Rich Vein of Funky Wisdom, Soulful Art

April 4, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is professions.

Today’s poem is a name poem for a jazz historian.

I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Rich vein of funky wisdom, soulful art;

Opulent harmonies in sync with pain;

Bebop rushing madly to the brain;

Elegant tears enveloping the heart:

Rich veins require miners to reveal

The gold that else would be encased in rock;

Gold beneath the gilded grace of pop;

Ore turned into lore, the past made real;

Lingo lit with love and well displayed;

Dug up and cast in meaning that won’t fade.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/richve.html. For more poems about professions, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/professionspoems.html .

This week’s theme: Professions

April 3: Those Who Can Help Those Who Need It Most

April 4: Rich Vein of Funky Wisdom, Soulful Art