The groundbass of the roaring roadway <br />is overlaid by the rhythmic rustle of leaves, <br />topped by a syncopated pigeon, <br />the growl of a farmer sawing, <br />the soaring oboe of a microlight above. <br />The sun sends a spotlight in the clearing <br />to shine upon the star - <br />a graceful magnolia standing silent, <br />one stage-struck, slimly shimmering stem, <br />uncertain, unwilling to take centre stage solo <br />and the credit for the piece.<br /><br />Wild Bill Balding<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/woodland-jazz/
