Simplicity

What calls out
of the storm
the lightning the thunder the clap
is hiss the rolls the crashes
what calls out of the cacophony
the endless notes
the phrases interrupted by time
the notes that don't mean anything
the ba da bee ops
the za zapedy ees
the da dee a be oo das
is the sense that we
as a unit
need to take a step back
and think simply
not just in music, art
but in life
because in simplicity is honesty
all art must be built on that which is true
even if it means going without
flourishes
bends
squeals
whinnies
hoos and hollers
what calls out of the storm
the lightning the thunder the clap
is hiss the rolls the crashes
is silence, is sunshine, is reality.

The world according to jazz

In its sound
I can find the profound

a bop a beep a boop
zee ba da lee-op
da ba da ba ee dod e la

it's a language
it's a code
it's a dialect

a bop a beep a boop
zee ba da lee-op
da ba da ba ee dod e la

it's a way of life
it's a lifestyle
it's a spirituality

a bop a beep a boop
zee ba da lee-op
da ba da ba ee dod e la

it's in me
it's in you
it's in us

a bop a beep a boop
zee ba da lee-op
da ba da ba ee dod e la

I can hear it
I can feel it
I am it.