Tied by Chords

Tied by Chords

One note soft, but strong
lilts into another, loud and long
a vibrational path gleaming
all the beauty of the souls’ song

Tied together by chords, like threads
slender strings all inter-webbed

Other voices soulfully weaving 
emotions sounded – joy, anger,
pleasure, dread, a shift in rhythm

As a new pattern emerges,
dancers leap with passions urge
weaving strings of life’s meaning

Lacy blends from funeral dirge
through ponderous celebration
into delights ministrations

Caterpiano

Caterpiano

 
 
old abandoned and rusty
usefulness no more
still you could tell
dancing fingertips once
wrought harmony’s fusion
 
heels clicked and squiveled
skirts skirted and whooshed
terrains yet overlooked
blithely measured notes
now ghostly impressions
 
handsome decrepitude
enshrined in dereliction

 

Flower Lady

Flower Lady

Is She Bright Enough?

We went to an Iris Dement concert a while back. It was great and it inspired a song as well as this picture. This is totally not a picture of Iris, but rather a picture of how I felt after hearing her sing. I went with the song, and forgot to post this lady, so here you go.

Mr. Jukebox

He’s got a jukebox in his head
Years of musical selections
Only the numbers wore off
long ago, long ago
So, it’s random selection
for most of us folks
still he has phonographic memory
and the music never dies
Play it again, man…

Happy Song

Sing a song of happiness
each moment through the day
 
Sing it deep within yourself
no matter what others say
• • • 
23 Kazoos
played a concert on the steps
of the miracle palace
 
Thus, music was born…