Rag on a Cloudy Day - Scott Joplin 1868-1917
...I am highly entertained
though I see through the window what lies there:
yes, dark cloud hovers above our street
like a piece of rag.
But we admire contraries.
I am entertained because I hear ...
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Categories:
scott joplin, music, poetry, weather,
Form: Free verse
If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On
...Scott Joplin, Paul Simon and the Beatles pop,
The Stones, Dire Straits and, Yes & ZZ Top.
Bob Dylan plays his heart out, Northern Soul,
Rod Stewart, The Traveling Wilburys do their stuff,
And as ...
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Categories:
scott joplin, music,
Form: Rhyme
Happening 47 Ear Candy
...ripples
of fun
on repeat,
recur
round
and around
tap
dancing
before
my eyes
yet
in
my
mind
the melody
is
becoming
unforgettable
.....
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Categories:
scott joplin, imagery, music,
Form: Verse
Jazz Baby
...In Africa you were born
In deep serenity
To the sounds of mighty drums
And rhythm’s authenticity.
Stole you from your righteous land
Cut it up like a birthday cake
Gave it back to Anglo han...
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Categories:
scott joplin, beautiful, black african american,
Form: Personification