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Image by MALEAH LAND from Pixabay

 

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September Song

September’s breeze slightly more than a whisper
…………..rubs shoulders with a tired  overheated August sky

summer makes its exit   seeks retirement
…………..from a year struck by ten swords

precious days grow shorter   & leaves to be set aflame

Mr. Brown’s bebop trumpet takes a stroll
…………..wwith Ms. Vaughan’s sultry vocals
…………..…………..urbane & mellow
…………..like a walk through Central Park
…………..…………..where masked lovers hold hands
…………..…………..…………..& masked loners hold on to themselves

golden days refuse to die
…………..bodies & souls convalesce  & yes   the city will be okay

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Patricia Carragon’s poem “Paris the Beautiful” won Poem of the Week from great weather for MEDIA. Her fiction piece “What Has to Happen Next” is nominated for Sundress Publications Annual Best of the Net Anthology. Her latest book from Poets Wear Prada is Meowku. Her debut novel, Angel Fire, is forthcoming from Alien Buddha Press this October. Patricia hosts Brownstone Poets and is the editor-in-chief of its annual anthology. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Listen to the 1954 recording of “September Song,” by Clifford Brown and Sarah Vaughan 

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