Sound Bites: May 28, 2024
...Dead Calm
Without friction
there is no motion
Without motion
— creation stops
(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)
Abeyance
My pen is searching
for its guitar case
a place to sleep
when the wr...
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Categories:
marsalis, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Joey Alexander-More Than a Boy Genius
...He plays jazz as if he invented it
Arpeggios augmented, minored and majored
Transferring from one chord to another
Like flashes of lightning extracting emotional pearls
all from from such a youn...
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Categories:
marsalis, boy, child, children, music,
Form: Free verse
Come Glory This All Hallow's Eve
...As I drive by the end of days I see a pumpkin and a happy witch on the doorstep of my joy,
As I pass by my four year old’s awe toward friendly ghosts down the street of nostalgia,
I am reminded of Sa...
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Categories:
marsalis, happiness, holiday, mother, africa,
Form: Blank verse