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photo by permission of the artist's friend
(inspired by a jazz performance with Cecil Taylor on piano, Andrew Cyril on drums, Jimmy Lyons on alto saxophone at Hunter College, NYC)
drummer resides
drummer resides
atop sweaty stool
atop sweaty stool
deliberatin how to peel that ripened orange
deliberatin how to peel that ripened orange
chosen from his fruit basket
chosen from his fruit basket
his solo begins
his solo begins
with a fingernail slicin a vertical line
with a fingernail slicin a vertical line
North Pole rippin South
North Pole rippin South
pellucidly,
pellucidly,
pulp reveals its hidden juices,
pulp reveals its hidden juices,
and the hypnotic fragrance
and the hypnotic fragrance
becomes unbearable for Cecil and Jimmy,
becomes unbearable for Cecil and Jimmy,
more intoxicatin than roses
more intoxicatin than roses
more fragrant than sandalwood,
more fragrant than sandalwood,
each slice
each slice
possessin its own incantation
possessin its own incantation
and when Andrew deliberately lifts a chop to his mouth,
and when Andrew deliberately lifts a chop to his mouth,
his breath breathes in the sugary orange kiss
his breath breathes in the sugary orange kiss
as the rhythm drives:
as the rhythm drives:
sweetenin the sweet sky
sweetenin the sweet sky
3/1/12
Lake Worth, FL
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