An orderly lineup of music
rapped onto silvery discs
Top shelf keepers ~
history of my interests in
classical, swing and jazz,
easy listening and blues,
pop, country and folk
Mmm.. I do like those rhythms.
whistling with B.B.,
humming with Dean or Bing,
singing along with Willie or Alan.
Body and soul swing and sway
Heart and mind lifted away
Mix and fusion every day
Bottom shelf ~
history yet to be heard
by my grown up self ~ still
classical, swing and jazz,
pop, easy listening and blues,
country and folk
Did I really like that?
Was the soul really my soul?
Putting aside some silver discs,
my ears open to awkward vibrations
too high toned
too jittery and jumpy
too frilly or flat.
This orderly lineup of music
quiet and resting until morning comes.
“Music…..can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.”
~ Leonard Bernstein
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