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nikkimoe
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Where he loved to be. The beach. Taking photos and playing with Alice.

poet Anonymous

The Dead Practice Death (better get The Hang of it ! )

Practice dead.
Go'head.
Ain't any life 'round here anyways.
Go'head.
Play dead.
Practice 'til ye get it down, fucker.
Y'know. Practice 'til perfect, and shit like that.
Death practice, hey kiddies, Practice !)
Practicing Dead
(Go'head.....
get outta The fckn Way,
damn'it.

Practically dead.    And
Deadly practicle ! )
(O, deathly doodah day!)

The dead shall inherit Thee Earth.
(Man, that's a lotta dirt ! )
("40 acres and a mule", daddyo. Cain't kick'bout that ! ).

And wings....like Noah's dove.




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Loved his sense of humor.

Ahavati
Tams
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Thank you for sharing, everyone. <3

I remember when we were creating his book he was sending me all sorts of things in the mail. The CD's are wonderful. I didn't even know he had any made.

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Tams
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Dan Kozak Jazz, TheBiography
( Photo by Jeff Davis )

Dan Kozak came to being into he enchanted land known as Brooklyn, New York way back in the 1950's. In his mid-teens he became an obsessive collector of all sorts of musical recordings. At age 15, he fell prey to the works of John Coltrane, & jazz then became the centerpiece of his musical addiction.

In 1971, for reasons no one can recall, Dan fond himself in Kansas. On a lark, Dan decided to check out the instrument of his idol, & rented a tenor sax. He took to it rather quickly, & with a vast music collection at his disposal, developed a deeper passion for the heritage of jazz. Dan strives to convey the love & passion for this music at every performance.

In 1991, he decided to take things into his own hands, & began leading groups made up of many fine players from Topeka & Lawrence.

In 1996, Dan founded, produced, directed & performed the annual Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival, Twice-annual Jazz at Grace Concert Series, Spirit of Jazz Concert Series as well as produced-hosted The Jazz Show on KDVV-FM until 1996. He also produced-hosted Classics on Oldies 102.9 FM until 1999. He also loved producing & directing the music for the Kansas River Valley Art Fair between 1997 - 1999.

By May/June 2001, Dan released two CD's: TAO & GRACE ( Earthstar Recordings ) and HANDMADE TOPEKA ( Tradepost label ).

He was such an integral part of the arts and the former as well as current musicians he touched are paying wonderful homages.

You can find some of Dan's compositions on Youtube:

+SoLo presenst: Dan Kozak / John Schaffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krIuojeuynM&fbclid=IwAR2t5E5_NcAqplHNDXQaRrUGCKbB_ujxxHOASmY8eeFMBJbBRs2bAggTlDI

Dan crawled into DUP December 10, 2011 - making him a true Legend of the Underworld. He graced us with his own unique style of poetry which will forever go unmatched in wit, form, and content. He was truly a master of neologism.



summultima
uma
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RIP dearest adored ev poet of du.. dkzksaxxas_DanielX (DadaDoggyDannyKozakSaxfn)!

he came across as a seasoned & uniquely freeversing freesoul dadaistic poet.. a selfless poetic soul reaching syncing with us...

had very little yet indelible poetic interactions with him long time back... never to forget his earnest warm reads words & his verses that uproariously tide high as unceasing waves after waves.. so in humanistic emotional intellectual soulful ebullience..

juz to add lil tidbit, his funky lotzz of xxzxzz in his profile name & poetry.. reminds me of my own affinity towards zzzz & an Indian actor #DannyDenzongpa ..

tha vacuum he left here in du .. is unfillable . the eternity & legend of words had touched, touches & ev will do so .. light & love adored poet.. in his luminous lightness cosmic traverse .. as i ev say feel , death is juz a point. that flows as .... dots of birth~ rebirthing continuum..  & in love , there is nev ev a death . .. 🙏 touching  tribute & words & pic  by fellow du.zz




SweetKittyCat5
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Cradled

When I lay upon my deathbed  
And ponder all the words left to ears unsaid    
To the world I give of my beautiful musings, read upon the scrolls of my creed    
To give honor in its reprimand for those who refused to see    
Inhaling the air my Creator has anointed    
To the souls who I’ve witnessed desecrate in such a disappointment      
     
