Original Post Date
2013-01-09 01:08 PM
Original Body
Missed My Meeting With JC
On my "To Do" list for
Years, my "Bucket List"
Of late, as the sun sets
Ever so much,much more:
I'd long, long dreamed of
Meeting The Jayne of Cortez,
Opening for Gil Scott-Heron,
Sharing with Sekou Sundiata,
Breaking bread with Baraka and
Ginsberg---after opening for Baldwin,
All seemed possible...it seemed...
Met Ms Brooks by schlepping
Her awards and flowers to
Her hotel room in 'Frisco;
Met that Knight brother by
Buying books,and choppin'
Up a beat, or two,with him;
Met OBJ the great and he
Gifted me encouragement;
Hung out with Hendricks by
Being his gopher for five nights;
Met and shared the stage with
That fiery,super baaad Sanchez
Sista, and Ms Lincoln,Queen
Mother,mentored me,sharing
Her sacred,gilded-edged stories...
But there will be no meeting
The Jayne Of Cortez---
Jayne The Truly Baaad--
Fort Huachuca baby, L.A.
Survivor,Black Arts Movement
Mama, Firespittin' Mississippi
Soldier with music-laced licks...
Raymond Nat Turner (c) 2013 All Rights Reserved
(Photo from the Panoptican Review)