Lennon

Shoot me, he said
topping off Timothy Leary
with a little foam

the beer was strong and tasty
got you drunk on just one sip

two, and you’re sitting on stars
you’re a star yourself,
shining light…

We all shine on, he said
and he did, spanking the white fantastic
blind and be-all god,

dyeing the killing devil
blue with an autograph
buying a little smack with his left hand

with his right he wrote on the board,
“Listen to the color of your dream…”
Listen: it’s good and groovy
listen to the maestro
come together

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About mindsonsong

I am Gordon Marshall, from the winding streets of Boston's North End. I like music--from '60s hard bop, to Nigerian psychedelic. It infuses my poetry, of which I have published ten volumes--which in turn informs my critical practice as a jazz writer, currently for AllAboutJazz.com, All About Jazz-New York--and this very site! I would love to hear from all lovers of music, poetry and philosophy.
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