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Riffing

Quiet! Quiet! ... no distraction or reaction to the situation of creation unfolding syncopation with a blues distillation. No words to disturb the ears of fears that leers from behind walls in the night creepy crawlies all in fright from a blues light. As the sax-o-phone does groan into a tirade the parade of ticks and tocks licks and knocks reverberate from the drummer, bass strummer and pi-an-o to congeal into real high fuel for the blues. Up and down the scales the moan wails from a steamy groan lusty riffs thrown by metal and ivory into the ether to be swayed with under a blue moon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` for Amy Green's contest Choose One, Have Fun .... "Jazz"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 8/21/2009 4:02:00 PM
i was thinking of a musical piece today and you did one. i won't be far behind. jhloving iii
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Date: 8/18/2009 10:43:00 AM
this is a well written poem, great job Sue!
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Date: 8/18/2009 1:55:00 AM
Thank you for your welcome blog comments today Sue.Rgds Brian
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Date: 8/16/2009 9:10:00 PM
I float in delight! with this great poem! Sue! and thanks for your comments while I was away camping with my Daughters! love! jimbo
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Date: 8/16/2009 8:54:00 AM
This is a wonderful, awesome piece, I love every bit of it. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. You are a great friend. Adeleke
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Date: 8/16/2009 5:34:00 AM
One can really feel the blues and tunes, Sue, excellent writing. And thanks for your comment on "At the Blue River". Meanwhile you can read quite some of my ooems. Gert
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Date: 8/15/2009 10:35:00 PM
Riffing, Sue? Hm, you must have been jamming with Bob Dylan when he first went electric. Or was it at Woodstock with Joni Mitchell and company? That must have been a number, with the great Sue Mason playing great lead guitar, envied by Jimi Hendrix! Fred
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Date: 8/15/2009 5:14:00 PM
Awwwwwwwww Sue this one is a beauty my friend.Splendid writing. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/15/2009 2:17:00 PM
this is great and thanks for the heads "up" on my haiku, sometimes i forget to count
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Date: 8/15/2009 2:04:00 PM
Quite a rhythm, here also in your poem Sue, thanks for you comment and welcome to soup, Sincerely Moses
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Date: 8/15/2009 12:12:00 PM
Love the flow and rhythm of your poem! Krista
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Date: 8/15/2009 11:58:00 AM
From another music lover....I thrill to the emotion that wonderful music can bring to the soul!! well done, Sue!
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Date: 8/15/2009 11:00:00 AM
I am digging this vibe a lot and rocking out to the smooth sounds as I read this piece..love the flow of the write..well done.
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Date: 8/15/2009 10:48:00 AM
Wow! I'd like to listen to a symphony with you, Sue. You obviously get the same kick from music as I do. Extraordinary use of rhyme and rhythm in this poem that begs to be played aloud "under a blue moon." Love, Carolyn
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