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Ella Fitzgerald, 1960
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October 12, 2006
if i could
i’d ride the trains
again
just to make it all go
away
like that phone call i
got that evening
from sis
or that last conversation
we had
where i heard a ghost in
your voice
but i figured you would
hang on
and so, i pour scotch
as ella fitzgerald makes loss
into a song
you still linger within me
like a melody
all night
long
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….WWritten for the poet’s father, who passed away on October 12, 2006
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Erren Kelly is a two-time Pushcart nominated poet from Boston whose work has appeared in 300 publications (print and online), including Hiram Poetry Review, Mudfish, Poetry Magazine, Ceremony, Cacti Fur, Bitterzoet, Cactus Heart, Similar Peaks, Gloom Cupboard, .and .Poetry Salzburg.
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Listen to the 1957 recording of Ella Fitzgerald performing “I Thought About You”
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Click here to read Erren Kelly’s poetry collection “Under Quarantine,” which is comprised of selections of his work submitted to Jerry Jazz Musician during the the COVID era. Published chronologically, the poems allow us to witness his experience with the events of 2020.
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This is a touching poem which very skillfully ties human experience to the work of a jazz master. As usual, Erren Kelly creates a fine poem.