Jazz Dance Poems

tonight i'm dancing;
fire in the bones
and a fury on my mind.
you can catch me
twirling the hips fiercely
feeling for every roll and cranny

i am love tonight

such...

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     Jiving and jazz, razzmatazz.
     Jitterbug then rock and roll.
     Smooching while eighty...

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I was a college music teacher, engaged in pitch, tempo, rhythm and melody,
As lavish planets dance around a golden star, with the zeal of fuchsia...

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THE BEAT GOES ON

Types of music can expose a schism
Between classical and modern rock
Modern jazz and gentle ’50s swing
Generations divided by such a thing
And hymns,...

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Across the globe, music ascends—a universal zephyr,
Bridging cultures in harmonious yearning;
Chords converge from Andes to the Zangezur, xenharmonic,
Dulcet tones of a duduk—in the air, they...

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In the heart of Harlem's nocturnal embrace,
where the moon's silver threads interlace.
Streetlamps hum a jazz-filled tune,
underneath the city's ebony dune.

Brownstone whispers, history untold,
in the rhythm...

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Enchanting cabaret lady,
In your sequined dresses,
And velvet blazers,
Your beauty dances,
With your Brows,
Like wings,

As your love sparkles,
Within,
Like a star,
Within the hymns,
of night sky,
Your breasts,
Tender,
and,
compassionate hills,
Where a...

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A swift half of cider in the Bodega bar
sadly none of us could afford a car.
Dropping a shilling in  the snug juke box
Haley and...

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Music is the dance of life 
By lady Arabella 

Reggae , soul, soco , pop,punk  and rock 
 Listening to the  beat of...

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The oomph and zing of extra spin
adds razzmatazz to shot akin
to the standing ovation din
a hole in one gets for a win.

The cream screams to...

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I’m busy as a bus.
Ten hours on the telephone, research resources,
school staff, counsel clients.
Some sleep.
Then invite Lorraine downtown, the lovely loyal
secretary, to hear jammin jazz...

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TRAD JAZZ
hop skip
jive trip

NOTE:A footle is a two line ,2 syllable verse with an integral title-Light Poetic verse form,witty,pertinent,topical etc (technically a trochaic monometer and...

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The dance recital showcased 
Hip-hop, jazz and yes, ballet.
The costumes and the music 
Put much talent on display.

From pre-schoolers up to college,
All their hard work...

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Give me some dancing shoes
Move out of my jazzy red suede blues
Let me whirl my bipolar absolute truth
Who is that? Is that dead husband of...

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Jazz fingers snapping
Jazz wants to live
Live in the moment 
live in tranquility 
Tranquility is home
tranquility doesn't break
Break chains
Break free
Free spirits dancing 
Free love enhancing 
Enhancing...

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