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Re: That is so, CC. This one's special - I keep taking it off and

revising it after I'd posted it.  Call it "Verbs on Parade."

posted by 2902 on September 4, 2012 at 10:19 AM | link to this | reply

If you can hear the music you can talk the talk good one Bob

posted by C_C_T on September 4, 2012 at 8:47 AM | link to this | reply

Re:If you find any Cannonball Adderley - like Work Song,

Mercy Mercy Mercy, or Why Do I Feel So Bad (title may not be exact) - give them a listen, too.

posted by 2902 on September 4, 2012 at 5:51 AM | link to this | reply

amazing!  I may have to go look up some super sax solos on youtube now

posted by calia14 on September 4, 2012 at 5:01 AM | link to this | reply

Re: The last time my neighbor and I went to a local restaurant

to hear a combo play, we sat so close we could here the breath making the sax work.  It was neat!

posted by 2902 on September 4, 2012 at 3:10 AM | link to this | reply

Re: I'm impressed!

Well, thank you, Ace!

posted by 2902 on September 4, 2012 at 2:55 AM | link to this | reply

They can too - I love the sound of a good blues sax

posted by lionreign on September 4, 2012 at 2:09 AM | link to this | reply

I'm impressed!

Awesome!

posted by aceblade on September 3, 2012 at 10:53 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Thanks, Jay. It just sort of happened. I'd like to try it again.

posted by 2902 on September 3, 2012 at 6:23 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Stacking the verbs separately was a last-minute idea. It

emphasized the spine of the poem, so to speak.

posted by 2902 on September 3, 2012 at 6:21 PM | link to this | reply

Re: ah i haven't been to hear some good jazz for years. Son number 2 played

My all-time favorite is Cannonball Adderley.

posted by 2902 on September 3, 2012 at 6:18 PM | link to this | reply

I agree with Annicita having never been to new york or on a subway. I do like the woodwinds though.

posted by UtahJay on September 3, 2012 at 4:37 PM | link to this | reply

i love the construction of your poem

posted by Annicita on September 3, 2012 at 3:39 PM | link to this | reply

ah i haven't been to hear some good jazz for years. Son number 2 played

a lot of good jazz once...switched to music that makes money when he married.

posted by Kabu on September 3, 2012 at 3:32 PM | link to this | reply