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Lady Day(For Billie Holiday)
Lady Day,
Angel with ebony skin
Wings sewn
With glass
And poison
A heart shaped cage
Voice steals my breath
I want to grace my fingers over your body
And feel the rivers pour from your skin
Want to heed your voice over satin sheets
And blaze a trail of glory
With the night as our band
The stars as our audience
Soothe your heart
With brittle fingers
And ice
Every word that glides from your lips
Your love,
Your passion
Your victories
Your losses
I only wish I could tell you all this
And feel your fingers upon mine
Angel with ebony skin
Wings sewn
With glass
And poison
A heart shaped cage
Voice steals my breath
I want to grace my fingers over your body
And feel the rivers pour from your skin
Want to heed your voice over satin sheets
And blaze a trail of glory
With the night as our band
The stars as our audience
Soothe your heart
With brittle fingers
And ice
Every word that glides from your lips
Your love,
Your passion
Your victories
Your losses
I only wish I could tell you all this
And feel your fingers upon mine
Published 23rd Jul 2012
| Edited 25th Jul 2012
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I like it (and not just because I replied to your posting). Its classy and sultry.
It made me think about some words I wrote about the band Steely Dan. If I may ...
“The music of Steely Dan is not a mere blending of Jazz and Rock and Roll influences. No, it is so much deeper than that – it’s the conceptus of a timeless musical seduction. It’s like … Rock and Roll got Jazz drunk and then got inside her damp, silken panties. Their wanton bastard would be … Steely Dan. But the real question to ask is who exactly seduced whom? Rock and Roll brags that it was his charm along with the cheap wine. Jazz coyly professes that it was true love and destiny all along. The dirty, slutty truth – Jazz was just horny, the Blues couldn’t get it up (again), and Rock and Roll just happened to be in neighborhood … to scratch Jazz’s naughty itch!”
Welcome to this trashy, dimly lit neighborhood!
It made me think about some words I wrote about the band Steely Dan. If I may ...
“The music of Steely Dan is not a mere blending of Jazz and Rock and Roll influences. No, it is so much deeper than that – it’s the conceptus of a timeless musical seduction. It’s like … Rock and Roll got Jazz drunk and then got inside her damp, silken panties. Their wanton bastard would be … Steely Dan. But the real question to ask is who exactly seduced whom? Rock and Roll brags that it was his charm along with the cheap wine. Jazz coyly professes that it was true love and destiny all along. The dirty, slutty truth – Jazz was just horny, the Blues couldn’t get it up (again), and Rock and Roll just happened to be in neighborhood … to scratch Jazz’s naughty itch!”
Welcome to this trashy, dimly lit neighborhood!
11th Aug 2012 2:21am
Absolutely melodic...I can imagine
Ms.Holiday singing a song that fits the essence of your words!
Well done!
Ms.Holiday singing a song that fits the essence of your words!
Well done!
