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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Loving Iii Avatar
August 21, 2009 at 4:02 PM
i was thinking of a musical piece today and you did one. i won't be far behind. jhloving iii
Lopez Avatar
August 18, 2009 at 10:43 AM
this is a well written poem, great job Sue!
Strand Avatar
August 18, 2009 at 1:55 AM
Thank you for your welcome blog comments today Sue.Rgds Brian
Goff Avatar
August 16, 2009 at 9:10 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
Adeite Avatar
August 16, 2009 at 8:54 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
Knop Avatar
August 16, 2009 at 5:34 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
Derequito Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 10:35 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
Brown Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Awwwwwwwww Sue this one is a beauty my friend.Splendid writing. Love, Carol
Arteaga Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM
this is great and thanks for the heads "up" on my haiku, sometimes i forget to count
Freeman Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Quite a rhythm, here also in your poem Sue, thanks for you comment and welcome to soup, Sincerely Moses
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August 15, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Love the flow and rhythm of your poem! Krista
Richards Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 11:58 AM
From another music lover....I thrill to the emotion that wonderful music can bring to the soul!! well done, Sue!
Higgins Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 11:00 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.
Devonshire Avatar
August 15, 2009 at 10:48 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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