Had to read this a few times, Andrew but get it now I think. One very absorbed jazz punter. Hellova drummer too, yes? Effective snap.
Bill
> On 4 Feb 2015, at 6:36 pm, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> He sits, eyes closed,
> by the bandstand.
> All about are watching
> each move of singer
> and horn men, bass player
> in back like a tree swaying.
> Now, the volume rises,
> melody tighter and tighter,
> and his left arm jolts up,
> hand waving a figure in the air.
> The drummer is his puppeteer,
> stringing him along, then
> dropping his left hand to
> join his right, patting a fast
> drum roll on his knee.
> The diner beside him turns
> and, seeing his eyes closed,
> smiles and looks back
> at the band.
>
>
>
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> 'Undercover of Lightness'
> http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
> 'Shikibu Shuffle'
> http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
>
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