Smoke filled room radiates music
sweet and low like the base of a
cello with notes wafting away on
carbon particles sent billowing
from pursed lips on cigarettes a
heady ambiance of slow jazziness
Holding the mic close like a lover
eyes closed, head tilted back to
hypnotize the audience enraptured
like star gazers longing to travel
with her along roller coaster notes
C sharp high, B flat low and mellow
Lights from the stage show shadowy
figures, drinks in hand as haunting
melodies dance across a piano keyboard
drawing the dancers to the floor in
rhythmic succession stepping to the
beat as she belts out notes ever faster
© October 2011 Renee Espriu
My love for Jazz and the musical realm it portrays has always been a part of my life and after getting to know the author of a particular site I found myself drawn to the idea of posting something for the music I love and also to dedicate it to one who sings it beautifully and with passion. This one is for you Amy! I so appreciate you and all you do. You can find Amy and all of her recent writes plus an awesome interview at http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com
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fabulously captured the spirit of a singer and her song, and of course her audience.
your poems transport us to the scene, and wrap us in a cocoon of pure beauty.
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Gosh, Trisha, a Thank You doesn’t seem enough. You really give me so much encouragment that I just want to write every post a little better than the last. I am truly grateful for your visits.
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this is the last poem i read, and then just like a bouquet of flower i got so many in one day.
just loved the enchanting surprise.
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Didn’t know Amy was into jazz, I knew she sang though. Lovely prose. I like some jazz if it’s smooth & sexy. 😉
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There is some jazz I have to be in the mood for but smooth is good. If you go to Amy’s site she was interviewed and there they have a take out of a song you can listen to. Thank you for visiting and for you comment.
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such a wonderfully visual piece! I enjoyed the read as much as I enjoy the music, though, I’m a lover of smooth jazz (Boney James, Kenny G, Dave Koz and Najee being some of my favorites). I just love the saxophone, particularly the alto and tenor sax. Great piece!
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Hi Tekia! Good to see you here. I, too, gravitate toward the smoother jazz and actually got to see Kenny G play at a concert some years back and was mesmerized by this little many with the lung capacity to blow the sax and hold the notes. Amazing! My son and daughter both played the alto sax in school.
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So did I! In middle school I played for two years. I absolutely loved it!! I often times wish I still played and hope to one day own my own alto saxophone.
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Yes, I traveled along for the ride on this one, as I too love jazz. However, I did not really appreciate until I was much older and could sit still to listen to a piece of music that was jazz related. To bad when I was young I never took the time to figure this out, I was just rolling along with high speed like everyone else. I believe then, that jazz asks us to “pace” ourselves.
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You set the scene Renee and transported one to that room filled with smoke and listening to the Music.
Jazz took me along while to understand, especially when I was younger.. But the more I hear the more I like…
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I really liked doing this piece alot. I so love music and listening to Amy sing on her site gave me the idea that I should write about a part of American history where so much of music has its’ roots. Glad to hear you are acquiring a taste for it as it isn’t for everyone but it can capture you and carry you away.
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