Jazz Mass

Jazz Mass

Welcome to this house

Of Monk

Coltrane

And many more

Saintly-celebrating

Billie Holiday

Muddy Waters

Buddy Rich who sticks for

Ella

Sacred syncopated

Earth and all stars

Their music turns

A service

Into lifetime crazy, holy

Obligation

C L Couch

“Earth and all stars,” the first words of a hymn by Herbert Brokering composed for Saint Olaf College, Minnesota, first published in 1968

clcouch123

My name is Christopher. I use C L Couch because it is a form of my name that's genderless and easier to write out. I have severe writer's cramp. I am a career educator and writer. I also enjoy (other) fine arts. I am semi-retired due to disability. I live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (USA). The main photographs at this site (of the road, of me) were crafted by photographer and friend Debra Danielson. A variety of her work is available for appreciation at http://www.debradanielson.com/.

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February 20, 2017

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Erin
February 28, 2017 at 6:32 am

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I could hear my favorite jazz record as I read your poem. 🙂

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- clcouch123
  February 28, 2017 at 5:54 pm
  
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  Wow, this is the best response. None better. Thank you!
  
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  - Erin
    March 13, 2017 at 3:48 pm
    
    You are most welcome my friend 🙂
Jishnu Bandyopadhyay
April 24, 2017 at 6:13 pm

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Hey! writewithjishnu.wordpress.com is back! Care to have a look?
Regards!

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