In honor of the great Duke's birthday, I wanted to share some sweet jazz poetry with you. I hope you enjoy these two James Emanuel pieces.
Also, don't forget that today is "Poem in Your Pocket Day." It's easy - Find a great poem, carry it around (in your pocket or purse or man-bag), and read your fav lines to friends, fam, co-workers throughout the day!!
Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington
Satchmo's warm burlap,
Duke's cool cashmere: fine fabrics
make your love "Come here!"
Jazzanatomy
EVERYTHING is jazz:
snails, jails, rails, tails, males, females,
snow-white cotton bales.
Knee-bone, thigh, hip-bone.
Jazz slips you percussion bone
classified “unknown.”
Slick lizard rhythms,
cigar-smoke tunes, straight-gin sky
laced with double moons.
Second-chance rhythms,
don’t-give-up riffs: jazz gets HIGH
off can’ts, buts, and ifs.
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