That Blue Rhapsody from Gershwin
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
What does it take to
Imagine a newcomer
Off the boat
And encountering NYC.
Its crazy noise
And crowding.
Its juxtaposition
Of purposes, thrills and panic.
George somehow captured
It all on keyboard.
Where was he positioned?
Alone or
Squeezed with others?
Did he have to execute
Big chunks of it
Before the sheet music.
How could it be broken down?
Like some butterfly
Pinned to a soft board
Of Blue.
When it was intended
Eternally to fly.
Did Brother Ira
Sit in awe
Near its birthing.
No lyrics
Just suggestive explosion.
With joy at the front of the line.
Whites and blacks
Fitfully at play.
Love does not forget a note.
Does not fail in stamina.
From entrance of one happy
Jewish clarinet.
Onward.
Any listener, language
Enthralled.
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Written on January 03, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 03, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 09, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 838 |
Words | 194 |
Stanzas | 29 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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