours too. Hugs ~ John

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/15/2020 11:16:00 AM JIVING JUMBO fantastic (could not think of a j word for fantastic) You are doing this form superbly! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/16/2020 12:51:00 AM Getting into the spirit of J-words I see! Thanks for your lovely comment, Andrea. I so enjoyed your tribute to country music.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/15/2020 3:56:00 AM This is a jubilant jive-y poem! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/15/2020 2:52:00 PM Thanks Caren! Sweet (and fun) comment.

Sam Kauffman Date: 10/14/2020 11:08:00 AM Jazzy, jumpin', no jive in this one, my friend. This one should stay on the playing field and not sent to the clubhouse! All the best for the contest. Harvest blessings my jazzy friend! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/14/2020 12:19:00 PM Thank you, my music (and baseball) loving friend! Blessings of harvest back atcha!

Angela Crabtree Date: 10/14/2020 9:14:00 AM A great poem you've penned. I love music! Good luck in the contest, John :) ~Angie Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/14/2020 10:24:00 AM I love music too, Angie. I hope you have checked out this contest ~ John

Silent One Date: 10/14/2020 7:39:00 AM Nice one, this is very different to the others I have seen... Nice choice of words and music genre... Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/14/2020 10:22:00 AM Thanks my friend. I kind of like being different.

Eve Roper Date: 10/13/2020 8:38:00 PM Great verse, John, good luck in the contest. Enjoyed reading. Hugs Eve Login to Reply John Watt Date: 10/13/2020 9:27:00 PM Thank you, Eve. Many blessings to you, my friend.