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Corner Shelf Onstage
Corner Shelf Onstage Young: First round on me Stay ‘til last call Partied hard, some success Now: Wiser, ready for rowdiness, revolution Dichotomy: Shy, depressed or Manic, obsessed with peace, poetry,...
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Gotta Go! (ekphrastic poem for Joseph)
GOTTA GO! Gotta go now Wanna sing but day job pays bills Run to catch the ‘bway Pressed against other cogs in the car We’re a movable beast You can taste the air in here and that ain’t a good thing...
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Incantations in Jazz
Incantations in Jazz Back in The Day jam sessions were serious affairs Jazz hinged on trust, ears, collaboration, and rotgut Cat would stay Play for no pay ‘Til break of day Strayhorn charts in clouds...
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Chanteuse in Sneakers
CHANTEUSE IN SNEAKERS From that first jam session, I was the little girl singing with old dudes They told me I “brought it” Caught ‘em by the spiritual heel Held ‘em with my feeling, healing No drab...
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LYRICS: He Was Eating and Drinking
He Was Eating and Drinking (Click to play with ITunes or Windows Media Player) He Was Eating and Drinking Not like a thief in the night Jesus came down Walking his disciples Straight through the heart...
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Sofia (anaphoric poem for a young soul)
Sofia (anaphoric poem for a young soul) Sofia’s sisters will write their symphonies for the world in their world Sofia’s song lies within, beautiful, sonorous, hard to explain, yet unfailingly lovely…...
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Flat-out Flustered Philanderer
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Flat-out Flustered Philanderer Long ago, singing days, swinging and swaying to standards Regulars down with the drill: no dating Amy This old guy approaches, asking for...
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