Hendricks Poems - Poems about Hendricks

...King Pleasure bebop jazz singer vocalese hipster/ a legend he was/ a master at writing lyrics to solos of jazz instrumentalists such as the lyrics to Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood"/ His scat ......

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...The Hip Jazz Cat/Tony Adamo Step up, Man, get up, let me hip you to this/ a jazz cat who weaves words and sings/ People, It’s Giacomo Gates/ He’s the master of vocalese a hipster’s delight/ A sto......

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...There’s a scoundrel in the wings He’s drunk again hear him sing For whisky is the taste for him And his songs the wind to me brings In his day no one to him could match And women thought him q......

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...Remember when "Suzie" wore her dresses tight When Elton John was Singin' 'bout "Saturday night" Singin' bout the rocket man and his old blue jeans While Arlo Guthrie sung a song 'bout a train ......

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...A letter from home to Rome To my dearest If i had a secret It would be that i like facing the same wind as you You are one of a kind My save harbor You color my world with love You showed me t......

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...Pop (corn) Music Introduction It’s time to dance, time to tango There’s a Canadian on the banjo When he sees the guitar strings Jack’s mirth grows soaring wings; As he scans the rhapsody ......

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...I pray that in my Eternity, I'll meet Shelley, Poe and Emily That we'll all sit down at a table round, And at length discuss our Poetry! And Longfellow, lest we forget Lord Byron, Shakespeare, and b......

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...For Richard Lamoureux's "Any line" contest. Richard Seale-d Door's line: slammed shut are the doors in "A mind made up". You told me before slammed shut are the doors when my love for you went......

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...*Comely n’ curvy *Riddled wit’ scurvy Good lord my oh me She surly do be: bawdy and bold prancing and preening shameful and shameless spicy and spiteful willful and witty jaded and jammin’ funky and......

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...Limerick: Once a delicious hen fed on rice-sticks for Delysia Hendricks, with many, many thanks Once a delicious hen fed on rice-sticks Loved gorging herself on limericks She pecked on a sweet li......

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...A two-legged canvass in crimsons and blues dragons ginormous and suchlike tattoos Diamonds and rare gems that shimmer and shine flowers on long stems with sleek strokes and lines Exciting ones hi......

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...Stranger I adore you Because you think I said something worthwhile And your unsolicited uplifting response Was that......

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...if it don't stand to attention, i just thought i'd mention, i slap it in the furrow to plow, keep on a plowing, allowing intention, just as long as it works anyhow, things perhaps get ha......

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...OK another adventure in the mad poet’s life, This occurred just before I met Jane, my imaginary wife. Jane’s brother, Glen had set me up with a blind date He said the girl was a stunner, I could n......

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...The ringmaster left but the carnival stayed in town. Erect, proud, empowered people stride by living the Crayola dream. Awash in color, characters in the screenplay, the scene played with aborigine ......

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