Responding to Mike's challenge:

Don't think this is a poem, not sure it quite makes a tune. Definetly not the blues. But maybe Mike can do something with it :-) It does have it's own sort of rhythm, you just need to find it. Sort of slow, tappy, slo



Jazzy Blues

Patent shoes and jazzy blues
a smoke filled den of iniquity
this is where i will find my love
this is where i know she'll be.

With red lace kicking in my mind
and trumbones playing too!
this is where i'll find my love
singing the jazzy blues.

So hit that keyboard hard and true
hit them keys one more time
let the rhythm stretch you out
and stack those bourbons high.

Oh lord! dance my fingers down those keys
and sing me the jazzy blues
for this is where i'll find my love
kicking in patent shoes.

oh lord! hit that keyboard one more time
and play me the jazzy blues.

for this is where i'll find my love
singing the jazzy blues.

Now the night heat is cool
the steam all but turned to ice
and i find myself dying on the floor
red lipstick on the polished mirror
greets me at the door.

"good-bye my one night stand
good-bye my jazzy man
do drop by another time
and listen to the band"

So i raise my collar
and twist a smile
walk out into the dismal rain
searching for my patent shoes
feeling every drop of acid pain.

But hey!

Hit that keyboard one more time
hit it hard and true
let the rhythm stretch you out
stack those bourbons high.

Oh lord! dance my fingers down those keys
and play me the jazzy blues.

for this is where i'll find my love
kicking in patent shoes.

for this is where i'll find my love
singing the jazzy bluuuuues.

With red lipstick she kissed my cigarette
how could i ever forget. ;-)

oh yeeeeahh!



© Rik - 30/08/2006




Poetry by Rik The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2006-08-30 at 14:22

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Evelyn
I love it!:) It really makes me smile=) Its just great....yeah!
2006-08-30


Rob Graber
Like the colorful imagery--stacked bourbons, patent shoes, lipsticky cigarettes; makes me wanta be decadent!
2006-08-30



Yeah, play me the jazzy blues!
Maybe not your regular folk blues lyrics, but who cares? This is so brilliant and charming, oh yeeeeahh!
2006-08-30


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
Hey Rik this is a wonderful blues standing in its own right it is a wonderful text and you must have a tune for this thanks for your contribution and jumping into the spirit with this unique and clever text
rgds mike
2006-08-30


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
Hey Rik this is a wonderful blues standing in its own right it is a wonderful text and you must have a tune for this thanks for your contribution and jumping into the spirit with this uniwue and clever text
rgds mike
2006-08-30