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4/18 Poem of the Month
     Opine on Jazz

I may not be schooled in music;
My ears are connected to my heart.
When I hear the great composers,
Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, I hear Jazz...
It is my opinion that these great works
just exploded into a cosmic kind of, well
you know, groove...
                © Joseph James
                     4/5/18

                 I listened to Mozart and melted…

I took in a Mahler symphony, number 5,

I was surprised; he gave me some melody,

Then I listened to Mozart and melted…

I played some Bach, J.S. of course, toccata and fugue, brilliant,

Then I listened to Mozart and melted…

Poured a glass of chard, tuned in Chet Baker,

Loved the horn, the vocals were a gas,

Then I listened to Mozart and melted…

The Fab Four, just can’t turn them off,

Had to listen to every song,

Then I listened to Mozart and melted…

I can thank Hollywood and Mr. Hulce for that laugh,

You know, I think I can hear it after each piece,

Mozart’s young wife asked Salieri as he dropped the sheet music: “Is it not good?”

Salieri responded: “It is miraculous”…

He listened to Mozart and melted…

                      ©    Joseph James

                                     4-9-09     (Amadeus, 1984)