Jazz child
you lift us up
inspire us to
believe
holding to the
higher power
the muse of
jazz and love.
Jazz child
Fairy Godmother of swing
Bee bopping Queen
Scatting rifting...
a voice that can rise,
soar, and whisper
into the intimate
space of our souls
Your voice thrills
us with the perfect swing.
You've lifted us up and
held so many with love & care...
Charlie Parker, Duke Jordan, legions
of jazz cats, and
your many students and fans
around the world.
You've blessed us
with your love
and graced our lives.
Jazz child
Fairy Godmother of swing
Bee bopping Queen
the consummate and sublime
First Lady of Jazz.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Super Fly O: Lion of Babylon
Super Fly O! Hip New Cat on the scene
Strolls in looking regal, fine and lean.
Do you know this HNC getting down?
It’s the Hip New Cat rolling into town.
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
Will our man of the hour hold that power?
Will the Repubs lay down and soon cower?
Super Fly O will soon set it all straight
Greedy fat cats to quickly meet their fate
Oooh, Superfly O!
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
The only game you know is "Do or Die"
Super Fly O! Fearless so cool, his mind is his own
No patience for fools as he steps in the zone
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
War, greed, and hopeless despair on the run.
With a heart of a lion and love like the sun
Super Fly O! Hip New Cat leader we need
Yes we can! A brand new day, soon we be freed!
***Curtis Mayfield thanks for letting me sample.
Strolls in looking regal, fine and lean.
Do you know this HNC getting down?
It’s the Hip New Cat rolling into town.
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
Will our man of the hour hold that power?
Will the Repubs lay down and soon cower?
Super Fly O will soon set it all straight
Greedy fat cats to quickly meet their fate
Oooh, Superfly O!
You're gonna make your fortune by and by
But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
The only game you know is "Do or Die"
Super Fly O! Fearless so cool, his mind is his own
No patience for fools as he steps in the zone
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
In our darkest of night will he set it all right?
War, greed, and hopeless despair on the run.
With a heart of a lion and love like the sun
Super Fly O! Hip New Cat leader we need
Yes we can! A brand new day, soon we be freed!
***Curtis Mayfield thanks for letting me sample.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Desire Again
October thrilled my soul
with her colors,
every shade of intimation
of fire:
Red savagely burning
thru my soul
with simple desire.
Violet loose strife,
the cold edge
of fire, ablaze in the
softening light.
Yellow alluring as
a whispered
shadow
falling.
The sky with a
blue so
essentially crisp
with blue
the yellowing leaves
sighed in
resignation as they
fell.
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