Did I give to the less fortunate who stood with their hand out in the pouring rain    
With words of encouragement to heal their pain    
Offered the shoes from off me feet    
To give to strangers for the progression of their footsteps upon our departing meet    
     
Were my arms always receptive, huggable as they remained open    
To give unconditional love when minds deny the existence of their soul to become awoken    
Did my skin color elevate in the wake of earthly chaos      
When hatred, bigotry, and racial diversity politically tossed    
Lives lost, did I demand change at all cost    
     
Did my eyes see man’s technology as a weaponry few would never understand    
Was my voice heard in union to love one another echoed across the great lands    
My heart, was it always in the right place    
To accept humanity no matter the gender or race    
Did I sing to the children with melodies of kindness, respect, giving them a sense of hope    
Prepare their intellect for life, give them aspirations for their dreams to promote    
     
Was my Temple of purity governed in its truest state    
An example of unselfishness to surrender in love when it came for me to procreate      
The rules of forgiveness and its principles, was I a law-abiding citizen    
Listen to the sermons of Theology to forsake the temptation of sins time and time again    
I looked down at my trembling hands, my breathing has become shallow and labored    
Until the cradle of my coffin I shall now rest like a sleeping baby in a manger      
     
To my eyes I look up prepared, I can clearly see that beaming light, as I come to understand    
The energy is not in the tongue to speak iniquity, but to love like the flow of timeless sand    
In remembrance to look back and ask of yourself was I this woman or man    
I can now close my eyes in reverent peace, cry for me no more as tears come to silently weep    
My earthly vessel shall lay in wake, reprieved      
As the spirit of my soul has now been divinely received    
     
In humble dedication to a DUP poet who has received his beautiful wings, RIP (dkzksaxxas_DanielX)
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Tams
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TAO & GRACE

Ahavati
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HANDMADE TOPEKA

poet Anonymous

Teach

us to love and laugh
while we breathe;
 
teach us tradition
and appreciation;
 
teach us to cook  
clean, and save;
 
teach us to extend  
mercy and grace;  
 
teach us to say no
to what we do not need;
 
teach us to accept  
death as a beginning;
 
teach us to say goodbye  
and carry on living
~
Written by Ahavati (Tams)
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Topeka Capital Journal/Friday, August 17, 2001

Topeka saxophonist Dan Kozak celebrates the release of two CD's, including one of improvised pieces he recorded while walking around inside the historic Grace Episcopal Cathedral.

poet Anonymous

NOW'EVER ENOUGH

 

                         Dire Henry  
          hammers                 everything north or
south
or east of west............the clink/clang
heard hours away
                portraying the dominance of
        man
over god                just as she/he and every
                                                                  thing.

Forget god. Yes forget.
make'up a little dance of your own.
For whatever it's worth.
Like the Centennial of the Sandohog's labors
               bringing billions'o gallons
               of crisp waters to suffering NYC,
          (Crown Jewel of the Hemispheric North.

And the labor's labor on and on,
the tricks as visible as the trash site
                        of the local trashing.

There's no relative truth that goes wit
       this hunger, but the dance may be
        an able posture of
                         possession, of
                               potential , of
                                  the process of
of seeing the relative of a  blessed, wholly invaluable ,
             state of stillness , taking it's time,
                                                            as is fulfilling, knowing
                knowing the constancy on poeting
                            the state of this overwhelmed mind,
             settling for the action of no more,
                                                                 for now'ever.


EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeE
        2012  feb   21  ~    dkzk, LLD       poetics,+ (badfotos
 
Written by dkzksaxxas_DanielX (DadaDoggyDannyKozakSaxfn)
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This undoubtedly is one of my Top 10 Kozaks.

Even in his final month, he was literarilly kicking ass.

Ahavati
Tams
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Downtown Sizzles with Jazz

Topeka Jazzman Dan Kozak entertained the crowd at Downtown  Live on Friday night, the summer-long concert series sponsored by Downtown Topeka Inc.

Ahavati
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Dan Kozak played the baritone saxophone during the Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival. Kozak was an organizer of the event.

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Rest in peace Dada...
Your works carry weight that became many a times unbearable for the reader  ...

DU not the same anymore.

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