could it be <br /> a kind of big band swing? <br /> kin to the high exuberance <br /> of jump and jive <br /> freed from ol' yo heave ho <br /> the day the ball and chain <br /> that birthed your blues sank <br /> deep in muddy water outta sight <br /> leavin’ you prancin’ and dancin’ <br /> to the rhythm you write <br /> a woman in love with livin’ <br /> hearin’ the truer tune <br /> of the high harmonics <br /> you dug to discover <br /> hidden just above the bass line <br /> sparklin’ like diamonds <br /> sweat from the forehead <br /> of every blues man before you <br /> <br /> blues essence, mama <br /> you got it! <br /> <br /> <br />Copyright©1998,2005 Jan Houston <br /> All Rights Reserved<br /><br />Jan Houston<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-new-kinda-blues/
