what's new

what's new
(for elvin jones)

 

even when
semi-restrained,

elvin remains
a lithe dancer.

"the beginning and
end of every song",
'trane said.

left hand, alpha,
right hand, omega;

feet are southern
conspirators

goading the universe
to confess its wonders.

even the
heart in love

envies those
elegant triplets --

sighing, bombastic
sermons;

trap set
trembling

like a plow
cutting

fecund vessels
in the earth;

rich, brown
pinstripes

beside
the 'trane
tracks.

 

reuben jackson
7/6/00

copyright © 2000 Reuben Jackson

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