"I'll play it and tell you what it is later" --Miles Davis--
The color of nor' leans Louis Armstrong blues with hanky white it's molton lava notes of red Leroy Jones Wynton Marsalis golden smooth sounds of Ella, or Ellyn Rucker ivory of Duke Ellington Fats Domino Harry Connick Jr bubbly pink champagne Al hirt, Pete fountain in subtle shades of gray Emma Barret,Sidney Bechet Terrence Blanchard,Diana Krall Too many more,to recall I grieve in purple shadows for the town without a song that gave so much to the world in our hearts it does belong it will come back to life one day til then the haunted memories will be misty rainbow reveries until once more we hear it play
Eileen, nicely writen. We will all hear the music again, its just gonna take I fear way too long! Untill then we will hear lots of "jazz" from lots of mouths as they blame on thing on one person and more on another. Blame isn't gonna change a blasted thing, better to spend that precious time repairing the damage and worry about the other when the vote rolls around. Jazz music is still playing Eileen its just not playing as lively as normal right now. Its playing a sad tune for all those loss.................
Heart wrenching...I feel your aching and genuine love of this torn city....your poem moves me deeply.
Love from
kay.
Reviewed by Mark Mahoney (Reader)
Reviewed on September 4, 2005
It'll come back stronger because its to nice a place to not...great read Eileen, like so many others i can only pray for those caught up in this disaster, may God take care of one and all...xx
As long as there are people to sing the blues, the music will not leave, even though it's been temporarily forced to move to other locations. N'Awlins will hopefully rise again, bigger and better than before. God, I hope so. :)
A wonderful, memory filled song--you and I on the same page today!
it will come back to life one day
Amen, Eileen
beautiful and full of memories
Reviewed by Richard Christopher Suarez (Reader)
Reviewed on September 3, 2005
WOW Eileen,
Beautiful aqnd refreshing and really origianl tribute to some of the greats and to NEW ORLEANS ...EXCELLENT!!!
Really exceptional refreshened spirit of real hope.
Poems as this Great creative work here ...lift the tragic spirit and
really refreshen it!
I love this!!!
May God Bless You and Yours',,
Rich Criso Suarez
New Orleans has lost so much, but she WILL be back one day, stronger and ever better than before! very nice write; God be with her people, and also the people of Mississippi!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears <
"it will come back to life one day til then the haunted memories will be misty rainbow reveries until once more we hear it play"... you have reached into my heart and soul and inspired such hope with these words, Eileen. A beautiful tribute that is also filled with an irrepressible resiliance - such is the power of music to birth life in people and into the spiritual environment that surrounds our world. TY and Bless you. Kate xx
touching Eileen, great poeming in your great style. On the news I heard that they found Fats Domino safe. My mom and I love fats among many others. I found my thrill, on blueberry hill
Eileen,
It's so hard to believe, that our center of jazz and blues has been ripped away such as it has. The rich history and heritage, all gone, literally in a wave of destruction too enormous to imagine. There are no words to describe what we've truly lost. Yes they can rebuild buildings, but they will never and can never rebuild, reconstruct the magic that the city held.
It's a death within a death.
You managed to dig in the rubble Eileen and give us just one more taste of the 'Big Easy'.
Lisa
Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on September 3, 2005
Hey wot bout my fav. Ray Ellington. Is Fats Domino still missing?
My heart goes out to Alabama too. I worked at boeing military in Huntsville..
I still keep pinching myself hoping it was just a nightmare. Nope this is worse than any bad dream.
I hope and pray this time next week. We'll have seen the skills of leadership that one expects from such a powerful nation. Using its best resources for the gentle folk of the Americas south..
Yep, the misty memories of all that New Orleans was will play over and over for all of us. I wonder if the city will be rebuilt or if it will simply become a monument to what once was. That city was all about atmosphere, which will not be possible to recreate. The hurricane washed away all the spirits that remained within the streets and within the walls of the old buildings. Now the haunting sound of an alto sax hangs from the moonbeams no longer hovering in the misty glow of an old street lamp. Change is difficult for most of us and a death the size of New Orleans is a deep scar that will never heal. Great tribute to the town that died with the dawn, on that fateful August morning.
Take care,
Sherry
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As long as there are people to sing the blues, the music will not leave, even though it's been temporarily forced to move to other locations. N'Awlins will hopefully rise again, bigger and better than before. God, I hope so. :)
A wonderful, memory filled song--you and I on the same page today!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :)
Amen, Eileen
beautiful and full of memories
WOW Eileen,
Beautiful aqnd refreshing and really origianl tribute to some of the greats and to NEW ORLEANS ...EXCELLENT!!!
Really exceptional refreshened spirit of real hope.
Poems as this Great creative work here ...lift the tragic spirit and
really refreshen it!
I love this!!!
May God Bless You and Yours',,
Rich Criso Suarez
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears <
I heard from Michelle; she is OKAY!! :D
A historical memoir in a poetic grand.
I salute You, Poet!
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Love Tinka
It's so hard to believe, that our center of jazz and blues has been ripped away such as it has. The rich history and heritage, all gone, literally in a wave of destruction too enormous to imagine. There are no words to describe what we've truly lost. Yes they can rebuild buildings, but they will never and can never rebuild, reconstruct the magic that the city held.
It's a death within a death.
You managed to dig in the rubble Eileen and give us just one more taste of the 'Big Easy'.
Lisa
My heart goes out to Alabama too. I worked at boeing military in Huntsville..
I still keep pinching myself hoping it was just a nightmare. Nope this is worse than any bad dream.
I hope and pray this time next week. We'll have seen the skills of leadership that one expects from such a powerful nation. Using its best resources for the gentle folk of the Americas south..
excellent imagery ...
Peace
Take care,
Sherry