Original DDE™ digital surreal art: “Chi-Town Fire” by: rob kistner © 10/18/24
Me and m’tune-crew
was poundin’ lick-true
blue-jazz-rocked
tempo-unlocked
on a skin-tight
be-bop ultra-vibe night
dude…
we was edge-lookin’
max-cookin’
zone-cruisin’
rhythm-flash’n
beat-bruisin’
n’wail’n righteous
my vocals were satin-pure
honey-drippin’
tear-coaxin’
pitch-sure velvet
my conga chops
were ev’a-riffs
nev’a-stops
tap-bap
slap’n-clap
rapity-rapity
whapity-snap
finger-tip’n
riff-trip’n
was truth-smokin’
urgent-strokin’
caressin’ the key-taut hide
d’band was soul-inspired
velvet-fired
finger-flamed
untamed
finely-sussed
and fully-percuss’d
melody-makin’ madness
the reeds bled
horns knocked’m dead
n’d’fenders shred
all head-fed
chi-town tune-dudes
beatin’ it get-down
randy-rude
steamin’-shrewd
yeah
we laid it down
way-way down
a plump’n’roun’
toe-tap itchin’
some-bitchin’
tundra-cool
diamond-jewel
bedrock-bottom
n’man it got’m
moooovin’
the big joint shook
thunder-thumpin’
power-pumpin’
rolled-under
in bles-sed wonder
the scene was more’n jake
a rhythm-quake
we was smoooth-jammin’
grooov-slamin’
our stick-man caps
rocked his traps
roarin’ thunder-claps
with a beat tight
as a steel trap
sweet suuny jade
she sang’n’played
s’fierce
unafraid
her upright slay’d
while big roy
rolled the ivories
we kicked our tunes
tore up the house
lo-ridin’ the night
true outta sight
skirts’a flirt’n
babe-legs was freak
stone-fox sleek
sunup-luv t’seek
so not-meek
we’s all gig-stoked
prime’d and smoke’d
blood-shot eyes
sun on the rise…
…so to my pad
ta’ave what we had
down the rabbit hole
full blow’d away
t’shut d’day
to clutch’n’such
nod’n’sway
to finish it
really-right
gold-ribboned tight
man…
…we set chi-town
afire tonight
Original DDE™ digital surreal art: “Sunrise Sax”
by: rob kistner © 10/18/24
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rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: d’Verse
So full of energy, Rob, and some great kennings!
Thank you Merril… 🙂
Sounds like a rollicking good time! Well-played 😉
Thank you Jennifer… 🙂
I imagined Captain Beefheart singing this poem, Rob. I especially enjoyed:
‘my vocals were satin-pure
honey-drippin’
tear-coaxin’
pitch-sure velvet’
and
‘d’band was soul-inspired
velvet-fired
finger-flamed
untamed
finely-sussed
and fully-percuss’d’.
Thank you Kim… :). Yes, I vould see the Cap and his Magic Band takin’ a turn with this… 😉
Your rap poem really suits the use of kennings, Rob!
It was fun to write too Carol. it was a cool prompt… 🙂
Using the kenning for both rhythm an imagery goes so well with jazz-poetry… so well done.
Thank you very much Björn… 🙂
Rob that’s what I call some serious jammin. Music is a natural for the kennings of sound. I can see you there in the mix!
It was a fun prompt… 😉
You transcended poetry there mate…the verse became the best, the intricately loaded words notes, in this jazz tune. Really well done, and unique style & voice.
Thank you Ain. It was written to be spoken, in an open jazz-like rhythmn. I am going to post it again on the next OLN and I am going yo include a spoken word video of me presenting the piece. As a side note, every phrase and word couplet had a music world meaning. I ’MIGHT’ dissect the piece that day and show the musical translations, but that depends on how I am feeling. 🙂