I attended the Roy Ayers concert at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on July 28th.  The show was breathtaking and fun and Roy is a showman of some ability.  I think the crowd appreciated his performance.  I sometimes find myself inspired to write while at shows.   Here’s the product from last night’s show.

Umbrellas

I

Love like umbrellas
Sliding in a drink
Little fingers
Coy glances

Dirty touches
Feathering my skin
Screaming ecstasy
Electric lights

Warm glow
Over a glass –
Syrah

II

Embroiled steaks
Medium Rare
Beauty like a
Red wine

Bloody sacrifice
Darker, stronger
Scanty meetings
Meaningless misunderstandings

III

White shorts
Blue striped shirt
Man from the sea
Salty

Like waves of ocean water
Sort of boaty
Escaping tall buildings
Single look over shoulder

Tawny bricks
Dakota neon sign
Escalating rhythms
Lifting me to the sun

IV

Seeking a soul
Pretending
Not looking

Third eye, perhaps?
Wisdom
Pasadena sunshine

Power of the mind
Creating
Exploding

Universe within a universe
You know
Believe

V

Jazzy sax
Up down
Thingy

Movement
Syncopation
Heartbeats

Unknown curves
Footballs
Quarterbacks

Allowing
Love
Playing a note

July 29, 2010