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Breath & Shadow
Summer 2011 - Vol. 8, Issue 3
"Jazz Soul"
written by
Dorothy Baker
You sit at the portal between jazz and my heart
No drama here
Only clean sound
Telling the truth playfully, fearlessly,
Not afraid to be the "bad" guy
Like you
You make the day percussive
Vibrating and breaking my shell
Pieces falling around me
With the pounding of bass,
Crashing of cymbals
Your rhythm ignites my passion
We are thunder and lightning
Music and dance,
I ride your sound
Electrified.
Dorothy Baker has been writing since her childhood in N.C. Some of her work includes short stories, essays, poems, and film reviews. She currently lives in Massachusetts where she enjoys snowshoeing, nature walks, and exploring the local bike paths.
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