Overtones

by Christopher Nightbird

Crescent
Omni-present
Lol and drop the tone
Down and over the zone
of time
The art is mine
& the measure, our own
Scale down
Trip on the bar
Here comes the eight…

Resounding saxophones
& overtones
Blues to the bone
All alone
Away from home
On a bus on the way to town
What to see
On an amazing journey?

Doubtless shadow
That is the real me
From that look in your eye
What a time we will have!

Samba slow
Swinging so-so low
Dance in a trance
See-saw the sitting easy chair
& tap your foot and sway
Do you hear it?

Drop a line from the bass on down
See the bar trill to your touch
It isn’t much, but
Oh! What a beautiful sound

Posted December 17, 2004