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In praise of imbalance

A walk into the wind and snow
or Coltrane blowing all the colours
he can, from one still tune.
Consider how he endlessly tips
the music into other shapes
or how we, walking, topple
from one unstable balance
to another. And so we loved,
tumbling heels over head, fall after fall.

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Jeff Dawson

Sun 22nd Mar 2009 10:37

Hi Rod, never read any Coltrane but enjoyed this! cheers Jeff

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Noetic-fret!

Sun 15th Mar 2009 21:52

If you know the piece 'Ole', you'll think this poem was written with the music in mind. A fan of Coltrane i think he would love this poem.
Mike

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Anthony Emmerson

Sun 15th Mar 2009 21:35

Hi Rod,
Enjoyed this very much. Short, succinct and a great comparison. I especially liked the synaesthaesia of "Coltrane blowing all the colours." In contrast to the title this was perfectly balanced - the right amount of the right words in the right order. Excellent.
Regards,
A.E.

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Francine

Sun 15th Mar 2009 16:36

I love this!
It is very simply written yet so profound...
I can imagine this...

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