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September Song
Sometime before September ends
I will capture your love
among the flaming
fuchsia, paprika, mustard colored
leaves, blowing in wind on a journey
to somewhere close to where you are.
Precious are the days I’ll spend longing
September song will linger on my lips
not just in dream or just in memory
the flame will grow in your heart too
and you will know it’s not a game
a precious melody of you.
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Listen to Jerrice J. Baptiste read her poem
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Jerrice J. Baptiste is a poet and author of eight books. Her poetry has been published and is forthcoming in Artemis Journal, Urthona: Buddhism & Art, Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & The Arts, The Yale Review, Mantis, The Dewdrop, The Banyan Review, Kosmos Journal, Jerry Jazz Musician and elsewhere. She has been nominated as Best of The Net for 2022 by Blue Stem. Her poetry and collaborative songwriting are featured on the Grammy award nominated album- Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti.
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Listen to the 1966 recording of Tony Bennett singing “Maybe September” [Columbia]
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