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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Anthony Ward reads his poem at its conclusion.
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An Urban Symphony
…………To the Accompaniment of Coltrane’s Ole’
First shall see the sun burrow into the horizon,
Then day asphyxiate, and darkness declare,
A scab of wounded dusk overlooking the cityscape circuit,
Fluxing traffic and grand resistors,
Transistors and capacitor skyscrapers
With a current reigning through the power cabled veins,
The taillights and headlights of the traffic surging,
Like erythrocytes and leukocytes pulsating electricity,
Roving in vain through the arteries of the city
To the electromotive heart,
With it’s saturated neon’s travelling eons
Across the eternity of night.
As square stars shine from buildings,
Built tall on stories that narrate on different levels,
Bars buzzing, homes humming,
Memories swirling on a turntable of time,
With the ebony vinyl rotating,
Allowing music to soar
With millions of grooves of individual notes in full bloom,
Rippling waves of emission,
As quivering multitudes settle back into their static
Perspective of the big picture,
Seen through the windows
Above the yellow sodium streetlights,
With their blue mercury vapor
Sparkling up in the crepuscular dusk through the smog,
Rising over the skyline, like fog rolling over mountain tops,
Heartstrings strummed like an arpeggio of solace
In social fermentation infested with the hedonism
Of ascending stalagmites
In reference to the sun sighing its swansong of declination.
While the moon holds its microphone
In anticipation to the perpetuality of night,
Holding its breath,
As the nocturne spills out cross the corroding horizon,
Witnessing the panoramic view from the bittersweet melody
Of the urban rhythm,
With saturating sirens wailing to incidents and accidents.
The whole shebang of the highways concrete rivers,
Where the agro-culture walk riot-
Quiet in the urban symphony.
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Listen to Anthony Ward read his poem
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Anthony Ward chooses to write because he has no choice. He writes to get rid of himself and lay his thoughts to rest. He derives most of his inspiration from listening to classical music and jazz since it is often the mood which inspires him. He has recently been published in Jerry Jazz Musician, Synchronized Chaos, Literary Yard, Mad Swirl, Shot Glass Journal and Ariel Chart.
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A prolific artist, Corey Barksdale’s fine art subject matter ranges from human figures in non-objective abstracts. In recent years, he has concentrated his talents on themes that portray the love and strength that exists within the African American community. His paintings grace the covers of books, magazine, CD covers, posters, and murals. Among his convictions is to give back to his community through arts education.
To view a complete selection of his work, please pay a visit to his website by clicking here.
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Listen to the 1961 recording of John Coltrane playing Ole’, with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Eric Dolphy (flute); McCoy Tyner (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); Art Davis (bass); and Elvin Jones (drums). [Rhino/Atlantic]
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