The Drummer

Beats are like that, 
you know….
they can jazz the soul,
bump the heart, and get
one’s feet ceremoniously 
tapping—fingers snapping:
for sure, I am a Thumper,
Banger—Slammer, first
on skins, and now
plastic, but none-the-less
fantastic—tunefully elastic!
With my old Sizzlers good
as ever, for quality bronze
never fades entirely away,
ringing truer with 
the seasoning-years. 

Youth? I miss it…
but not when playing
in a rowdy, holistic way; 
sensing my bounce tripping
on—long after a dashing
left-hand gone.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Michael Avatar
September 24, 2019 at 10:20 AM
Rhythms of life...you definitely got the beat in your words...
DiMino Avatar
September 24, 2019 at 10:21 AM
Hi Arturo; thank you my friend. Have a beautiful day!
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